Ontario Highway 5 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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Highway 5 Route
Current Highway 5 Route Former Highway 5 Route 400 series highways |
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| Length | 12.7 km (7.9 mi) | |||||||||
| Existed | 1920–present | |||||||||
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| West end |  Highway 8 – Dundas |
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| East end |  Highway 6 – Waterdown |
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| Major cities: | Hamilton (Waterdown) | |||||||||
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→Ontario Highway 5 is a provincial highway in Ontario, Canada. It runs from east to west. It starts at Highway 8 near Peter's Corners. It ends at Highway 6 at Clappisons Corners. The highway is 12.7 kilometers (7.9 miles) long. It passes mostly through rural areas.
Images for kids
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An abandoned section of highway lies in the bush next to the current route, north of Greensville
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The high-level bridge over Sixteen Mile Creek opened in 1921, replacing a winding route through the ravine valley that exists today as an access road and park trail
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New grade separation between Highway 5 (Danforth Avenue) and Highway 2 (Kingston Road) in Scarborough in 1938
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An early example of "zone striping" along Highway 5 near Clappison's Corners, which reduced head-on collisions by indicating ideal passing locations, with unobstructed sightlines, to drivers
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Highway 5 was signed through Toronto for several decades after it was downloaded to the city. Example shown is the interchange with Highway 427 which was inaugurated after that segment of Highway 5 was no longer provincially controlled.
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A set of rails were installed to remove excavated earth and rock
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Completed work
