Highway 401
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Highway 401 is a major multi-lane freeway in Ontario, Canada, forming a key segment of the Trans-Canada Highway and serving as one of the busiest highways in North America.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Highway 401 (eastern Toronto segment) | 1 |
| Highway 401 corridor | 1 |
| Highway 401 in Toronto | 1 |
| King's Highway 401 | 1 |
| Trans-Canada Highway | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
controlled-access highway
ⓘ
freeway ⓘ provincial highway ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
401
ⓘ
Highway 401 ⓘ Macdonald–Cartier Freeway ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Autoroute 20
ⓘ
Don Valley Parkway NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 115 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 35 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 402 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 403 ⓘ Highway 404 ⓘ Highway 410 NERFINISHED ⓘ Highway 416 ⓘ Highway 417 ⓘ Highway 427 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| easternTerminus |
Quebec–Ontario border
ⓘ
surface form:
Ontario–Quebec border near Cornwall
|
| hasLaneConfiguration | multi-lane ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
multiple interchanges with major highways and arterial roads
ⓘ
very high traffic volumes through Toronto ⓘ |
| hasRouteNumber | 401 ⓘ |
| hasSection | collector–express system in Toronto ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| isAmong |
busiest highways in Canada
ⓘ
busiest highways in North America ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ontario ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Ministry of Transportation (Ontario)
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
|
| namedAfter |
George-Étienne Cartier
ⓘ
surface form:
Sir George-Étienne Cartier
John A. Macdonald ⓘ
surface form:
Sir John A. Macdonald
|
| officialName |
Highway 401
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
King's Highway 401
|
| openedInPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ontario provincial highway network
ⓘ
Trans-Canada Highway ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Ajax
ⓘ
Cambridge ⓘ Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingston ⓘ Kitchener ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Milton ⓘ Mississauga ⓘ Oshawa ⓘ Pickering ⓘ Toronto ⓘ Whitby ⓘ Windsor ⓘ |
| serves |
Greater Toronto Area
ⓘ
Southern Ontario ⓘ |
| speedLimit | 100 km/h in most rural sections ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial freight transport
ⓘ
commuter traffic ⓘ long-distance travel ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | Windsor ⓘ |
Referenced by (40)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Winnipeg
this entity surface form:
Trans-Canada Highway
subject surface form:
Durham Region
this entity surface form:
Highway 401 (eastern Toronto segment)
this entity surface form:
King's Highway 401
this entity surface form:
Highway 401 in Toronto
this entity surface form:
Highway 401 corridor