King's Highway 5 - www.OntHighways.com

Before downloading, Highway 5 traversed the distance between Highway 2 at Paris, to Highway 2 in Scarborough.  Originally it served as a more northerly, less congested route bypassing many of the communities that Highway 2 ran through the heart of.  Since that time, Highway 5 itself has been almost entirely bypassed, and as such was almost entirely removed from the provincial highway network in 1998.  Only the short section between Highway's 6 and 8 in northern Hamilton was spared from downloading. 

Old Style King's Highway 5 Shield

   Western Terminus:  Pre-1997: Junction Highway 2 in the southeast end of Paris
                                        Current:  Junction Highway 8 at Peters Corners

Eastern Terminus:  Pre-1997: At the interchange with Highway 2 in the southwest of Scarborough.
                                       Current: Junction Highway 6 at Clappison's Corners

Length:  Pre-1997: 113.8km.  Current: 12.6km.

Multiplexes:  Before downloading there was a 3.5km co-designation with Highway 24

Freeway:  No

AADT Highest (2002): 15,000, from Sydenham Road easterly to Highway 6 in Hamilton;

             Lowest (1994): 3,100, from Lynden Road to the Hamilton/Brant Boundary

Road Info:  Highway 5 is in good shape for much of its length.  Much of the highway is quite busy, and as such much of the route has 4 or more lanes.  With the exception of through Waterdown itself, the route has 4-lanes from Clappinson's Corners continuously to its eastern terminus in Scarborough.  Rural speed limits along Highway 5 are posted at 80km/h.

 

Highway 5 information:
OntHighways.com  

Detailed Route information available below
 Virtual Tour and other photos of Highway 5
TheKingsHighway.ca   History of Highway 5
Photographic History of Highway 5


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Communities and Major Intersections along Highway 5 from West to East:

Proper Municipality Name Community Name Distance* Intersecting Road

In (the City of) Brant County, Highway 5 is known as Brant Highway 5
City of Brant County Paris --- (0km) / --- (113.8km) Highway 2 (Brant Road 2)
City of Brant County (Former) Paris East Limits --- (0.4km) / --- (113.4km) -----

At Highway 24-South:  EB: Turn left towards Cambridge onto Highway 24.  WB: Follow the ramp to the right towards Paris to stay on Highway 5.
City of Brant County Osborne Corners --- (6.8km) / --- (107.0km) King's Highway 24-South & Highway 99 (Brant Road 99)

At Highway 24-North:  EB: At Highway 5 east take the ramp ramp right towards St. George.  WB: At Highway 24 turn left towards Brantford
City of Brant County ----- --- (10.3km) / --- (103.5km) King's Highway 24-North & Brant Road 35
City of Brant County St. George --- (13.4km) / --- (100.4km) St. George Road (Brant Road 13)
Brant - Hamilton Boundary ----- --- (16.5km) / --- (97.3km) -----

City of Hamilton - Highway 5 is not signed as anything in Hamilton, it is suspected that will be resigned to Hamilton Road 5 in the future.
City of Hamilton Troy --- (19.2km) / --- (94.6km) Sheffield Road (Formerly Hamilton Road 535)
City of Hamilton ----- --- (21.7km) / --- (92.1km) Lynden Road (Formerly Hamilton Road 503)
City of Hamilton ----- --- (24.1km) / --- (89.7km) Kirkwall Road (Formerly Hamilton Road 552)
City of Hamilton Peters Corners --- (29.0km) / --- (84.8km) Highway 52 (Hamilton Road 52)

Current Western Terminus of Highway 5 is located at Highway 8
City of Hamilton Peters Corners 0km (29.2km) / 12.6km (84.6km) King's Highway 8 / Hamilton Road 8
City of Hamilton ----- 5.6km (34.8km) / 7.1km (79.0km) Brock Road (Formerly Hamilton Road 504)
City of Hamilton ----- 9.6km (38.8km) / 3.0km (75.0km) Sydenham Road (Formerly Hamilton Road 505-South)
City of Hamilton ----- 9.8km (39.0km) / 2.8km (74.8km) Milgrove Road (Formerly Hamilton Road 505-North)
City of Hamilton Clappison's Corners 12.6km (41.8km) / 0km (72.0km) King's Highway 6
Current Eastern Terminus of Highway 5 is located at Highway 6
East of Highway 6, Highway 5 is known once again as Hamilton Road 5
City of Hamilton Waterdown --- (44.5km) / --- (69.3km) Hamilton Road (Formerly Hamilton Road 508)
City of Hamilton Waterdown --- (44.9km) / --- (68.9km) Mill Street (Formerly Hamilton Road 509)
City of Hamilton ----- --- (47.1km) / --- (66.7km) Evans Sideroad (Formerly Hamilton Road 542)

Hamilton/Halton Boundary - Highway 5 is known as Halton Road 5 in the Regional Municipality of Halton.  Highway 5 is known as Hamilton Road 5 in Hamilton
Hamilton - Burlington Boundary Hamilton - Burlington Limits --- (47.6km) / --- (66.2km) -----
City of Burlington Burlington --- (49.1km) / --- (64.7km) Halton Road 18 (Brant Street & Cedar Spring's Road)
City of Burlington Burlington --- (51.1km) / --- (62.7km) Guelph Line (Halton Road 1)
City of Burlington Burlington --- Highway 407 ETR
City of Burlington Burlington --- Walkers Line
City of Burlington Burlington --- Appleby Line
Burlington - Oakville Boundary ----- --- (57.2km) / --- (56.6km) Tremaine Road (Halton Road 22)
Town of Oakville Palmero --- (59.3km) / --- (54.5km) Highway 25 (Halton road 25)
Town of Oakville ----- --- 3rd Line
Town of Oakville Oakville --- Neyagawa Road
Town of Oakville Trafalgar --- (66.6km) / --- (47.2 km) Trafalgar Road (Halton Road 3)
Oakville - Mississauga Boundary ----- --- (70.0km) / --- (43.8km) King's Highway 403

Halton/Peel Boundary - In Mississauga (Peel), Highway 5 is known only as Dundas Street.  In Halton, Highway 5 is now known as Halton Road 5
Oakville - Mississauga Boundary Mississauga --- (71.5km) / --- (42.3km) Winston Churchill Boulevard (Halton Road 19)
City of Mississauga Mississauga --- (73.6km) / --- (40.2km) Erin Mills Parkway (Peel Road 1)
City of Mississauga Mississauga --- Mississauga Road
City of Mississauga Mississauga --- Mavis Road
City of Mississauga Cooksville --- (80.0km) / --- (33.8km) Highway 10 (Hurontario Street)
City of Mississauga Mississauga --- (82.1 km) / --- (31.7km) Cawthra Road (Peel Road 17)
City of Mississauga Mississauga --- (84.2km) / --- (29.6km) Dixie Road (Peel Road 4)
Mississauga - Toronto Boundary Mississauga - Toronto (Etobicoke) Limits --- (86.8km) / --- (27.0km) -----
City of Toronto Etobicoke --- (87.4 km) / --- (26.4 km) King's Highway 427

At the Kipling Road Interchange in Etobicoke:  EB:  Highway 5 becomes Bloor Street.  WB:  Highway 5 becomes Dundas Street
City of Toronto Etobicoke --- (89.8 km) / --- (24.0km) Dundas Street & Bloor Street & Kipling Avenue
City of Toronto Etobicoke --- (90.8km) / --- (23.0km) Islington Avenue
City of Toronto Etobicoke --- (91.7km) / --- (22.1km) Royal York Road
City of Toronto (Former) Etobicoke - Toronto Limits --- (93.3km) / --- (20.5km) -----
City of Toronto Toronto --- (93.8km) / --- (20.0km) South Kingsway
City of Toronto Toronto --- (94.0km) / --- (19.8km) Jane Street
City of Toronto Toronto --- (96.1km) / --- (17.7km) Keele Street & Parkside Drive
City of Toronto Toronto --- (96.7km) / --- (15.6km) Dundas Street
City of Toronto Toronto --- (98.2km) / --- (15.6km) Dufferin Street
City of Toronto Toronto --- (100.1km) / --- (13.7km) Bathurst Street
City of Toronto Toronto --- (100.8km) / --- (13.0km) Spadina Avenue
City of Toronto Toronto --- Highway 11A (Avenue Road & Queen's Park Drive)
City of Toronto Toronto --- Bay Street
City of Toronto Toronto --- (102.2km) / --- (11.6km) Highway 11 (Yonge Street)
City of Toronto Toronto --- (102.9km) / --- (10.9km) Jarvis Street (& Mount Pleasant Avenue)
City of Toronto Toronto --- Parliament Street
At the Price Edward Viaduct (Don Valley Parkway):  EB: Highway 5 becomes known as Danforth Avenue.  WB:  Highway 5 becomes known as Bloor Street.
City of Toronto Toronto --- (104.8km) / --- (9.0km) Don Valley Parkway
City of Toronto Toronto --- (104.9km) / --- (8.9km) Broadview Avenue
City of Toronto Toronto --- (106.1km) / --- (7.7km) Pape Avenue
City of Toronto Toronto --- (107.8km) / --- (6.0km) Coxwell Avenue
City of Toronto Toronto --- (108.8km) / --- (5.0km) Woodbine Avenue
City of Toronto (Former) Toronto - Scarborough Limits --- (110.6km) / --- (3.2km) -----
City of Toronto Scarborough --- (110.9km) / --- (2.9km) Victoria Park Avenue
City of Toronto Scarborough --- (111.9km) / --- (1.9km) Danforth Road
City of Toronto Scarborough --- (112.2km) / --- (1.6km) Warden Avenue
City of Toronto Scarborough --- (113.8km) / --- (0km) Highway 2 (Kingston Road)

Highway 5 ENDS

*Current distance information is shown first, followed by pre-downloading distances in parentheses.

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