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Highway 42 was a local highway that
extended westerly from Highway 29 through to Westport, west of Highway 15.
Presumably, Highway 42 was commissioned to direct tourists from Highway 29 north
of Brockville into the Rideau Lakes region of the province. The western
terminus of Highway 42 was located at the village of Westport, which is a pretty illogical terminus for a southern Ontario King's Highway. Of the
King's Highway's that existed until 1997/98, only a handful of highways did not
have both termini at other major king's highways; of these roads, generally the
bulk of them didn't end at other highways because there was no logical highway
to link them to. From Westport on the other hand, Highway 38 is accessible
via a paved (and very scenic) County Road, about 20km to the west, and Highway
7 is accessible via the Maberly Road (County Road 36), another paved county road. So, all
this said, it shouldn't be surprising that Highway 42 was downloaded to the
County of Leeds & Grenville in 1997.
King's Highway 42 Shield
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Western Terminus:
North junction Leeds & Grenville Road 10 in Westport
Eastern Terminus:
Junction Highway 29 at Forthton.
Length: 52.8km
Multiplexes: None
Freeway: No
AADT (1994):
Highest: 3,000, from Athens easterly to Highway 29;
Lowest: 1,100, from Highway 15 easterly to Leeds & Grenville Road 33.
Status: Entirely downloaded:
New name is Leeds & Grenville Road 42.
Road Info: Generally highways
that were transferred to local jurisdictions in 1997 were unimportant
highways that not very well maintained by the province. While this is
true in general, I wouldn't say that it is the case for Highway 42.
Most of Highway 42 was a pretty modern road up until 1997. The highway is not very busy
and is often quite scenic as it serves communities nestled in small rolling
hills and adjacent to picturesque lakes. While it is not one of those
roads that leads anywhere particularly important, anyone looking for a
Sunday drive, especially a Sunday drive during the autumn, would not
be disappointed with Highway 42. Highway 42 has a rural posted speed
limit of 80km/h. |
Communities and Major Intersections located along Highway 42 from West to East:
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Proper Municipality Name |
Community Name |
Distance |
Intersecting Road |
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Leeds & Grenville County has
numbered downloaded Highway 42 to: Leeds & Grenville Road 42 |
| Township of Rideau Lakes |
Westport |
0km / 52.8km |
Lanark County Road 10-North |
| Township of Rideau Lakes |
(Former) Westport East Limits |
0.7km / 52.1km |
Lanark County Road 10-South |
| Township of Rideau Lakes |
Newboro |
--- |
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| Township of Rideau Lakes |
Crosby |
13.9km / 38.9km |
King's Highway 15 |
| Township of Rideau Lakes |
Fortar |
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| Township of Rideau Lakes |
----- |
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Leeds & Grenville Road 8-West |
| Township of Rideau Lakes |
Philipsville |
--- |
Toledo Road (Leeds & Grenville Road 8-East) |
| Township of Rideau Lakes |
(Former) Delta West Limits |
26.3km / 26.5km |
----- |
| Township of Rideau Lakes |
(Former) Delta East Limits |
28.4km / 24.4km |
----- |
| Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands |
----- |
31.4km / 21.4km |
Lyndhurst Road (Leeds & Grenville Road 33) |
| Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands |
Soperton |
--- |
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| Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands |
Washburns Corners |
--- |
----- |
| Township of Athens |
(Former) Athens West
Limits |
43.6km / 9.2km |
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| Township of Athens |
Athens |
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Leeds & Grenville Road 5-North & Leeds &
Grenville Road 40 |
| Township of Athens |
Athens |
--- |
Leeds & Grenville Road 5-South |
| Township of Athens |
(Former) Athens East Limits |
44.9km / 7.9km |
----- |
| Township of Athens |
----- |
--- |
Leeds & Grenville Road 30 |
| Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley |
Glen Elbe |
--- |
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| Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley |
Forthton |
52.8km / 0km |
Highway 29 (Leeds & Grenville Road 29) |
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