 King's Highway 99 | ||||
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| Governor's Road | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by theMinistry of Transportation | ||||
| Existed | 1794–April 1, 1997 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   Highway 5 /Highway 24 –Osborne Corners | |||
| Major intersections |  Highway 52 inCopetown | |||
| East end |  Highway 8 inDundas | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Ontario | |||
| Major cities | Brantford,Hamilton | |||
| Towns | Copetown,Ontario,Dundas | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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King's Highway 99, also known asHighway 99 orThe Governor's Road, was aprovincially maintained highway in theCanadian province ofOntario that connectedHighway 24 north ofBrantford withHighway 8 inDundas, lying approximately midway betweenHighway 2 to the south andHighway 5. The Governor's Road, an important historical highway that is a part (and an alternate historical name of)Dundas Street, continues west of Highway 24 toWoodstock and onwards toLondon.Highway 99 was first designated as Highway 5B in 1938, but was renumbered by 1940. The route was paved in 1953, but otherwise remained unchanged until the 1980s, when it was truncated at theBrant County –Hamilton-Wentworth boundary. The remainder of the route was decommissioned in 1997.
Highway 99 was a generally straight highway that served as an alternative route to Highway 2 and Highway 5. It began at an intersection with Highway 24 and Highway 5 north of Brantford atOsborne Corners. From that intersection, Highway 5 travelled west and Highway 24 south, while both travelled northconcurrently. Highway 99 travelled east, crossing the boundary betweenBrant County andHamilton (thenWentworth County) 6.1 km (3.8 mi) east of Osborne Corners.[2]
Within Hamilton, the highway crossed aCanadian National Railway on an overpass before bisecting the community ofLynden andCopetown, intersectingHighway 52 in the latter. East of Copetown, the route descended theNiagara Escarpment, finally diverging from its otherwise straight path. It passed through theDundas Valley Conservation Area before entering the town of Dundas, where it turned north and ended at an intersection with Highway 8 (Cootes Drive).[2]
Highway 99 was first constructed in 1793 and 1794 as part of the historicDundas Street or The Governor's Road (laterGovernors Road) that ran betweenToronto andLondon.[3] The Highway 99 designation was applied by theDepartment of Highways in 1938 as an alternative route to the busy (Highway 5) and Transprovincial Highway (Highway 2). On April 13, 1938, the 17.2-mile (27.7 km) Governors Road was assumed into the provincial highway network as Highway 5B.[4][5]This designation was short-lived, as the route was renumbered Highway 99 by 1940.[6]
When the province took over responsibility for the Governors Road, it was already paved between Copetown and Dundas; the remainder was agravel road until it was paved in 1953.[7][8][9]The route of the highway remained unchanged until the early 1980s. In 1982 or 1983, the section of the route laying withinHamilton-Wentworth was transferred to that region, leaving a 6.6 km (4.1 mi) stub.[10][11]On April 1, 1997, the remainder of the highway was transferred to Brant County,decommissioning the route number in the process.[12]
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 99, as noted by theMinistry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] The entire route was located in Brant.
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osborne Corners | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 5 /Highway 24 | |
| Brantford | 1.7 | 1.1 |  County Road 32 south (Park Road) | |
| 3.5 | 2.2 |  County Road 13 north (St. George Road) –St. George | ||
| Brant County –Hamilton boundary | 6.6 | 4.1 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
