List of numbered roads in Bruce County
The numbered roads in Bruce County account for approximately 660 kilometers (410.1 mi) of roads in the Canadian province of Ontario.[note 1][1] These roads[note 2] include King's Highways that are signed and maintained by the province, as well as county roads under the jurisdiction of the Bruce County Transportation and Environmental Services Department. The third type of existing roadway in the county is locally maintained municipal roads, many of which are concession roads and sidelines; these are beyond the scope of this article.
The 29 numbered routes provide year-round access to the mostly rural municipality. The longest of these roads is Highway 6, which stretches 87.9 kilometers (54.6 mi) across the Bruce Peninsula—a long and narrow strip of land separating Lake Huron from Georgian Bay—between Hepworth and Tobermory. The shortest numbered road is Bruce Road 25, which travels 1.6 kilometers (0.99 mi) from Highway 21 to the Lake Huron shoreline.[3]
Types of roads
King's Highways
There are 226.0 kilometers (140.4 mi) of provincially-maintained highways, termed "provincial highways" or "King's Highways" (a term adopted in 1930).[4][5] As in the rest of Ontario, the provincially maintained highways in Bruce are designated with a shield-shaped sign topped with a crown. The highway number is in the centre, with the word ONTARIO below. These signs are known as shields, but may be referred to as reassurance markers.[4] Provincially maintained highways generally have greater construction standards than municipally or locally maintained roads.[6] Although they are usually one lane in either direction, several short sections with two lanes in one direction as a passing lane exist along the highways.[3]
County roads
There are 27 numbered county roads in Bruce County.[3] County roads are signed with a flowerpot-shaped sign, as are most regional and county roads in Ontario. The road number appears in the centre of the sign, with the word BRUCE above and the word COUNTY below. Like King's Highways, these signs are known as shields.[7] The total length of Bruce County roads is 657.8 kilometers (408.7 mi), including concurrencies.
Roads
King's Highways
Number | Length (km)[8] | Length (mi) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes | |
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Highway 6 | 87.9[Map 1] | 54.6 | County Road 8 (Queen Street) / County Road 10 (Bruce Street) | Big Tub Road / Front Street in Tobermory | — | — | ||
Highway 9 | 57.4[Map 2] | 35.7 | Highway 21 in Kincardine | Huron–Bruce Road near Clifford | — | — | ||
Highway 21 | 81.1[Map 3] | 50.4 | County Road 86 at Amberley | County Road 10 north (Grey–Bruce Line) at Alvanley | — | — | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
County roads
County roads are referred to on signage as Bruce Road X. The following table lists existing numbered roads maintained by the County of Bruce. The county also maintains Grey–Bruce Line between Scone and Highway 21 as an unnumbered county road.[3]
Route | Name(s) | Western/Southern Terminus | Eastern/Northern Terminus | Length | Communities | Comments | |||
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km | mi | ||||||||
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Bruce Road 1 |
700 m (0.43 mi) south of County Road 86 (Campbell Street) | County Road 3 (Queen Street) | 47.4 | 29.5 | , | |||
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Durham Street | County Road 3 | County Road 4 | 4.4[Map 4] | 2.7 | Walkerton | Short spur road, connecting Bruce Road 4 just north of Walkerton, to Bruce Road 3. | ||
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Bruce Road 3 Queen Street (Paisley) |
Highway 9 in Mildmay | Highway 21 between Southampton and Port Elgin | 54.4[Map 5] | 33.8 | Mildmay, Paisley | |||
London Road Clinton Street (Teeswater) Young Street, Jackson Street, Durham Street (Walkerton) 10th Street (Hanover) |
Huron–Bruce Road (boundary with Huron County) | Saugeen River in Hanover (boundary with Grey County) | 41.1[Map 6] | 25.5 | Teeswater, Walkerton, Hanover | Former Highway 4. Along its concurrency with Highway 9, maps show the road as Highway 9/County Road 4. | |||
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Brook Street East | County Road 10 in Tara | Grey–Bruce Road (continues as Grey County Road 5) | 2.7[Map 7] | 1.7 | Tara | |||
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Bruce Road 6/6E Hillcrest Street (Teeswater) Absalom Street (Mildmay) |
Highway 21 | County Road 10 south of Neustadt | 59.8[Map 8] | 37.2 | Ripley, Teeswater, Mildmay | Bruce Road 6 ends at intersection with Bruce Road 12. Bruce Road 6 East continues until Bruce Road 10 | ||
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Bruce Road 7 | County Road 86 (former Highway 86), the Bruce County - Huron County Townline | Highway 9 | 16.9[Map 9] | 10.5 | Ripley | |||
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Main Street, Tolmie Road, Queen Street | County Road 13 in Sauble Beach | County Road 10 in Hepworth | 10.4[Map 10] | 6.5 | Sauble Beach, Tolmie, Hepworth | |||
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Burma Road, Ferndale Road, Evergreen Road | Highway 6, 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Wiarton | 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) east of Parker Landing, at the interserction of Stokes Bay Road/West Road | 36.5[Map 11] | 22.7 | Ferndale | |||
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Bruce Road 10, Bruce Street, Yonge Street, 1st Avenue, 4th Street | Grey–Bruce Line (boundary with Grey County) at Scone | Highway 6 in Hepworth | 78.9[Map 12] | 49.0 | Hepworth, Tara, Chesley, Hanover, Neustadt | Section from Hepworth to Highway 21 was former route of Highway 6 before it was rerouted along Highway 70, when the latter was decommissioned in 1998. The route of Highway 6 prior to 1998 became an extension of Bruce Road 10 | ||
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Bruce Road 11 | County Road 3 in Paisley | County Road 10 north of Chesley | 14.4[Map 13] | 8.9 | Paisley | |||
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Bruce Road 12 | Huron–Bruce Road (boundary with Huron County) at Belmore | Highway 9/Bruce Road 4 west of Walkerton. | 16.6[Map 14] | 10.3 | Formosa | |||
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Turner Street, Bruce Road, Southampton Parkway, Sauble Falls Parkway, Oliphant Road, Jenny Street | Highway 21 in Southampton | Highway 6 in Wiarton | 38.7[Map 15] | 24.0 | Southampton, Sauble Beach, Sauble Falls, Wiarton | |||
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Bruce Road 14 | Highway 21 | County Road 8 in Tolmie | 11.3[Map 16] | 7.0 | Tolmie | |||
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Bruce Road 15 | Lake Street in Inverhuron | County Road 3 in Eden Grove | 32.2[Map 17] | 20.0 | Inverhuron, Tiverton | Close to Inverhuron Provincial Park and the Bruce Nuclear Plant | ||
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Gustavus Street, Union Street | Highway 21 in Port Elgin | County Road 10 south of Tara | 22.5[Map 18] | 14.0 | Port Elgin, Tara | |||
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Sideroad 15 | County Road 4 east of Walkerton | County Road 10 | 23.3[Map 19] | 14.5 | Walkerton, Vesta | |||
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Bruce Road 20, Concession 4 | Highway 9/Bruce Road 4 | County Road 33 (Tie Road) at Bruce Nuclear Generating Station | 35.6[Map 20] | 22.1 | Portal | |||
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Bruce Road 22 | County Road 4 just west of Hanover | County Road 10 north of Hanover | 3.2[Map 21] | 2.0 | Hanover | North-West portion of Hanover by-pass | ||
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Bruce Road 23, E/F Sideroad | Parker Street in Kincardine | County Road 20 | 16.5[Map 22] | 10.3 | Kincardine | |||
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C.A.W. Road | Saugeen Beach Road (Lake Huron shoreline) | Highway 21, Saugeen Township Concession 6 | 1.6[Map 23] | 0.99 | Port Elgin | |||
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Bruce Road 28, McIntosh Line, Absalom Street | Huron–Bruce Road in McIntosh | Highway 9 in Mildmay | 8.6[Map 24] | 5.3 | Mildmay | |||
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Main Street | County Road 9 | Everatt Sideroad | 2.0[Map 25] | 1.2 | Lion's Head | |||
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1st Avenue | County Road 10 in Chesley | County Road 19 | 2.0[Map 26] | 1.2 | Chesley | |||
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Bruce Road 33, Tie Road, B & C Side Road, Bruce-Saugeen Townline, Lake Range Road | County Road 20 | County Road 25 | 19.2[Map 27] | 11.9 | ||||
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Bruce Road 40 | Highway 21 | Grey–Bruce Line (continues south as Grey County Road 40) | 27.0[Map 28] | 16.8 | Williscroft | |||
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Amberley Road, Campbell Street | Highway 21 in Amberley | Bruce/Huron County Boundary, continues as Huron County Road 86 | 30.6[Map 29] | 19.0 | Lucknow |
Notes
- ^ The total length only counts concurrent sections of roadways once.
- ^ In Ontario, all roads are legally known as highways. However, road is the more prevalent term for common use. The Ontario Municipal Act defines a highway as any road, street or bridge that is not a Provincial Highway.[2]
References
- ^ a b R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited (August 2021). Master Transportation Plan: Final Report (PDF) (Report). County of Bruce. pp. 10–20. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ "Ontario Municipal Act, ss. 1 (1)". Government of Ontario. Part III, Section 26. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "Bruce County Maps". County of Bruce. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ a b Ontario Back Road Atlas [map]. MapArt. 2010. pp. 31–32, 43–44. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
- ^ Thompson, Don W. (1969). Men and Meridians: The History of Surveying and Mapping in Canada. Vol. 3: 1917 to 1947. Canadian Government Publishing Centre. p. 141. ISBN 0-660-00359-7.
- ^ Ontario Provincial Standards for Roads and Public Works (Report). Vol. General & Construction Specifications. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. November 30, 2009.
- ^ "Illustrated Sign and Signal Display Index". Ontario Traffic Manual. Vol. 1A. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. July 2001. p. 82. ISBN 0-7794-1857-3. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- ^ Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2016). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Retrieved December 18, 2022.
Route maps
- ^ Google (December 17, 2022). "Highway 6 in Bruce County (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 17, 2022). "Highway 9 in Bruce County (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 17, 2022). "Highway 21 in Bruce County (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 2 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 3 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 4 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 5 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 6 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 7 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 8 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 9 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 10 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 11 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 12 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 13 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 14 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 15 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 17 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 19 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 20 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 22 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 23 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 25 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 28 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 19, 2022). "Bruce County Road 29 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 30 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 33 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 40 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 86 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.