Ontario Highway 76

Highway 76 marker
Highway 76
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length18.0 km[1] (11.2 mi)
ExistedSeptember 16, 1936[2]–April 1, 1997[3]
Major junctions
South endHighway 3 in Eagle
North end County Road 2 (Longwoods Road)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Highway system
← Highway 72→ Highway 77
Former provincial highways
←  Highway 75

King's Highway 76, commonly referred to as Highway 76, was a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The route began at Highway 3 in Eagle and progressed north through the community of West Lorne, encountering Highway 401 immediately before terminating southwest of Glencoe at Longwoods Road (then Highway 2). Today the route it followed is known as Elgin County Road 76 and Middlesex County Road 76.

Highway 76 was first designated in 1936, connecting West Lorne with Highway 3. It was extended northwest to Highway 2 in 1957 in anticipation of the construction of Highway 401 through the area, which took place in 1963. The route remained unchanged until 1997, when it was transferred to Elgin County and Middlesex County.

  1. ^ "Provincial Highways Distance Table". Provincial Highways Distance Table: King's Secondary Highways and Tertiary Roads. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario: 75. 1989. ISSN 0825-5350.
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