List of controlled-access highways in Ontario

The province of Ontario does not have a single unified network of controlled-access highways or freeways. Although most freeways are part of the 400-series highways, which can be characterized by their high design standard, several other sections of provincial highways are also classified as freeways. Additionally, several controlled-access highways, called municipal expressways, are maintained by municipalities rather than the provincial government like provincial highways are.

Freeways

The following is a list of freeways in Ontario as defined by the Official Road Map of Ontario published by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO). ^{[1] [2] [3]} The MTO defines a freeway as a divided highway with at least two lanes in each direction. ^[4]

400-series highways

For a more comprehensive list, see 400-series highways.

All 400-series highways are freeways for their entire length. ^[5]

•   Highway 400  / TCH
•   Highway 401
•   Highway 402
•   Highway 403
•   Highway 404
•   Highway 405
•   Highway 406
•   407 ETR /   Highway 407
•   Highway 409
•   Highway 410
•   Highway 412
•   Highway 416
•   Highway 417  / TCH
•   Highway 418
•   Highway 420
•   Highway 427
•   Queen Elizabeth Way

Other provincial highways

Some non 400-series highways are also freeways for some of all of their length.

Number	From	To	Note	Ref
Highway 4	Colonel Talbot Rd	Wonderland Rd S	Concurrency with   Highway 401.	[2]
Highway 6	43°26′53″N80°10′37″W / 43.448°N 80.177°W / 43.448; -80.177	43°27′11″N80°07′26″W / 43.453°N 80.124°W / 43.453; -80.124		[2]
Highway 6	43°13′48″N79°58′16″W / 43.230°N 79.971°W / 43.230; -79.971	County Road 46 (Brock Rd S)	Concurrency with   Highway 403.	[2]
Highway 7	43°23′31″N80°39′58″W / 43.392°N 80.666°W / 43.392; -80.666	Victoria St N	Sections known as the Conestoga Parkway.	[2]
Highway 7	County Road 28	Lansdowne St E	Concurrency with   Highway 115.	[2]
Highway 7  / TCH	45°08′24″N76°06′25″W / 45.140°N 76.107°W / 45.140; -76.107	Highway 417		[2]
Highway 8	43°23′31″N80°39′58″W / 43.392°N 80.666°W / 43.392; -80.666	Highway 401	Sections known as the Conestoga Parkway.	[2]
Highway 11	Highway 400	Highway 17		[2]
Highway 17  / TCH	46°22′37″N81°20′49″W / 46.377°N 81.347°W / 46.377; -81.347	46°25′30″N81°06′47″W / 46.425°N 81.113°W / 46.425; -81.113		[1]
Highway 35	Highway 115	Highway 401	Concurrency with   Highway 115.	[2]
Highway 58	Highway 406	Regional Road 57 (Thorold Stone Rd)		[2]
Highway 69  / TCH	46°25′44″N80°53′42″W / 46.429°N 80.895°W / 46.429; -80.895	45°56′42″N80°34′55″W / 45.945°N 80.582°W / 45.945; -80.582		[1]
Highway 85	43°31′19″N80°32′42″W / 43.522°N 80.545°W / 43.522; -80.545	Highway 7	Part of the Conestoga Parkway.	[2]
Highway 115	Highway 401	Lansdowne St E	Entire length.	[2]
Highway 137	Highway 401	44°22′01″N75°59′06″W / 44.367°N 75.985°W / 44.367; -75.985		[2]

Municipal expressways

Further information: Municipal expressway

Municipal expressways are expressways not under the jurisdiction of the provincial government. Instead, they are maintained by the municipal governments of the municipalities they are located in. They can vary in size and infrastructure, ranging from major arterial roads (e.g. Cootes Drive, Hamilton) to control access freeways (e.g. Gardiner Expressway, Toronto).

Name	City	From	To	Road Type	Notes	Ref
Airport Parkway	Ottawa	Bronson Ave / Heron Rd	Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport	Two-Lane Expressway	Fully grade-separated, but the highway is undivided, and bicycles are permitted.	[6]
Allen Road	Toronto	Transit Rd	Eglinton Ave W	Control Accessed		[2]
Black Creek Drive	Toronto	Highway 400	Eglinton Ave W	Limited Access	No interchanges. Pedestrians are prohibited.	[7]
Cootes Drive ( City Road 8 )	Hamilton	City Road 99 (Dundas St)	Main St W	Arterial Road	First divided dual-carriageway road built in Canada.	[8]
Don Valley Parkway	Toronto	Highway 401 /   Highway 404	Gardiner Expressway	Control Accessed	Entire length.	[2]
Dougall Parkway	Windsor	Highway 401	42°15′07″N83°00′00″W / 42.252°N 83.000°W / 42.252; -83.000	Control Accessed	Entire length.	[2]
E. C. Row Expressway	Windsor	Ojibway Pkwy	42°18′22″N82°53′17″W / 42.306°N 82.888°W / 42.306; -82.888	Control Accessed	Entire length.	[2]
Gardiner Expressway	Toronto	Don Valley Parkway	Highway 427 /   Queen Elizabeth Way	Control Accessed	Entire length. Parts were formerly   Queen Elizabeth Way. Formerly signed   Highway 2.	[2]
Harbour Expressway	Thunder Bay	Highway 11  / Highway 17  / Highway 61  / TCH (Collectively Thunder Bay Expressway)	Fort William Rd	Limited Access	No pedestrians or bicycles permitted. One at grade railway crossing between Memorial Avenue and Fort William Road.	[9]
Highbury Avenue	London	Highway 401	Power Street	Control Accessed		[2]
Highway 2A	Toronto	43°46′55″N79°10′08″W / 43.782°N 79.169°W / 43.782; -79.169	Highway 401	Control Accessed	Entire length. Formerly provincial   Highway 2A.	[2]
Highway 7	York Region	Centre Street	Bayview Avenue	Limited Access	Formerly a part of   Highway 7. Has Viva Rapidway between the roadway	[10]
Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway	Hamilton	Highway 403	Red Hill Valley Parkway	Control Accessed	Entire length.	[2]
Maley Drive	Greater Sudbury	46°30′54″N81°00′22″W / 46.515°N 81.006°W / 46.515; -81.006	46°32′13″N80°55′44″W / 46.537°N 80.929°W / 46.537; -80.929	Varies	A few interchanges throughout the road.	[11]
Mount Pleasant Road	Toronto	Inglewood Dr	Jarvis St	Arterial Road	Considered to be the first expressway in Toronto.	[12]
Nikola Tesla Boulevard	Hamilton	43°15′36″N79°48′36″W / 43.260°N 79.810°W / 43.260; -79.810	Queen Elizabeth Way	Control Accessed	Entire length.	[2]
Ottawa Road 174	Ottawa	Highway 417	45°30′07″N75°28′37″W / 45.502°N 75.477°W / 45.502; -75.477	Control Accessed	Entire length.	[2]
Red Hill Valley Parkway	Hamilton	Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway	Queen Elizabeth Way	Control Accessed	Entire length.	[2]
Veterans Memorial Parkway	London	Clarke Rd	Highway 401	Limited-Access	No interchanges. However, continues north as Clarke Road	[13]

Other limited-access provincial highways

Name	City	From	To	Notes	Ref
Hanlon Expressway ( Highway 6  / Highway 7 )	Guelph	Woodlawn Rd W	Highway 401	A few interchanges throughout the road. Planned to be upgraded to a fully controlled-access highway.	[14] [15]
Thunder Bay Expressway ( Highway 11  / Highway 17  / Highway 61 ) / TCH	Thunder Bay	Hodder Ave	Arthur St W	Undivided limited-access highway. Planned for twinning and upgrade to full freeway.	[9]
Southwest Bypass ( Highway 17 ) / TCH	Greater Sudbury	46°25′30″N81°06′47″W / 46.425°N 81.113°W / 46.425; -81.113	Highway 69  / TCH	Undivided with a few interchanges throughout the road.	[16]
Highway 26	Clearview	44°29′13″N80°10′23″W / 44.487°N 80.173°W / 44.487; -80.173	44°27′40″N80°06′43″W / 44.461°N 80.112°W / 44.461; -80.112		[17]

Future plans

Name	From	To	Notes	Ref
Bradford Bypass	Highway 400	Highway 404	Entire length.	[18]
Highway 6	Highway 401	Maddaugh Road	See Ontario Highway 6 > Future.	[19]
Highway 7	Kitchener	Guelph	See Ontario Highway 7 > Proposed Kitchener–Guelph freeway.	[20]
Highway 69	45°56′42″N80°34′55″W / 45.945°N 80.582°W / 45.945; -80.582	Highway 400	See Ontario Highway 69 > Four-laning.	[21]
Highway 413	Highway 401 /   407 ETR	Highway 400	Entire length.	[22]

Cancelled plans

• Cancelled expressways in Toronto
• Mid-Peninsula Highway

See also

• National Capital Commission#Ottawa parkways
• List of Ontario provincial highways

References

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