Ontario Highway 109

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Highway 109

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Maintained by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
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Country Canada
Province Ontario
Highway system
Ontario 108.svg Highway 108 Ontario 112.svg Highway 112
Former provincial highways
Highway 110  

King's Highway 109, or Highway 109, is the designation of two distinct former provincial highways in Ontario that existed during the 1950s and 1960s. The first of the two highway ran along Eglinton Avenue in Scarborough from 1953 to 1954 while the other existed from 1958 to 1964 in Highlands East and Faraday until it was absorbed by Highway 121.

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Scarborough

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Highway 109

Location Scarborough
Existed1953–1954
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Highway 109 in Scarborough

Highway 109 in Scarborough existed from 1953 to 1954. [1] [2] [3] [4] The highway ran along Eglinton Avenue from Victoria Park Avenue to Kingston Road, which was Highway 2 during the existence of Highway 109, near Scarborough Golf Club Road. [2] [5]

Highlands East and Faraday

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Highway 109

Location Highlands East and Faraday
Existed1958–1962
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Highway 109 in Highlands East and Faraday

Highway 109 in Highlands East and Faraday ran from Highway 28 in Paudash to former Ontario Highway 500 east of Tory Hill. [6] The highway existed from 1958 until it was decommissioned in 1964 when Highway 121 was extended to absorb its entire length.

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References

  1. Official Ontario Road Map (Map). Department of Highways, Ontario. 1952 via Archives of Ontario.
  2. 1 2 Official Ontario Road Map (Map). Department of Highways, Ontario. 1953 via Archives of Ontario.
  3. Official Ontario Road Map (Map). Department of Highways, Ontario. 1954 via Archives of Ontario.
  4. Official Ontario Road Map (Map). Department of Highways, Ontario. 1955 via Archives of Ontario.
  5. "Toronto Maps". City of Toronto . Retrieved 2024-08-13.
  6. Official Ontario Road Map (Map). Department of Highways, Ontario. 1959 via Archives of Ontario.