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Port Colborne is a city in Ontario, Canada that is located on Lake Erie, at the southern end of the Welland Canal, in the Niagara Region of Southern Ontario.The original settlement, known as Gravelly Bay, dates from 1832 [7] and was renamed after Sir John Colborne, a British war hero and the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada at the time of the opening of the (new) southern terminus of the ...
The Trillium Railway (reporting mark TRRY) is a Canadian short-line railroad operating in the province of Ontario. Much of its right-of-way in the Niagara area was formerly part of the " Welland Canal Railway " (also known as the Welland Railway ) that closely followed the route of the second Welland Canal .
Port Colborne, Ontario: Time zone: EST ... Map; CPE5. Location in Ontario ... Direction Length Surface ft m 03/21 2,200 671 Turf Source: Canada Flight Supplement [1 ...
The Port Colborne Harbour Railway (reporting mark TRRY), formed in 1997, serves various industries in the Port Colborne area and along the New Welland Canal. The principal commodities transported are wheat, scrap, woodpulp, bauxite, and lumber. The Port Colborne Harbour Railway connects with CPR in Port Colborne and with CN Rail in Merritton ...
Map of Southern Ontario showing Niagara Peninsula in red. The Niagara Peninsula is an area of land lying between the southwestern shore of Lake Ontario and the northeastern shore of Lake Erie, in Ontario, Canada. Technically an isthmus rather than a peninsula, [1] it stretches from the Niagara River in the east to Hamilton, Ontario, in the west
Just north of Lake Erie, Highway 3 turns east and travels straight towards Port Colborne, passing just south of the Wainfleet Bog. At Townline Road, the boundary between Wainfleet and Port Colborne, the central section ends and the roadway continues as Niagara Regional Road 3 through the city, meeting the southern end of Highway 58. [1] [4]
Highway 58A was established during the 1970s following completion of the Welland By-Pass project of the Welland Canal and Highway 140. Initially envisioned as the southern terminus for Highway 406, the planned route first appeared on the Official Ontario Road Map in 1971, though it had been proposed since the release of Niagara Peninsula Planning Study in 1964.
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario: Length: 10.9 km [1] (6.8 mi) Existed: October 5, 1972 [2] –present: Major junctions; South end Highway 3 in Port Colborne Highway 58A – Townline Tunnel: North end: Main Street in Welland: Location; Country: Canada: Province: Ontario: Counties: Regional Municipality of Niagara: Major ...