Ontario Highway 76
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| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | |||||||||||||
| Length: | 18.0 km[1] (11.2 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Existed: | September 16, 1936 – March 31, 1997 | ||||||||||||
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| South end: | Highway 3, Eagle | ||||||||||||
| North end: | County Road 2 (Longwoods Road) | ||||||||||||
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King's Highway 76, commonly referred to as Highway 76, was a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The route began in Eagle and progressed north through the community of West Lorne, encountering Highway 401 immediately before terminating southwest of Glencoe on Longwoods Road (formerly Highway 2). Today the route is known as Elgin County Road 76 and Middlesex County Road 76.
Route description
Highway 76 began near the Lake Erie shoreline in Eagle, at Highway 3. From there it crossed through the town of West Lorne, before encountering an interchange with Highway 401. About 9 kilometres north of Highway 401, Highway 76 crossed over the Thames River. Highway 6 ends at Longwoods Road. From there, it continues as Prat Siding Road.
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 76, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1]
| Division | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Elgin | Eagle | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 3 | |
| West Lorne | 5.3 | 3.3 | Elgin County Road 2 | ||
| West Elgin | 7.4 | 4.6 | Highway 401 | ||
| Middlesex | Southwest Middlesex | 18.0 | 11.2 | Highway 2 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
http://www.thekingshighway.ca/MILEAGE/Hwy76chart.htm http://www.thekingshighway.ca/Highway76.htm