King’s Highway 2
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King’s Highway 2 is a historic Ontario provincial highway that once served as a primary east–west route linking Windsor, Toronto, and the Quebec border before being largely replaced by modern expressways.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former Ontario provincial highway
ⓘ
provincial highway ⓘ |
| category |
former provincial highways in Ontario
ⓘ
roads in Eastern Ontario ⓘ roads in Toronto ⓘ roads in Windsor, Ontario ⓘ |
| connects |
Quebec border
ⓘ
Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ Windsor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currentUse |
mostly municipal road
ⓘ
regional road ⓘ |
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| formerDesignation | Highway 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerRole | primary east–west route in southern Ontario ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of Ontario’s earliest numbered highways
ⓘ
served as main road link between Windsor and Quebec border before expressways ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ontario ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Ontario Department of Highways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ontario Ministry of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1920s ⓘ |
| partOf | King’s Highway system of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesAlong |
St. Lawrence River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
north shore of Lake Erie ⓘ north shore of Lake Ontario ⓘ north shore of the St. Lawrence River ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Chatham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingston NERFINISHED ⓘ London NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarnia region NERFINISHED ⓘ Windsor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Highway 401
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highway 402 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 403 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 404 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 417 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | largely decommissioned as a provincial highway ⓘ |
| surface | paved ⓘ |
| terminusNear |
Detroit River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quebec boundary on the Ottawa River ⓘ |
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