Airport Road, Ontario

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Airport Road is a major thoroughfare in Ontario, Canada especially in the Greater Toronto Area. It runs through the Peel Regional Municipality, Dufferin County, and Simcoe County, creating a route bypassing many of the major communities along the adjacent routes Highway 10 or former Highway 50 towards Georgian Bay.

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Airport Road
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Peel Regional Road 7.svg Dufferin Road 18 sign.png Simcoe Road 42 sign.png
Simcoe County Road 42
Dufferin County Road 18
Peel Regional Road 7
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Airport Road, intersection with Bresler Drive
in the City of Mississauga
Maintained by Region of Peel
Dufferin County
Simcoe County
Length77.3 km (48.0 mi)
Location City of Toronto
City of Mississauga
City of Brampton
Town of Caledon
Town of Mono
Mulmur Township
Town of Mansfield
Banda
Town of Stayner
North end Main Street in Stayner, Simcoe. (Continues as King Street / Highway 26)
Major
junctions
South end Highway 427 in Etobicoke,Toronto. (Continues as Dixon Road)
Nearby arterial roads
  Dixie Road Airport Road The Gore Road; 

In Peel it is called Peel Regional Road 7, In Dufferin, Dufferin County Road 18, and in Simcoe, Simcoe County Road 42. At Stayner, Ontario, it becomes Ontario provincial highway 26, before it turns west between Wasaga Beach West and Collingwood.

Route Description

[1] It begins at Highway 427 and Toronto's Dixon Road at the main entry (Highway 409) of Toronto Pearson International Airport, then follows the former Toronto Township Concession 6 (East of Hurontario Street) alignment north-west through Malton within the city of Mississauga. It enters Brampton, south of Steeles Avenue, and Highway 407 (exit 53).

History

Map of County of Peel, Ontario, Canada in 1937. County of Peel, Ontario, Canada map (1937).jpg
Map of County of Peel, Ontario, Canada in 1937.

[2] In Peel County (now Peel Region),
Airport road also served as a dividing line between townships. Albion, and Gore Townships were east of Caledon, Chingacousy and Toronto Township respectively. Later, Toronto Township acquired the Gore lands south of
Steeles Avenue that became much of the urban area of Malton, Ontario, also known as Toronto Gore. The remainder of Gore Township became part of Brampton in 1974, and Albion was added to Caledon at the same time.

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References

  1. "Airport Rd to County Rd 42". Google Maps.
  2. Archives, Region of Peel (June 30, 2016). "From mud to pavement: the early history of Peel roadways as told by our records".