Ontario Highway 28

King's Highway 28, commonly referred to as Highway 28, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The route travels in a southwest–northeast from Highway 7 east of Peterborough, to Highway 41 in Denbigh.

Route description

Highway 28 begins at an intersection with Highway 7 approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of Peterborough. The road that carries Highway 28 continues south as Peterborough County Road 34 (Heritage Line). Proceeding north, Highway 28 crosses the Peterborough Drumlin Field, an area dominated by undulating terrain oriented in a southwest–northeast direction. Despite this, the highway progresses due north without regard for the terrain; numerous cuts and fills have since flattened the route for easier travel. Passing east of Lakefield, the straight path of the route is interrupted by the Otonabee River; it curves northeast and intersects Peterborough County Road 29 (Queen Street) and Road 6 while travelling south of the river. At Young's Point, the southern tip of Stony Lake, the highway crosses the river and serves cottages along the western shore of the lake. Approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south of Burleigh Falls, the route descends a hill and enters the Canadian Shield; south of this point, the terrain is underlain by limestone and covered by deciduous forests, whereas north of it the terrain is dominated by exposed granite bedrock and coniferous forests.

List of highways numbered 28

Route 28, or Highway 28, can refer to:

Canada

Nova Scotia Trunk 28

Ontario Highway 28

Czech Republic

I/28 Highway; Czech: Silnice I/28

India

National Highway 28 (India)

Japan

Japan National Route 28

Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur Middle Ring Road 28

New Zealand

New Zealand State Highway 28

United Kingdom

British A28 (Hastings-Margate)

United States

U.S. Route 28 (former)

New England Route 28 (former)

Alabama State Route 28

Arkansas Highway 28

California State Route 28

Delaware Route 28 (former)

Georgia State Route 28

Idaho State Highway 28

Illinois Route 28 (former)

Indiana State Road 28

Iowa Highway 28

K-28 (Kansas highway)

Kentucky Route 28

Louisiana Highway 28

Maryland Route 28

Massachusetts Route 28

• Massachusetts Route 28A
• Massachusetts Route C28

Massachusetts Route 28A

Massachusetts Route C28

M-28 (Michigan highway)

Minnesota State Highway 28

Mississippi Highway 28

Missouri Route 28

Montana Highway 28

West Virginia Route 28

West Virginia Route 28 is a north–south route through the Potomac Highlands of the U.S. state of West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 39 in Huntersville. The northern terminus is at the Maryland state line in Wiley Ford, where the route continues into Cumberland as Canal Parkway upon crossing the North Branch Potomac River.

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WV 28 Alternate

West Virginia Route 28 Alternate is a north–south alternate route of West Virginia Route 28 around Wiley Ford in northern West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at WV 28 in Wiley Ford. The northern terminus is at the Maryland state line in Ridgeley, where the road continues into Cumberland as a local road after crossing the North Branch Potomac River. The road passes by Fort Ohio in Ridgeley.

Georgia State Route 28

State Route 28 (SR 28) is a 25.6-mile-long (41.2 km) state highway in the U.S. state of Georgia. It exists in two distinct segments separated by the northern segment of South Carolina Highway 28, which connects the two segments. The northern segment is located in the northeastern corner of the Chattooga River District of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest. The southern segment is almost entirely within the Augusta metropolitan area. SR 28 consists of Georgia's segments of a multi-state Route 28 that includes one segment of North Carolina Highway 28 (NC 28) and two segments of South Carolina Highway 28. The northern segment of SR 28 is unnamed, but the southern segment is known as Furys Ferry Road from its western terminus to the intersection with SR 104 Connector in Augusta. It is known as Washington Road in the northern part of Augusta. It is known as John C. Calhoun Expressway, Greene Street, 5th Street, and Broad Street in downtown Augusta. It is known as Sand Bar Ferry Road in the northeastern part of Augusta.

Veterans Memorial Parkway

The Veterans Memorial Parkway (VMP, known as the "Veterans" by locals) is a 9.2 km (5.7 mi) expressway located in London, Ontario. The expressway was previously known as King's Highway 100 from 1977 until 1994 and as Airport Road from 1977 to September 2006. It is currently an at-grade, four-lane expressway. Long term plans / proposals for the route include north and south extensions of the road and grade separated interchanges along its entire length, converting it to a freeway.

History

In the late 1960s, the highway was conceived by the Ontario government as a freeway bypass that would run along the eastern and northern parts of London. The road would connect to Highway 401 in the south and join up with Highway 402 in the west. This plan, however, never came to fruition due to city council's reluctance to fund an urban freeway.

Instead as a compromise, the City of London and the province decided that the proposed road would be constructed as a two-lane highway from Highway 401 north to Oxford Street. Designed as a super two, the design included a 250-metre-wide (820 ft) right-of-way so that an additional carriageway could be built in the future. As well, the road would be designated as Highway 100 and named Airport Road. The road featured traffic lights at intersections, with available land to built interchanges if warranted. The Hanlon Parkway (also known as Highway 6 North) in Guelph was built around the same time and had similar features as Airport Road, including the same overpass contractors for their trumpet interchanges with Highway 401, and at-grade intersections, although the Hanlon was opened as a four-lane divided road. Construction on Airport Road began in early 1975, with its official opening in 1977.

Ontario Highway 38

King's Highway 38, commonly referred to as Highway 38, was a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The road connects highways 2 and 401 in Kingston with Highway 7 west of Perth.

Highway 38 was designated in 1934 and remained relatively unchanged throughout its existence aside from some minor diversions. At the beginning of 1998, the entire highway was transferred to the City of Kingston and the municipalities of Frontenac County. It is now designated as County Road 38 throughout its length.

Route description

County Road 38 is a north–south route located within Frontenac County in eastern Ontario. The southern terminus is at Highway 2 in the northwest corner of suburban Kingston, while the northern terminus is at Highway 7 north of the town of Sharbot Lake, approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of Perth. The road carrying County Road 38 continues south of Highway 401 as Gardiners Road.

There are several communities located along County Road 38 between Kingston and Sharbot Lake, including (from south to north) Harrowsmith, Verona, Godfrey and Parham. The western side of Frontenac Provincial Park is accessible from the route near Verona and Godfrey.

Ontario Highway 40

King's Highway 40, commonly referred to as Highway 40, is a provincially maintained highway in the southwestern portion of the Canadian province of Ontario. The route links Chatham and Sarnia via Wallaceburg, following close to the St. Clair River. The southern terminus is at Highway 401 south of Chatham, while the northern terminus is at Highway 402 in Sarnia.

Highway 40 was built as a depression-relief project in 1934. The original routing followed what is now the St. Clair Parkway, but was rerouted to create that scenic road in the mid-1970s. The Sarnia Bypass was built between 1963 as Highway 40A and renumbered as Highway 40 by 1965; the original route through Sarnia became Highway 40B until it was decommissioned during the early-1990s. The route was extended to Highway 3 in Blenheim during the early 1970s; however this section would be the sole part of Highway 40 decommissioned during the Ontario highway transfers. The route is 91.8 km (57.0 mi) long.

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