King's Highway 21 -  www.OntHighways.com

Before downloading, Highway 21 ran from Highway 3 at Morpeth northerly to the Highway 10/26 junction in Owen Sound.  In 1998, all portions of Highway 21 south of The 402 were decommissioned.  The new names for the downloaded portions of road are: Chatham Road 17, Chatham Road 21, and Lambton Road 21.  Most of the remaining (non-downloaded) sections of Highway 21 make up the historical Bluewater Route that follows the shores of Lake Huron.  Traffic levels vary a lot on this long stretch of highway as many of the communities the route passes through are based primarily around their respective beaches.  Some of these beach communities, while bustling in the summer are quite barren in the winter months. 


Old Style King's Highway 21 Shield

 

Southern Terminus:  Pre-1997:  Highway 3 junction in Morpeth.

                                         Current: Highway 402 interchange near Reese's Corners.

Northern Terminus:  At the Highway 10 and Highway 26 junction in Owen Sound.

Length:  Pre-1997: 327.0 km.  Current: 227.0 km.

Multiplexes:  Before 1998, Highway 21 was multiplexed with Highway 6 near Owen Sound for 16.7 km and also multiplexed with Highway 402 near Forest for 9.3 km.  In 1998, Highway 6 was more logically rerouted via Highway 70, which shortened the multiplex to 5.1 km.

Freeway:  Concurrent with Highway 402 only.

AADT (2002):  Highest: 20,900, from Owen Sound to the Grey County Mall;

                             Lowest: 1,900, from Belgrave Road northerly to Highway 86.

Road info:  Highway 21 is in respectable shape for its entire length.  Of course, due to the route's long length, its condition does vary a fair amount, from excellent to mediocre.  Traffic volumes for virtually the entire length of this highway are moderate, and due to the seasonal nature of Lake Huron, traffic is notably heavier during the summer months.  Highway 21 has a rural speed limit of 80km/h.


 

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Communities and Major Intersections along Highway 21 from South to North:

Proper Municipality Name

Community Name Distance

Major Intersection

From Highway 3 north to the 401: Chatham-Kent has renamed its downloaded section of Highway 21 to Chatham-Kent Road 17

Municipality of Chatham-Kent Morpeth 0 km / 327.0 km Highway 3 (Chatham-Kent Road 3, Talbot Trail)
Municipality of Chatham-Kent Ridgetown South Limits 5.6 km / 321.4 km

In Downtown Ridgetown:  NB: Turn Right at Main Street onto Victoria Road towards Highway 401.  SB: Turn left onto Erie Street South towards Morpeth.

Municipality of Chatham-Kent Ridgetown ----- Main Street (Chatham-Kent Road 19) & Erie Street (Chatham-Kent Road 19)
Municipality of Chatham-Kent Ridgetown North Limits 8.0 km / 319.0 km  
Municipality of Chatham-Kent ----- 10.2 km / 316.8 km Gosnell Line (Chatham-Kent Road 19)
Municipality of Chatham-Kent Beechwood --- -----

At Highway 401:  NB: Highway 21 is now known as Chatham-Kent Road 21.  SB: Highway 21 is now known as Chatham-Kent Road 17

Municipality of Chatham-Kent ----- 13.5 km / 313.5 km King's Highway 401 (Autoroute Macdonald-Cartier Freeway)
Municipality of Chatham-Kent ----- 15.6 km / 311.4 km McKay's Line (Chatham-Kent Road 14)
Municipality of Chatham-Kent Selton 17.0 km / 310.0 km Selton Line (Chatham-Kent Road 18-East)
Municipality of Chatham-Kent ----- 20.4 km / 306.6 km Fysh Line (Chatham-Kent Road 18-West)
Municipality of Chatham-Kent (Former) Thamesville South Limits 22.2 km / 304.8 km -----
Municipality of Chatham-Kent Thamesville 23.3 km / 303.7 km Highway 2 (Chatham-Kent Road 2, Longwoods Road)
Municipality of Chatham-Kent (Former) Thamesville North Limits 23.9 km / 303.1 km Jane Street (Chatham-Kent Road 23)
Municipality of Chatham-Kent North Thamesville --- -----
Municipality of Chatham-Kent ----- 26.8 km / 300.2 km Florence Road (Chatham-Kent Road 26)
Municipality of Chatham-Kent ----- 29.6 km / 297.4 km Oakdale Road (Chatham-Kent Road 25)
Municipality of Chatham-Kent Wabash --- -----
Municipality of Chatham-Kent ----- 36.5 km / 290.5 km Dawn Mills Road (Chatham-Kent Road 15-East)
Municipality of Chatham-Kent ----- 37.6 km / 289.4 km Countryview Line (Chatham-Kent Road 29A)
Municipality of Chatham-Kent ----- 40.0 km / 287.0 km Base Line (Chatham-Kent Road 15-West)
Municipality of Chatham-Kent (Former) Dresden South Limits 40.5 km / 286.5 km -----
Municipality of Chatham-Kent Dresden 41.2 km / 285.8 km North Street (Chatham-Kent Road 29)
Municipality of Chatham-Kent Dresden ----- Park Street
Municipality of Chatham-Kent (Former) Dresden North Limits 43.1 km / 283.9 km -----
Municipality of Chatham-Kent ----- 43.4 km / 283.6 km Highway 78 (Chatham-Kent Road 78, McCreary Line) & Croton Line (Chatham-Kent Road 29)

Chatham-Kent - Lambton Boundary:  Lambton has renamed Highway 21 to Lambton Road 21.  In Chatham-Kent, Highway 21 is known as Chatham-Kent Road 21.

Township of Dawn- Euphemia ----- 49.8 km / 277.2 km Lambton Line (Formerly Lambton Road 1-West)
Township of Dawn- Euphemia Rutherford 53.4 km / 273.6 km Lambton Line (Formerly Lambton Road 1-East)
Township of Dawn- Euphemia Rutherford 54.0 km / 273.0 km Dawn Mills Road (Lambton Road 15
Township of Dawn- Euphemia ----- 59.7 km / 267.3 km Bentpath Line (Lambton Road 2)
Township of Dawn- Euphemia Edys Mills --- -----
Enniskillen - Oil Springs Boundary Oil Springs South Limits 66.3 km / 260.7 km -----
Village of Oil Springs Oil Springs 67.9 km / 258.2 km Oil Springs Line (Lambton Road 24)
Oil Springs - Enniskillen Boundary Oil Springs North Limits 68.8 km / 258.2 km -----
Township of Enniskillen ----- 70.6 km / 256.4 km Highway 80 (Lambton Road 80, Courtright Line)
Township of Enniskillen Oil City --- -----
Enniskillen - Petrolia Boundary Petrolia South Limits 77.4 km / 249.6 km -----
Town of Petrolia Petrolia 78.7 km / 248.3 km Petrolia Line (Lambton Road 4)
Petrolia - Enniskillen Boundary Petrolia North Limits 79.3 km / 247.7 km -----
Plympton- Wyoming - Enniskillen Boundary ----- 84.3 km / 242.7 km Churchill Line (Lambton Road 14)
Town of Plympton- Wyoming (Former) Wyoming South Limits 85.0 km / 242.0 km -----
Town of Plympton- Wyoming (Former) Wyoming North Limits 87.6 km / 239.4 km -----
Town of Plympton- Wyoming Reece's Corners 89.6 km / 236.3 km Highway 7 (Lambton Road 22, London Line)

At Highway 402-West:  NB: Take the first ramp to the right towards London.  SB: Exit Highway 402, and turn left at the end of the ramp towards Wyoming

Town of Plympton- Wyoming ----- 90.7 km / 236.3 km King's Highway 402-West & Oil Heritage Road (Lambton Road 30)

Current Southern Terminus of Highway 21 is located at Highway 402.

At Highway 402-East:  NB: Exit Highway 402 and turn left at the end of the ramp terminus.  SB: Ramp to the right towards Sarnia.

Warwick - Plympton- Wyoming Boundary ----- 100.0 km / 227.0 km King's Highway 402-East & Forest Road (Lambton Road 8)
Warwick - Plympton- Wyoming Boundary ----- 106.7 km / 220.3 km Aberarder Line (Lambton Road 11)
Municipality of Lambton Shores (Former) Forest South Limits 110.4 km / 216.6 km -----

At Main Street in Forest:  NB: Turn Right towards Grand Bend.  SB: Turn Left towards Highway 402

Municipality of Lambton Shores Forest --- Main Street
Municipality of Lambton Shores Forest 112.0 km / 215.0 km Townsend Line (Lambton Road 12)
Municipality of Lambton Shores (Former) Forest North Limits 114.0 km / 213.0 km -----
Municipality of Lambton Shores ----- 118.1 km / 208.9 km Thomson Line (Lambton Road 6)
Municipality of Lambton Shores ----- 120.8 km / 206.2 km Lakeshore Road (Lambton Road 7)
Municipality of Lambton Shores Ravenswood ---  
Municipality of Lambton Shores ----- 124.8 km / 202.2 km Army Camp Road (Formerly Lambton Road 3)
Municipality of Lambton Shores Northville --- -----
Municipality of Lambton Shores ----- 130.8 km / 196.2 km Highway 79 (Lambton Road 79)
Municipality of Lambton Shores Walden Place --- -----
Municipality of Lambton Shores Walker Woods --- -----
Municipality of Lambton Shores ----- 137.7 km / 189.3 km Greenway Road (Lambton Road 5)
Municipality of Lambton Shores (Former) Grand Bend South Limits 143.8 km / 183.2 km -----
Municipality of Lambton Shores Grand Bend 145.9 km / 181.1 km Highway 81 (Huron Road 81, Main Street)
Lambton Shores - South Huron Boundary Grand Bend North Limits 146.4 km / 180.6 km -----
Municipality of South Huron Maple Grove --- -----
Municipality of South Huron Kingsmere --- -----
Municipality of South Huron Sunniside --- -----
South Huron - Bluewater Boundary ----- 149.0 km / 178.0 km Highway 83 (Huron Road 83)
Municipality of Bluewater Elmwood --- -----
Municipality of Bluewater Greenwood --- -----
Municipality of Bluewater Turnbull's Grove --- -----
Municipality of Bluewater Norman Heights --- -----
Municipality of Bluewater Cedar Bank --- -----
Municipality of Bluewater Poplar Beach --- -----
Municipality of Bluewater Lakeview Gardens --- -----
Municipality of Bluewater Bayview Subdivisions --- -----
Municipality of Bluewater St. Joseph 158.3 km / 169.7 km Highway 84 (Huron Road 84)
Municipality of Bluewater Drysdale --- -----
Municipality of Bluewater (Former) Bayfield South Limits 174.3 km / 152.7 km Mill Road (Huron Road 3)
Bluewater - Central Huron Boundary Bayfield North Limits 176.5 km / 150.5 km -----
Municipality of Central Huron ----- 177.9 km / 149.1 km Bayfield Road (Huron Road 13)
Municipality of Central Huron ----- 182.7 km / 144.3 km Cut Line Road (Huron Road 18)
Central Huron - Goderich Boundary Goderich South Limits 191.0 km / 136.0 km -----

At Britannia Road in Goderich:  Both Directions: Turn Left then, quickly turn right at this well signed jog.

Town of Goderich Goderich 193.7 km / 133.3 km King's Highway 8 (Elgin Avenue)
Goderich - Ashfield- Colborne- Wawanosh Bdry. Goderich North Limits 195.6 km / 131.4 km -----
Township of Ashfield- Colborne- Wawanosh ----- 195.9 km / 131.1 km Saltford Road (Huron Road 31)
Township of Ashfield- Colborne- Wawanosh ----- 196.7 km / 130.3 km Airport Road (Huron Road 37)
Township of Ashfield- Colborne- Wawanosh Dunlop 198.4 km / 128.6 km Blyth Road (Huron Road 25)
Township of Ashfield- Colborne- Wawanosh Sheppardton --- -----
Township of Ashfield- Colborne- Wawanosh Kingsbridge --- -----
Township of Ashfield- Colborne- Wawanosh ----- 218.0 km / 109.0 km Belgrave Road (Huron Road 20)
Township of Ashfield- Colborne- Wawanosh Kintail --- -----
Ashfield- Colborne- Wawanosh - Huron- Kinloss Amberley 228.3 km / 98.7 km Highway 86 (Huron/Bruce Road 86)
Township of Huron- Kinloss Reid's Corners --- -----
Township of Huron- Kinloss Pine River 236.4 km / 90.6 km Bruce Road 6
Huron- Kinloss - Kincardine Boundary Kincardine South Limits 242.0 km / 85.0 km -----
Municipality of Kincardine Kincardine 243.0 km / 84.0 km Kincardine Avenue
Municipality of Kincardine Kincardine 245.1 km / 81.9 km King's Highway 9
Municipality of Kincardine Kincardine 246.0 km / 81.0 km King Street
Municipality of Kincardine (Former) Kincardine North Limits 246.7 km / 80.3 km -----
Municipality of Kincardine Huron Ridge --- -----
Municipality of Kincardine Slade --- -----
Municipality of Kincardine (Former) Tiverton South Limits 256.7 km / 70.3 km -----

In Tiverton:  NB: Turn Right towards Southampton.  SB: Turn left towards Kincardine

Municipality of Kincardine Tiverton 257.7 km / 69.3 km Bruce Road 15-West
Municipality of Kincardine (Former) Tiverton East Limits 259.0 km / 68.0 km -----
Municipality of Kincardine ----- 259.3 km / 67.8 km Bruce Road 15-East
Municipality of Kincardine ----- 263.5 km / 63.5 km Bruce Road 20
Municipality of Kincardine Underwood --- -----
Kincardine - Saugeen Shores Boundary North Bruce 273.8 km / 53.2 km Bruce Road 11
Town of Saugeen Shores ----- 280.0 km / 47.0 km Bruce Road 25
Town of Saugeen Shores (Former) Port Elgin South Limits 280.4 km / 46.6 km -----
Town of Saugeen Shores Port Elgin --- Bruce Road 17 (Gustavus Road)
Town of Saugeen Shores (Former) Port Elgin North Limits 283.5 km / 43.5 km -----
Town of Saugeen Shores ----- 286.2 km / 40.8 km Bruce Road 3
Town of Saugeen Shores (Former) Southampton South Limits 286.8 km / 49.2 km -----
Town of Saugeen Shores Southampton --- High Street
Town of Saugeen Shores Southampton --- Bruce Road 13
Saugeen Shores - Saugeen IR 29 Boundary Southampton North Limits 292.3 km / 34.7 km -----
Saugeen IR 29 Chippawa Hill --- -----
Saugeen IR 29 - Arran- Elders Boundary Kelly's Corners 294.2 km / 32.8 km -----
Arran- Elders - South Bruce Peninsula Boundary Elsinore --- -----
Arran- Elders - South Bruce Peninsula Boundary ----- 303.8 km / 23.2 km Bruce Road 14
Arran- Elders - South Bruce Peninsula Boundary Allenford --- -----
South Bruce Peninsula - Arran- Elders Boundary ----- 307.3 km / 19.7 km Bruce Road 10-South
Arran- Elders - Georgian Bluffs Boundary

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310.3 km / 16.7 km

Bruce Road 10-North (Formerly Highway 6-North)
Township of Georgian Bluffs

Alvanley

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Township of Georgian Bluffs Jackson 316.1 km / 10.9 km Grey Road 3
Township of Georgian Bluffs

Springmount

321.9 km / 5.1 km Highway 6-North (Formerly Highway 70) & Grey Road 18.
Georgian Bluffs - Owen Sound Boundary Owen Sound West Limits 234.3 km / 2.7 km -----
City of Owen Sound Owen Sound --- 2nd Avenue West
City of Owen Sound Owen Sound --- 2nd Avenue East
City of Owen Sound Owen Sound --- 3rd Avenue East
City of Owen Sound Owen Sound 327.0 km / 0 km King's Highway 6-South/10 & King's Highway 26.

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