 Highway 132 | |||||||
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| Maintained by theMinistry of Transportation of Ontario | |||||||
| Length | 30.3 km[1] (18.8 mi) | ||||||
| Existed | January 11, 1956[2]–present | ||||||
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| West end |  Highway 41 nearDacre | ||||||
| East end |  Highway 60 inRenfrew | ||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||
| Province | Ontario | ||||||
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King's Highway 132, commonly referred to asHighway 132, is aprovincially maintained highway theCanadian province ofOntario. Its western terminus is atHighway 41 nearDacre while its eastern terminus is atHighway 60 inRenfrew. The length of Highway 132 is 30.3 km (18.8 mi), situated entirely inRenfrew County. It travels through the communities of Shamrock,Dacre and Renfrew.
The highway was built in the 1850s as part of theOpeongo and Ottawa Colonization Road, providing access to Renfrew County for settlement in theOpeongo Hills. However, it did not become a provincial highway until 1956. Aside from the change in number of the highways at either end of the route, the route has remained the same since then.
Highway 132 is a short connector highway that travels between Dacre and Renfrew, connecting Highway 41 withHighway 17 via Highway 60. The majority of the route travels through theCanadian Shield, with the exception of the final few kilometres approaching Renfrew, where it descends into theOttawa Valley. Because of its rugged surroundings, there is relatively little human habitation along the route outside of the communities of Dacre andShamrock.[3][4]
Beginning at a junction with Highway 41 just west of Dacre, Highway 132 progresses east as the mainline; drivers must turn to remain on Highway 41. After passing through forests for 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), the route enters the small community of Dacre, where it intersects formerHighway 513 (Scotch Bush Road) north toHyndford. Leaving Dacre, the highway passes by several farms as it dips south to cross Constant Creek, atributary of theMadawaska River, before turning east-northeast. It meanders around several large swamps and small lakes that dot theMadawaska Highlands, otherwise passing through thick forests for the next 8.2 kilometres (5.1 mi) until it enters a clearing and the hamlet of Shamrock.[3][4]
The next 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) of Highway 132 is predominantly surrounded by impervious forests, although it encounters Renfrew County Road 34 (Whelan Road) midway through this section, turning northeast at that junction. The route descends gradually into the Ottawa Valley immediately before intersecting Renfrew County Road 5 (Stone Road). Here the forests give way to agricultural fields for the next 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), before the highway enters Renfrew at Riverview Drive and become urban. Within Renfew, it follows Lisgar Avenue, Lochiel Street North and Munroe Avenue West before ending downtown at an intersection with Highway 60 (Raglan Avenue).[3][4]
Like other provincial routes in Ontario, Highway 132 is maintained by theMinistry of Transportation of Ontario. In 2010, traffic surveys conducted by the ministry showed that onaverage, 2,500 vehicles used the highway daily along the section between Renfrew County Road 5 (Stone Road) and Highway 60, while 1,600 vehicles did so each day along the remainder of the route, the highest and lowest counts along the highway, respectively.[1]
Highway 132 was assumed by theDepartment of Highways on January 11, 1956.[2]Prior to the designation of Highway 132, no other highways connected with Highway 17 betweenPembroke, where it metHighway 62, andArnprior, where it metHighway 29. When Highway 132 was assumed, Highway 60 did not extend beyond Highway 41 at Golden Lake, northwest ofEganville.[5]
Highway 60 was extended to Highway 17 nearRosebank, north of Renfrew, circa 1961.[6][7]With the construction of the Renfrew Bypass, which began in June 1974,[8]and was completed in 1977,[9]the section of Highway 17 between O'Brien Road east of Renfrew and Haley Road north ofHaley Station was renumbered as an extension of Highway 60; this became the new eastern terminus of Highway 132.[10]Although some minor realignments have occurred over the years, the route has more or less remained unchanged since its designation.[3]
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 132, as noted by theMinistry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] The entire route is located inRenfrew County.[3]
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Renfrew | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 60 (Raglan Street) –Douglas,Huntsville | ||
| Admaston Bromley | 5.7 | 3.5 |  County Road 5 west (Stone Road) | ||
| 11.9 | 7.4 |  County Road 34 south (Whelan Road) | |||
| Greater Madawaska–Bonnechere Valley boundary | 27.7 | 17.2 | Scotch Bush Road | Dacre; formerlyHighway 513 north | |
| Bonnechere Valley | 30.3 | 18.8 | Highway 41 –Denbigh,Eganville | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
