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[[File:Highway_47.png|thumb|left|alt="A rural paved highway running alongside forests and fields. The road is moderately busy. A storm is approaching in the distance."|Durham Regional Highway 47 east of Highway 12]]
[[File:Highway_47.png|thumb|left|alt="A rural paved highway running alongside forests and fields. The road is moderately busy. A storm is approaching in the distance."|Durham Regional Highway 47 east of Highway 12]]


At the time of its decommissioning, the route began at Highway&nbsp;48, and travelled east through the township of [[Stouffville, Ontario|Stouffville]] along what is now York Regional Road 40 (Bloomington Road). Only a decade prior, the highway travelled through [[Whitchurch-Stouffville]] along Main Street, then turned north along the Tenth line, following it to Bloomington Road and [[York Regional Road 30|York - Durham Line]], where it curved gently into the present roadway. Within the [[Regional Municipality of Durham]], the route passed through Goodwood. The highway then zig-zagged northeast to the town of Uxbridge. From there, the highway continued east past [[Durham Regional Road 23]] (Lakeridge Road), ending at [[Ontario Highway 12|Highway 12]] south of [[Scugog|Greenbank]].
At the time of its decommissioning, the route began at Highway&nbsp;48, and travelled east through the township of [[Stouffville, Ontario|Stouffville]] along what is now York Regional Road 40 (Bloomington Road). Only a decade prior, the highway travelled through [[Whitchurch-Stouffville]] along Main Street, then turned north along the Tenth line, following it to Bloomington Road and [[York Regional Road 30|York - Durham Line]], where it curved gently into the present roadway. Within the Regional Municipality of Durham, the route passed through Goodwood. The highway then zig-zagged northeast to the town of Uxbridge. From there, the highway continued east past [[Durham Regional Road&nbsp;23]] (Lakeridge Road), ending at Highway&nbsp;12 south of [[Scugog|Greenbank]].


== History ==
== History ==
Highway 47 was first assumed in 1937, connecting Stouffville and Uxbridge with Highway 12, south of Greenbank.<ref name="assumed">{{cite map
The Stouffville to Greenbank Road was first assumed by the [[Department of Highways]] as Highway&nbsp;47 on October&nbsp;20, 1937, connecting Stouffville and Uxbridge with Highway 12, south of Greenbank.<ref name="assumed">{{cite report

| title = Annual Report
| publisher = Department of Highways
| date = March 31, 1938
| section = Appendix 3 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions
| page = 81}}</ref><ref>{{cite map


| title = Official Road Map
| title = Official Road Map

Revision as of 05:11, 15 November 2011

Highway 47 marker
Highway 47
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length34.3 km[1] (21.3 mi)
ExistedOctober 20, 1937[2]–January 1, 1998[3]
Major junctions
West end Highway 48
East end Highway 12
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
RegionsYork
Durham
TownsStouffville
Uxbridge
Scugog
Highway system
← Highway 46→ Highway 48

King's Highway 47, also known as Highway 47 and locally as Stouffville Road, Toronto Street and Brock Street was a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The mostly rural route travelled through the towns of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Goodwood, and Uxbridge on its east–west path between Highway 48 and Highway 12. The route was established in 1937, existing until it was transferred to the Regional Municipality of Durham in 1998.

Route description

"A rural paved highway running alongside forests and fields. The road is moderately busy. A storm is approaching in the distance."
Durham Regional Highway 47 east of Highway 12

At the time of its decommissioning, the route began at Highway 48, and travelled east through the township of Stouffville along what is now York Regional Road 40 (Bloomington Road). Only a decade prior, the highway travelled through Whitchurch-Stouffville along Main Street, then turned north along the Tenth line, following it to Bloomington Road and York - Durham Line, where it curved gently into the present roadway. Within the Regional Municipality of Durham, the route passed through Goodwood. The highway then zig-zagged northeast to the town of Uxbridge. From there, the highway continued east past Durham Regional Road 23 (Lakeridge Road), ending at Highway 12 south of Greenbank.

History

The Stouffville to Greenbank Road was first assumed by the Department of Highways as Highway 47 on October 20, 1937, connecting Stouffville and Uxbridge with Highway 12, south of Greenbank.[2][4] The highway remained generally unchanged, with the exception of a short westward extension on February 10, 1954. On that day, the route was extended to meet Highway 48, which was itself extended south to Scarborough.[5]

During the early-1990s, Highway 47 was rerouted north of Whitchurch-Stouffville, following Bloomington Road instead of Tenth Line and Main Street. The gentle curve at the York–Durham boundary was removed and a signalized intersection created in its place.[citation needed] On January 1, 1998, the responsibility for signage and maintenance of Highway 47 was transferred to the Regional Municipalities of Durham and York.[3] It was subsequently redesignated as Durham Regional Highway 47 and Main Street.[6]

Major intersections

Division Location[6] km[1] Destinations Notes
York Whitchurch–Stouffville 0.0  Highway 48 Continues west as Stouffville Road
2.1  Regional Road 69 (Ninth Line)
4.2  Regional Road 14
8.6  Regional Road 40 (Bloomington Road)
 Regional Road 30 (York–Durham Line) 		Bloomington Road travels west while York–Durham Line travels north–south
Durham
Goodwood 12.2  Regional Road 21
Uxbridge 17.1  Regional Road 1 south (Brock Road)
24.5  Regional Road 8 (Brock Street) Western junction with Durham Regional Road 8
24.7  Regional Road 8 (Main Street) Eastern junction with Durham Regional Road 8
27.0  Regional Road 23 (Lakeridge Road)
Scugog 34.3  Highway 7 / Highway 12
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b Highway Planning Office (1989). Provincial Highways Distance Table. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. p. 64.
  2. ^ a b "Appendix 3 - Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1938. p. 81.
  3. ^ a b Highway Transfers List "Who Does What" (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. June 20, 2001. p. 2.
  4. ^ Official Road Map (Map). Department of Highways. 1937/38. § L7–8. {{cite map}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)CS1 maint: year (link)
  5. ^ "Appendix 3". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1954. p. 155.
  6. ^ a b Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. Peter Heiler. 2010. p. 31. § E33–G25. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.

See also

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