The King's Highway No. 7 is a provincially maintained highway in the province of Ontario, Canada. At its peak, Highway 7 measured a total distance of 716 km in length, stretching from Highway 40 east of Sarnia in southwestern Ontario to Highway 417 southwest of Kanata in eastern Ontario. Ontarians often referred to Highway 7 as the Trans-Canada Highway although it only forms part of the Trans-Canada Highway east of Highway 12 near Sunderland. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English Flower White Trillium Tree Eastern White Pine Bird Common Loon Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total... km redirects here. ... Motto: {{Unhide = {{{}}}}} Sarnia Semper Location City Information Established: as The Rapids but was renamed Port Sarnia in 1836 Area: 164. ... Highway 417 as part of the 400-series network Highway 417 is a 400-Series Highway in Ontario. ... Looking north along Kanatas March Road Kanata is a suburban area in the western part of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ... Trans Canada Highway over Canada Map The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. ...

In 1997 and 1998, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation downloaded portions of the highway to regional and municipal governments. Because of this, there are now two (once three) separated sections of Highway 7. 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...

Western segment

The western segment of Highway 7 runs from Elginfield in Middlesex County in the southwest to the Halton-Peel border in Brampton. This covers a distance of 152.6 km. This highway is a freeway for a 22.4 km stretch from Waterloo regional road 6 south of Baden to Highway 85 in Kitchener; this is part of the Conestoga Parkway. Plans to build a freeway bypass of Highway 7 from Kitchener, through Guelph to Vaughan are currently in development. With only two travel lanes, the section between Kitchener and Guelph is one of the most congested in the province. Middlesex County is a census division located in Western Ontario. ... Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario Region Peel Incorporation 1853 (village)   1873 (town)   1974 (city) Mayor Susan Fennell Governing Body Brampton City Council (click for members) MPs Navdeep Bains, Colleen Beaumier, Ruby Dhalla, Gurbax Malhi MPPs Vic Dhillon, Linda Jeffrey, Kuldip Kular Area    - City 266. ... It has been suggested that Autobahn be merged into this article or section. ... The Regional Municipality of Waterloo (or Waterloo Region or Region of Waterloo) is located in the Canadian province of Ontario. ... Baden is a community located N of New Hamburg, NW of Kitchener, W of Waterloo and SW of Elmira. ... The Conestoga Parkway is a freeway in Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. ... Motto: Ex industria prosperitas (Latin: Prosperity through industry) Location of Kitchener in the Waterloo Region Country Canada Province Ontario Mayor Carl Zehr Area    - City km²  - Land 136. ... The Conestoga Parkway is a freeway in Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. ... Nickname: The Royal City Motto: Faith, Fidelity and Progress Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Wellington County City Wards There are 6 Wards Founded April 23rd, 1827 Incorporated April 23rd, 1879 Mayor Karen Farbridge (elected November 2006) Governing Body Guelph City Council MPs Brenda Chamberlain (LPC) MPPs Liz Sandals (OLP... Vaughan (2006 population 245,000)[2] is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

At one point Highway 7 ran as far west as Sarnia; that segment was downloaded on January 1, 1998 and is now known as London Line 22. The western segment was separated from the central segment on April 1, 1997, when the stretch from Brampton to Markham was downloaded due to the opening of Highway 407. Part of that segment through Richmond Hill and Markham was relocated on a new alignment (as a 6 lane at-grade expressway) in 1987 in order to make way for Highway 407; the former routing incorporated Langstaff Road. Highway 7 through York Region, despite no longer being a provincial highway, is still officially named Highway 7 and received the number York Road 7, displacing Islington Avenue which was redesignated York Road 17. In 2005, Highway 7 was made the second main arterial for York Region's VIVA rapid transit service (after Yonge Street). Parts of the Markham portion were once called Wellington Street, but only a stub of the old road exists today east of Markham Road. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Markham is a town in York Region, directly north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... This article or section should include material from 407 ETR International Highway 407 as part of the 400-series network Highway 407, officially called 407 ETR, is a pay-per-use freeway located in south-central Ontarios Greater Toronto Area. ... Flag of the Town of Richmond Hill Map showing Richmond Hills location in York Region Richmond Hill is a town in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... This article or section should include material from 407 ETR International Highway 407 as part of the 400-series network Highway 407, officially called 407 ETR, is a pay-per-use freeway located in south-central Ontarios Greater Toronto Area. ... Motto: Ontarios Rising Star Area: 1,761. ... Viva is a bus rapid transit network operated in York Region, Ontario, Canada, with connections to northern Toronto. ... Markham Road is a north-south route in Markham and Toronto. ...

Central and eastern segments

The central segment of Highway 7 runs for 136.1 km from Markham Road in Markham to Highway 7A, southwest of Peterborough. A distance of only 6 km separated the central segment from the eastern segment. This separation was eliminated in 2003. The Durham Region section from the York-Durham Line (Regional Road 30) to Sideline 16 at Brougham (the eastern terminus of Highway 407 was scheduled to be downloaded to Durham Region in 2006, but plans have now been cancelled. Peterborough (2004 population 74,600 and the metropolitan population numbers 112,000) is a city on the Otonabee River in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, 125km northeast of Toronto. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Regional Municipality of Durham, commonly called Durham Region (2003 population 525,000), is a regional political area located east of Toronto, Ontario. ... This article or section should include material from 407 ETR International Highway 407 as part of the 400-series network Highway 407, officially called 407 ETR, is a pay-per-use freeway located in south-central Ontarios Greater Toronto Area. ...

At its junction with Highway 12 at Brooklin, Highway 7 assumes a north-south routing and is multiplexed with Highway 12 to Sunderland. The section from Highway 12 north of Sunderland to its eastern terminus is designated as part of the Trans-Canada Highway. Multiplex may mean: Multiplex (comics), a DC Comics character. ... Sunderland is a suburban village located northwest of Port Perry, south of Beaverton and SE of Orillia on Brock Road (Highway 7 and Highway 12) linking Whitby, Orillia and to Lindsay and Peterborough and another road to Zephyr and south of Oakwood. ... Trans Canada Highway over Canada Map The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. ...

The eastern segment of Highway 7, which was separated from the central segment by only 6 km, had a total length of 242.8 km. It begins at Highway 115 in Peterborough, and runs to Highway 417 near Kanata, which is in the Ottawa region. This highway is a freeway for its first 6.5 km, from Highway 115 to Lansdowne Street East (once Highway 7B) in Peterborough. Its entire length is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. Ontario Provincial Highway #115 is a provincially maintained highway in Central Ontario, Canada. ... Motto: Advance Ottawa/Ottawa en avant Coordinates: Country Canada Province Ontario County Established 1850 as Bytown City Mayor Bob Chiarelli Governing body Ottawa City Council MPs / MPPs Members of Parliament (MPs) Mauril Bélanger (LPC), Paul Dewar (NDP), John Baird (CPC), Royal Galipeau (CPC), David McGuinty (LPC),Pierre Lemieux (CPC...

In 2003, these two segments were connected by a renumbering around Peterborough, which created a new multiplex with Highway 115 and renumbered 7A to 7 in southwest Peterborough in order to connect them. The same year, construction started on a 21-km four-phase project between the 417 in Ottawa and McNeely Avenue (the former Highway 15 in Carleton Place) to convert Highway 7 to a four-lane, controlled access highway. Construction was once promised to be complete by 2006, but is now behind that schedule by at least two years. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Popular Culture

The album Atlantis: Hymns for Disco by rapper k-os, has a track that takes the name of highway 7. As he from the GTA, it is safe to assume that it references the highway. Kheaven Brereton (born Kevin Brereton, February 20, 1972) is a Canadian musician from Whitby, Ontario, who records and performs as k-os. ... GTA stands for a number of things: Greater Toronto Area, the metropolitan area of Toronto Grand Theft Auto Main disambiguation: Grand Theft Auto Motor vehicle theft, a crime in several jurisdictions Grand Theft Auto (series), a computer and video game series Grand Theft Auto (movie), 1977 directorial debut of Ron...

See also

• List of Ontario provincial highways
• Trans-Canada Highway

This is a list of provincial highways in Ontario, Canada. ... Trans Canada Highway over Canada Map The Trans-Canada Highway is a federal-provincial highway system that joins all ten provinces of Canada. ...

External links

• History of Highway 7
• Detailed Route Info for Highway 7

Preceded by: ON Highway 12

Trans-Canada Highway ON Highway 7

Succeeded by: ON Highway 417