Ontario Highway 50

King's Highway 50 marker
King's Highway 50
  • Peel_Regional_Road_50 Peel Regional Road 50
  • York_Regional_Road_24 York Regional Road 24
  • Simcoe_Road_50_SignSimcoe County Road 50
Route information
Maintained by the Regional Municipalities of Peel and York and the County of Simcoe
Length53.5 km[1] (33.2 mi)
ExistedAugust 12, 1936[2]–January 1, 1998[3]
Major junctions
South end Highway 27Toronto
Major intersections Highway 7Vaughan
 Highway 49
 Highway 9Mono Mills
North end Highway 89Alliston
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Highway system
Highway 49 Highway 58
Former provincial highways
Highway 51  →

King's Highway 50, commonly referred to as Highway 50, was a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The highway, which was decommissioned in 1998, is still referred to as Highway 50, though it is now made up of several county and regional roads: Peel Regional Road 50, York Regional Road 24 and Simcoe County Road 50. The route began in the north end corner of the former Etobicoke (today part of Toronto) at Highway 27 as Albion Road, and travelled northwest to Highway 89 west of the town of Alliston. En route, it passed through the villages of Bolton, Palgrave and Loretto. The road south of Bolton has become more suburban as development has encroached from the east and west; but despite this increased urbanization, the removal of highway status, and the fact that it runs through the former Albion Township, the Albion Road name has not been extended to follow it outside Toronto.

Highway 50 was designated in 1936, connecting the western terminus of Highway 49 with Bolton. One year later, it was extended both north and south to Highway 9 and Highway 7, respectively. In 1962, the route was extended south to Highway 27 in Toronto. A final extension was designated in 1976, extending the highway north to Highway 89. In 1997 and 1998, the entire route was transferred to regional governments, decommissioning the designation.

  1. ^ Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (April 1, 1989). "Provincial Highways Distance Table". Provincial Highways Distance Table: King's Secondary Highways and Tertiary Roads. Government of Ontario: 66. ISSN 0825-5350.
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