Ontario Highway 78

Highway 78 marker
Highway 78
Map
A map of Highway 78
(as of December 31, 1997)
  Highway 78   Bypassed segments
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length17.60 km[1] (10.94 mi)
ExistedMay 13, 1938[2] – January 1, 1998[3]
Major junctions
West end Highway 40 (McNaughton Avenue) in Wallaceburg
East end Highway 21 (St. George Street) in Dresden
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountiesChatham-Kent
TownsWallaceburg, Dresden
Highway system
← Highway 77→ Highway 85
Former provincial highways
Highway 79  →

King's Highway 78, commonly referred to as Highway 78, was a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The 17.60-kilometre (10.94 mi) route connected Highway 40 (McNaughton Avenue) in downtown Wallaceburg with Highway 21 (St. George Street) in Dresden.

Highway 78 was established in May 1938, and generally followed the same route throughout its existence; the majority of changes occurred within Wallaceburg. In 1962 the route was almost moved to follow Kent County Road 15 (Baseline Road), but local opposition cancelled the proposal. During the mid-to-late 1960s it was signed concurrently with Highway 21 between Dresden and Thamesville. Responsibility for maintenance of the entire route was transferred to the municipality of Chatham-Kent on January 1, 1998. Since then, it has been known as Chatham-Kent Road 78.

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