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The 400-series highways are a network of controlled-access highways in the Canadian province of Ontario, forming a special subset of the provincial highway system.They are analogous to the Interstate Highway System in the United States or the Autoroute system of neighbouring Quebec, and are regulated by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO).
King's Highway 400, commonly referred to as Highway 400, historically as the Toronto–Barrie Highway, and colloquially as the 400, is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario linking the city of Toronto in the urban and agricultural south of the province with the scenic and sparsely populated central and northern regions.
The province of Ontario does not have a single unified network of controlled-access highways or freeways. Although most freeways are part of the 400-series highways, which can be characterized by their high design standard, several other sections of provincial highways are also classified as freeways.
The Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario linking Toronto with the Niagara Peninsula and Buffalo, New York.The highway begins at the Canada–United States border on the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie and travels 139.1 kilometres (86.4 mi) around the western end of Lake Ontario, ending at Highway 427 as the physical highway continues as the Gardiner ...
The Toronto–Barrie Highway (Highway 400), Trans-Provincial Highway (Highway 401), [24] a short expansion of Highway 7 approaching the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia (Highway 402), [105] and an expansion of Highway 27 (eventually designated as Highway 427 by the mid-1970s) into part of the Toronto Bypass were all underway or completed by the ...
This category lists all pages about or related to the 400-series highways in Ontario. Pages in category "400-series highways" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.
On August 10, 2008, following a series of explosions at a propane facility in Toronto, Highway 401 was closed between Highway 400 and Highway 404 as a precautionary measure, the largest closure of the highway in its history. [167] The highway remained closed until 8 p.m., though several exits near the blast remained closed thereafter. [168] [169]
King's Highway 404 (pronounced "four-oh-four"), also known as Highway 404 and colloquially as the 404, is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. A continuation of the municipal Don Valley Parkway (DVP) north of Highway 401 , it connects Toronto with East Gwillimbury .