401

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401 is a common shorthand name for Ontario's Highway 401, one of the busiest and longest highways in North America connecting major cities across southern Ontario.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ontario provincial highway
controlled-access highway
alsoKnownAs Macdonald–Cartier Freeway
surface form: Macdonald–Cartier Freeway (historical/ceremonial name)
busiestSectionDescription one of the busiest highways in North America by traffic volume
busiestSectionLocation through Toronto
connectsTo Autoroute 20
Don Valley Parkway NERFINISHED
Highway 402 NERFINISHED
Highway 403
Highway 404
Highway 410 NERFINISHED
Highway 416
Highway 417
Highway 427
constructionBegan 1940s
country Canada
direction east–west
easternTerminus Quebec–Ontario border
surface form: Ontario–Quebec border near Cornwall
governingJurisdiction Ontario
surface form: Province of Ontario
hasSection Collector–express system in Toronto
hasToll no general tolls on mainline
laneConfiguration up to 18 lanes in some sections including collectors and express lanes
locatedIn Ontario
maintainedBy Ministry of Transportation (Ontario)
surface form: Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
officialName Highway 401
surface form: King's Highway 401
opened 1950s
partOf National Highway System of Canada
Ontario provincial highway network
passesNear Windsor–Detroit border
surface form: Canada–United States border at Windsor–Detroit

Toronto Pearson International Airport
passesThrough Cornwall, Ontario
Regional Municipality of Durham
surface form: Durham Region

Greater Toronto Area
Guelph area
Kingston, Ontario
Kitchener–Waterloo metropolitan area
surface form: Kitchener–Waterloo region

London, Ontario
Windsor
regionServed Southern Ontario
routeNumber 401
safetyMeasures interchange-only access
median barriers
shortName 401
Highway 401
speedLimit typically 100 km/h in rural sections
usedFor commuter traffic
freight transport
intercity travel
westernTerminus Windsor

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