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Encyclopedia > Ontario Provincial Highway 27

King's Highway 27 was a secondary highway that ran from Etobicoke to Midhurst in Ontario. After provincial downloading in 1997, the Toronto and York Region section was renamed as local routes and removed as part of the the King's Highway system. In York, the road is titled York Regional Road 27 and in Toronto simply as Highway 27. After the downloading in 1997, the City of Toronto proposed renaming Highway 27 as 'Etobicoke Drive'. However, the road was designated as a controlled-access arterial highway, and to prevent confusion, the name 'Highway 27' was retained. Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th)  - Land 917,741 km²  - Water 158,654 km² (14. ... }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Location. ... York Regional Municipality, also called York Municipality or York Region, is a municipality in south-central Ontario, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. ...


Highway 27 in Toronto is paired with Highway 427. Highway 427 as part of the 400-series network Highway 427 is an 400-Series Highway in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada, that runs from immediately south of the Queen Elizabeth Way/Gardiner Expressway (its exact southern terminus is Evans Avenue) in Toronto to Highway 7 in the...

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Highway 27 looking south towards Albion Road, fomerly Ontario provincial Highway 50

Things To See

  • Humber College
  • Woodbine Centre
  • Woodbine Race Track

See Also

  • Highway 427
  • Highway 409

North of Steeles, Highway 27 is also referred to as York Regional Highway 27. Highway 427 as part of the 400-series network Highway 427 is an 400-Series Highway in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada, that runs from immediately south of the Queen Elizabeth Way/Gardiner Expressway (its exact southern terminus is Evans Avenue) in Toronto to Highway 7 in the... Highway 409 as part of the 400-series network Highway 409 is an Ontario provincial 400-Series expressway that runs from the 401 in Toronto to Toronto Pearson International Airport, west of Highway 427, in Mississauga. ...


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Highway 27 (Ontario) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (372 words)
It was originally a King's Highway that extended from Highway 2 in Long Branch, Ontario (Etobicoke Township) to Penetanguishene on Georgian Bay in Ontario.
In the 1950s, Highway 27 was upgraded to a four-lane freeway between the QEW and Highway 401.
After the Highway 400 extension was completed in the 1980s, the section of Highway 27 north of Barrie was downgraded to a county road.
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