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Highway 59 is a north-south highway that runs primarily through Oxford County, between Long Point, on the Lake Erie shoreline northerly to Shakespeare, east of Stratford on Highway 7/8. Highway 59 was transferred to the local municipalities that it ran through in its entirety in 1998. Highway 59 is now known as Norfolk Highway 59, Highway 3, Oxford Road 59, and (logically) Perth Road 107.

King's Highway 59 Junction Assembly

Southern Terminus: The Entrance to the Long Point Provincial Park on Long Point.

Northern Terminus: Junction Highway 7/8 in Shakespeare, east of Stratford.

Length: 122.8 km

Multiplexes: Before Highway 59 was transferred to county maintenance, Highway 59 had an 11.3km multiplex with Highway 3, and a 1.2km multiplex with Highway 2 in Downtown Woodstock .

Freeway: None.

AADT (1994): Highest: N/A;

Lowest: N/A.

Road Info: Highway 59 has been adequately maintained by the county's that now maintain the route. Highway 59 is primarily a local access route and is the main thoroughfare through several communities along the route that it traverses. The highway's alignment is rather circuitous north of Delhi, as the highway runs detours several kilometers to the east in order to pass through both Norwich and Burgessville. Highway 59 has a rural 80km/h posted speed limit..

Highway 59 information:

OntHighways.com		Detailed Route information available below Virtual Tour of Highway 59

TheKingsHighway.ca		History of Highway 59 Photographic History of Highway 59

Intersections and Communities Located along Highway 59 from South to North:

Proper Municipality Name	Community Name	Distance	Major Intersection
In Norfolk County, Highway 59 is now signed as Norfolk Highway 59.
County of Norfolk	-----	--- (0km) / --- (122.8km)	End of Highway
County of Norfolk	Long Point	---	-----
County of Norfolk	-----	--- (8.0km) / --- (114.8km)	Norfolk Road 42
County of Norfolk	-----	--- (1-.7km) / --- (112.1km)	Norfolk Road 22
County of Norfolk	-----	--- (16.4km) / --- (106.4km)	Highway 24 (Norfolk Road 24) / Norfolk Road 60
County of Norfolk	Walsingham	---	-----
County of Norfolk	-----	--- (21.9km) / --- (100.9km)	Norfolk Road 45
County of Norfolk	-----	--- (24.6km) / --- (98.2km)	Norfolk Road 1
County of Norfolk	Langton	---	-----
County of Norfolk	Andys Corners	--- (28.8km) / --- (94.0km)	Norfolk Road 21
County of Norfolk	-----	---	-----
County of Norfolk	Ronson	--- (37.8km) / --- (85.0km)	Norfolk Road 38-South
At Highway 3 West: NB: Follow the ramp to the right along Highway 3 East. SB: Turn left at traffic signals towards Long Point
County of Norfolk	Courtland	--- (39.1km) / --- (83.7km)	King's Highway 3-West
County of Norfolk	Courtland	--- (40.3km) / --- (82.5km)	Norfolk Road 38-West
County of Norfolk	-----	--- (46.1km) / --- (76.7km)	Norfolk Road 16
At Highway 3 East: NB: Turn left onto Norfolk Highway 59. SB: Follow ramp towards Tillsonburg along Highway 3
County of Norfolk	-----	--- (50.4km) / --- (72.4km)	King's Highway 3-East
Norfolk / Oxford County Boundary. In Oxford County, Highway 59 is known as Oxford Road 59.
Norfolk / Oxford County Boundary	-----	--- (54.1km) / --- (68.7km)	-----
Township of Norwich	Summerville	---	-----
Township of Norwich	-----	--- (56.2km) / --- (66.6km)	Oxford Road 37
Township of Norwich	Brown's Corners	--- (61.0km) / --- (61.8km)	Oxford Road 19
Township of Norwich	Norwhich	--- (67.4km) / --- (55.4km)	Oxford Road 18
Township of Norwich	-----	--- (72.4km) / --- (50.4km)	Oxford Road 14
Township of Norwich	Burgessville	---	-----
Township of Norwich	-----	--- (79.7km) / --- (43.1km)	Oxford Road 46
Township of Norwich	Holbrook	--- (80l.0km) / --- (42.8km)	Oxford Road 13
Township of Norwich	Curries	--- (86.1km) / --- (36.7km)	Oxford Road 40
Norwich / Woodstock Boundary	Woodstock South Limits	--- (90.3km) / --- (32.5km)	-----
City of Woodstock	Woodstock	--- (90.6km) / --- (32.2km)	King's Highway 401 (Autoroute M-C Freeway)
City of Woodstock	Woodstock	--- (91.9km) / --- (30.9km)	Oxford Road 15
At Highway 2 East: NB: Turn left at traffic signals in Downtown Woodstock. SB: Turn right at traffic signals towards Highway 401 in Downtown Woodstock.
City of Woodstock	Woodstock	--- (93.2km) / --- (29.6km)	Highway 2-East (Oxford Road 2, Dundas Street)

City of Woodstock	Woodstock	--- (94.2km) / --- (28.4km)	Highway 2-West (Oxford Road 2, Vansittart Street)
Woodstock / East Zorra - Tavistock Boundary	Woodstock North Limits	--- (96.2km) / --- (26.6km)	-----
Township of East Zorra - Tavistock	-----	--- (96.3km) / --- (26.5km)	Oxford Road 48
Township of East Zorra - Tavistock	Tollgate	--- (97.8km) / --- (25.0km)	Oxford Road 17
Township of East Zorra - Tavistock	Willow Lake	-----	-----
Township of East Zorra - Tavistock	-----	--- (100.8km) / --- (22.0km)	Oxford Road 33
Township of East Zorra - Tavistock	Huntingford	-----	-----
Township of East Zorra - Tavistock	-----	--- (107.1km) / --- (15.7km)	Oxford Road 8
Township of East Zorra - Tavistock	-----	--- (113.2km) / --- (9.6km)	Oxford Road 28
Township of East Zorra - Tavistock	-----	--- (115.3km) / --- (7.5km)	Oxford Road 34
Township of East Zorra - Tavistock	-----	--- (117.1km) / --- (5.7km)	Oxford Road 24 (William Street)
Township of East Zorra - Tavistock	Tavsitock	--- (118.2km) / --- (4.6km)	-----
Oxford / Perth County Boundary. Perth County has integrated the former Highway 59 into the counties numbering grid and has as such designated Highway 59 as Perth Road 107.
Township of Perth East	-----	--- (120.4km) / --- (2.4km)	Perth Road 33
Township of Perth East	Shakespeare	--- (122.8km) / --- (0.0km)	King's Highway 7/8
Highway 59 ENDS

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