Ontario Highway 49


King's Highway 49, commonly referred to as Highway 49, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The highway travels from the Quinte Skyway to the northern boundary of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory south of Marysville. Most of the highway is situated within the Tyendinaga reserve.

Route description

Highway 49 is a short highway that connects the county maintained roads that once formed a part of it. The province transferred the majority of the route to Prince Edward County and Hastings County in 1998. However, the Quinte Skyway and the section lying within the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory remain under provincial jurisdiction. At the southern end of the skyway, the route connects with Prince Edward County Road 49, which continues south to Picton, as well as County Road 15 and County Road 35. At the northern end of the skyway, the highway intersects the former Highway 2, which travels east to the town of Deseronto. From there it travels north to the northern edge of the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, and from there approximately as part of Hastings County Road 15 to the Highway 401 interchange, where the road is still signed as Highway 49.

History

Prior to 1998, the road's southern terminus was at Highway 33 in Picton, while the northern terminus was at Highway 401 Marysville.

Old Highway 49

A road in York Region serving Kleinburg was designated as provincial Highway 49 from 1936 until 1961, after which York County assumed the highway. Today it is known as Nashville Road.

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