The province of Ontario does not have a single unified network of controlled-access highways or freeways. Although most freeways are part of the 400-series highways, which can be characterized by their high design standard, several other sections of provincial highways are also classified as freeways. Additionally, several controlled-access highways, called municipal expressways, are maintained by municipalities rather than the provincial government like provincial highways are.
Freeways The following is a list of freeways in Ontario as defined by the Official Road Map of Ontario published by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO). The MTO defines a freeway as a divided highway with at least two lanes in each direction.
400-series highways
All 400-series highways are freeways for their entire length.
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Other provincial highways Some non 400-series highways are also freeways for some or all of their length. +NumberFromToNoteRefColonel Talbot RdWonderland Rd SConcurrency with .Concurrency with .Victoria St NSections known as the Conestoga Parkway.Lansdowne St EConcurrency with .Sections known as the Conestoga Parkway.Concurrency with .Part of the Conestoga Parkway.Lansdowne St EEntire length.
Municipal expressways
Municipal expressways are expressways not under the jurisdiction of the provincial government. Instead, they are maintained by the municipal governments of the municipalities they are located in. They can vary in size and infrastructure, ranging from major arterial roads (e.g. Cootes Drive, Hamilton) to controlled-access freeways (e.g. Gardiner Expressway, Toronto). +NameCityFromToRoad TypeNotesRefAirport ParkwayOttawaBronson Ave / Heron RdOttawa Macdonald–Cartier International AirportTwo-lane ExpresswayFully grade-separated, but the highway is undivided and bicycles are permitted.Allen RoadTorontoTransit RdEglinton Ave WControlled-accessBlack Creek DriveTorontoEglinton Ave WLimited-accessNo interchanges. Pedestrians are prohibited.HamiltonMain St WArterial RoadFirst divided dual-carriageway road built in Canada.Toronto / Controlled-accessEntire length.Dougall ParkwayWindsorControlled-accessEntire length.E. C. Row ExpresswayWindsorOjibway PkwyControlled-accessEntire length.Toronto / Controlled-accessEntire length. Parts were formerly . Formerly signed .Harbour ExpresswayThunder Bay(Collectively Thunder Bay Expressway)Fort William RdLimited-accessNo pedestrians or bicycles permitted. One at-grade railway crossing between Memorial Avenue and Fort William Road.Highbury AvenueLondonPower StreetControlled-accessHighway 2ATorontoControlled-accessEntire length. Formerly provincial .Highway 7York RegionCentre StreetBayview AvenueLimited-accessFormerly a part of . Has Viva Rapidway between the roadway Lincoln M. Alexander ParkwayHamiltonRed Hill Valley ParkwayControlled-accessEntire length.Maley DriveGreater Sudbury VariesA few interchanges throughout the road.Mount Pleasant RoadTorontoInglewood DrJarvis StArterial RoadConsidered to be the first expressway in Toronto.Nikola Tesla BoulevardHamiltonControlled-accessEntire length.OttawaControlled-accessEntire length.Red Hill Valley ParkwayHamiltonLincoln M. Alexander ParkwayControlled-accessEntire length.Veterans Memorial ParkwayLondonClarke RdLimited-accessNo interchanges. However, continues north as Clarke Road
Other limited-access provincial highways +NameCityFromToNotesRefGuelphWoodlawn Rd WA few interchanges throughout the road. Planned to be upgraded to a fully controlled-access highway.Thunder BayHodder AveArthur St WUndivided limited-access highway. Planned for twinning and upgrade to full freeway.Greater SudburyUndivided with a few interchanges throughout the road.Clearview
Future plans +NameFromToNotesRefBradford BypassEntire length.Maddaugh RoadSee Ontario Highway 6 > Future.KitchenerGuelphSee Ontario Highway 7 > Proposed Kitchener–Guelph freeway.See Ontario Highway 69 > Four-laning. / Entire length.
Cancelled plans Cancelled expressways in Toronto Mid-Peninsula Highway
See also National Capital Commission#Ottawa parkways List of Ontario provincial highways
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