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King's Highway 53, commonly referred to as Highway 53, was a provincially maintained highway in the southern portion of the Canadian province of Ontario that connected Woodstock to Hamilton via Brantford. The 76.5-kilometre (47.5 mi) route served as a southerly bypass to Highway 2, avoiding Paris, Ancaster and Hamilton.
The line reached the top of the escarpment near present-day Scenic Drive. The B&H passed through the communities of Ancaster, Alberton, Langford, and Cainsville. [2] It entered Brantford on a private right-of-way running along Glenwood Drive paralleling a derelict canal. It terminated at the Lake Erie and Northern (LE&N) station at Lorne Bridge ...
As the freeway enters Ancaster, it once again crosses former Highway 2 and dips through the southern side of the town. [4] Since July 12, 2024, the speed limit on the 26 km (16 mi) stretch between the west end of the highway and Brantford and the 14.5 km (9.0 mi) stretch between Brantford and Hamilton is 110 km/h (68 mph). [6]
The last section from Ancaster to Brantford, was bypassed on August 15, 1997. [54] On January 1, 1998, most of the former length of Highway 2 was downloaded, transferring the highway from provincial responsibility to local counties or municipalities. The route lost its King's Highway designation in the process, along with much of its visibility ...
Ancaster is a community in the city of Hamilton in the Canadian province of Ontario. [1] Founded in 1792, it immediately developed itself into one of the first significant and influential early British Upper Canada communities established during the late 18th century, eventually amalgamating with the city of Hamilton in 2001. By 1823, due to ...
Highway 403, Ancaster and west Hamilton; Highway 2, various streets, including York Boulevard and Dundurn Street. Highway 5, decommissioned in 1997 by the Ontario Government. Currently runs from Highway 6 at Clappison's Corners, north. Highway 6, Flamborough, Hamilton and Glanbrook, including access to John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport
Highway 99 – Governor's Road (original alignment of Dundas Street from Highway 24 North of Brantford to Ancaster Highway 100 – Ran from MCF (ON-401) at exit 194 to Former ON-2, eastern part of London, now Veterans Memorial Parkway.
On April 13, 1938, a dirt road from Peter's Corners south to Highway 2 and Highway 53 (Wilson Street) in Ancaster was assumed as Highway 52, creating a 7-kilometre (4 mi) concurrency with Highway 8. [4] Throughout World War II, the new section of Highway 52 remained unimproved; in 1945 it was gravelled.