The numbered roads in Bruce County account for approximately 660 kilometres (410.1 mi) of roads in the Canadian province of Ontario.[note 1][1] These roads[note 2] include King's Highways that are signed and maintained by the province, as well as county roads under the jurisdiction of the Bruce County Transportation and Environmental Services Department. The third type of existing roadway in the county is locally maintained municipal roads, many of which are concession roads and sidelines; these are beyond the scope of this article.

The 29 numbered routes provide year-round access to the mostly rural municipality. The longest of these roads is Highway 6, which stretches 87.9 kilometres (54.6 mi) across the Bruce Peninsula—a long and narrow strip of land separating Lake Huron from Georgian Bay—between Hepworth and Tobermory. The shortest numbered road is Bruce Road 25, which travels 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) from Highway 21 to the Lake Huron shoreline.[3]

Types of roads

King's Highways

There are 226.0 kilometres (140.4 mi) of provincially-maintained highways, termed "provincial highways" or "King's Highways" (a term adopted in 1930).[4][5] As in the rest of Ontario, the provincially maintained highways in Bruce are designated with a shield-shaped sign topped with a crown. The highway number is in the centre, with the word ONTARIO below. These signs are known as shields, but may be referred to as reassurance markers.[4] Provincially maintained highways generally have greater construction standards than municipally or locally maintained roads.[6] Although they are usually one lane in either direction, several short sections with two lanes in one direction as a passing lane exist along the highways.[3]

County roads

There are 27 numbered county roads in Bruce County.[3] County roads are signed with a flowerpot-shaped sign, as are most regional and county roads in Ontario. The road number appears in the centre of the sign, with the word BRUCE above and the word COUNTY below. Like King's Highways, these signs are known as shields.[7] The total length of Bruce County roads is 657.8 kilometres (408.7 mi), including concurrencies.

Roads

King's Highways

King's Highways[3][8]
Route Western/Southern Terminus Eastern/Northern Terminus Length Communities Comments
km mi
   County Road 8 / County Road 10 (Queen Street/Bruce Street) Big Tub Road / Front Street in Tobermory 87.9[8][Map 1] 54.6 Hepworth, Wiarton, Tobermory
 Highway 21 in Kincardine Huron–Bruce Road near Clifford 57.4[8][Map 2] 35.7 Kincardine, Walkerton, Mildmay
 County Road 86 at Amberley  County Road 10 north (Grey–Bruce Line) at Alvanley 81.1[8][Map 3] 50.4 Kincardine, Tiverton, Port Elgin, Southampton

County roads

County roads are referred to on signage as Bruce Road X. The following table lists existing numbered roads maintained by the County of Bruce. The county also maintains Grey–Bruce Line between Scone and Highway 21 as an unnumbered county road.[3]

Bruce County Roads[1]
Route Name(s) Western/Southern Terminus Eastern/Northern Terminus Length Communities Comments
km mi
Bruce County Road 1
 Bruce Road 1
Ross Street, Staufer Street (Lucknow)
Mill Drive (Paisley)		 700 m (0.43 mi) south of  County Road 86 (Campbell Street)  County Road 3 (Queen Street) 47.4[Map 4] 29.5 Lucknow, Paisley
Bruce County Road 2
 Durham Street  County Road 3  County Road 4 4.4[Map 5] 2.7 Walkerton Short spur road, connecting Bruce Road 4 just north of Walkerton, to Bruce Road 3.
 Bruce Road 3
Queen Street (Paisley)		  Highway 9 in Mildmay  Highway 21 between Southampton and Port Elgin 54.4[Map 6] 33.8 Mildmay, Paisley
London Road
Clinton Street (Teeswater)
Young Street, Jackson Street, Durham Street (Walkerton)
10th Street (Hanover)		 Huron–Bruce Road (boundary with Huron County) Saugeen River in Hanover (boundary with Grey County) 41.1[Map 7] 25.5 Teeswater, Walkerton, Hanover Former Highway 4. Along its concurrency with Highway 9, maps show the road as Highway 9/County Road 4.
Bruce County Road 5
 Brook Street East  County Road 10 in Tara Grey–Bruce Road (continues as Grey County Road 5) 2.7[Map 8] 1.7 Tara
Bruce County Road 6
 Bruce Road 6/6E
Hillcrest Street (Teeswater)
Absalom Street (Mildmay)		  Highway 21  County Road 10 south of Neustadt 59.8[Map 9] 37.2 Ripley, Teeswater, Mildmay Bruce Road 6 ends at intersection with Bruce Road 12. Bruce Road 6 East continues until Bruce Road 10
Bruce County Road 7
 Bruce Road 7  County Road 86 (former Highway 86), the Bruce County - Huron County Townline  Highway 9 16.9[Map 10] 10.5 Ripley
Bruce County Road 8
 Main Street, Tolmie Road, Queen Street  County Road 13 in Sauble Beach  County Road 10 in Hepworth 10.4[Map 11] 6.5 Sauble Beach, Tolmie, Hepworth
Bruce County Road 9
 Burma Road, Ferndale Road, Evergreen Road  Highway 6, 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Wiarton 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Parker Landing, at the interserction of Stokes Bay Road/West Road 36.5[Map 12] 22.7 Ferndale
Bruce Road 10, Bruce Street, Yonge Street, 1st Avenue, 4th Street Grey–Bruce Line (boundary with Grey County) at Scone  Highway 6 in Hepworth 78.9[Map 13] 49.0 Hepworth, Tara, Chesley, Hanover, Neustadt Section from Hepworth to Highway 21 was former route of Highway 6 before it was rerouted along Highway 70, when the latter was decommissioned in 1998. The route of Highway 6 prior to 1998 became an extension of Bruce Road 10
Bruce County Road 11
 Bruce Road 11  County Road 3 in Paisley  County Road 10 north of Chesley 14.4[Map 14] 8.9 Paisley
Bruce County Road 12
 Bruce Road 12 Huron–Bruce Road (boundary with Huron County) at Belmore  Highway 9/Bruce Road 4 west of Walkerton. 16.6[Map 15] 10.3 Formosa
Turner Street, Bruce Road, Southampton Parkway, Sauble Falls Parkway, Oliphant Road, Jenny Street  Highway 21 in Southampton  Highway 6 in Wiarton 38.7[Map 16] 24.0 Southampton, Sauble Beach, Sauble Falls, Wiarton
Bruce County Road 14
 Bruce Road 14  Highway 21  County Road 8 in Tolmie 11.3[Map 17] 7.0 Tolmie
Bruce County Road 15
 Bruce Road 15 Lake Street in Inverhuron  County Road 3 in Eden Grove 32.2[Map 18] 20.0 Inverhuron, Tiverton Close to Inverhuron Provincial Park and the Bruce Nuclear Plant
Bruce County Road 17
 Gustavus Street, Union Street  Highway 21 in Port Elgin  County Road 10 south of Tara 22.5[Map 19] 14.0 Port Elgin, Tara
Bruce County Road 19
 Sideroad 15  County Road 4 east of Walkerton  County Road 10 23.3[Map 20] 14.5 Walkerton, Vesta
Bruce County Road 20
 Bruce Road 20, Concession 4  Highway 9/Bruce Road 4  County Road 33 (Tie Road) at Bruce Nuclear Generating Station 35.6[Map 21] 22.1 Portal
Bruce County Road 22
 Bruce Road 22  County Road 4 just west of Hanover  County Road 10 north of Hanover 3.2[Map 22] 2.0 Hanover North-West portion of Hanover by-pass
Bruce County Road 23
 Bruce Road 23, E/F Sideroad Parker Street in Kincardine  County Road 20 16.5[Map 23] 10.3 Kincardine
Bruce County Road 25
 C.A.W. Road Saugeen Beach Road (Lake Huron shoreline)  Highway 21, Saugeen Township Concession 6 1.6[Map 24] 0.99 Port Elgin
Bruce County Road 28
 Bruce Road 28, McIntosh Line, Absalom Street Huron–Bruce Road in McIntosh  Highway 9 in Mildmay 8.6[Map 25] 5.3 Mildmay
Bruce County Road 29
 Main Street  County Road 9 Everatt Sideroad 2.0[Map 26] 1.2 Lion's Head
Bruce County Road 30
 1st Avenue  County Road 10 in Chesley  County Road 19 2.0[Map 27] 1.2 Chesley
Bruce County Road 33
 Bruce Road 33, Tie Road, B & C Side Road, Bruce-Saugeen Townline, Lake Range Road  County Road 20  County Road 25 19.2[Map 28] 11.9
Bruce County Road 40
 Bruce Road 40  Highway 21 Grey–Bruce Line (continues south as Grey County Road 40) 27.0[Map 29] 16.8 Williscroft
Amberley Road, Campbell Street  Highway 21 in Amberley Bruce/Huron County Boundary, continues as Huron County Road 86 30.6[Map 30] 19.0 Lucknow

Notes

  1. ↑ The total length only counts concurrent sections of roadways once.
  2. ↑ In Ontario, all roads are legally known as highways. However, road is the more prevalent term for common use. The Ontario Municipal Act defines a highway as any road, street or bridge that is not a Provincial Highway.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited (August 2021). Master Transportation Plan: Final Report (PDF) (Report). County of Bruce. pp. 10–20. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Ontario Municipal Act, ss. 1 (1)". Government of Ontario. Part III, Section 26. Retrieved October 6, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bruce County Maps". County of Bruce. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Ontario Back Road Atlas [map]. MapArt. 2010. pp. 31–32, 43–44. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
  5. ↑ Thompson, Don W. (1969). Men and Meridians: The History of Surveying and Mapping in Canada. Vol. 3: 1917 to 1947. Canadian Government Publishing Centre. p. 141. ISBN 0-660-00359-7.
  6. ↑ Ontario Provincial Standards for Roads and Public Works (Report). Vol. General & Construction Specifications. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. November 30, 2009.
  7. ↑ "Illustrated Sign and Signal Display Index". Ontario Traffic Manual. Vol. 1A. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. July 2001. p. 82. ISBN 0-7794-1857-3. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2016). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Retrieved December 18, 2022.

Route maps

  1. ↑ Google (December 17, 2022). "Highway 6 in Bruce County (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ Google (December 17, 2022). "Highway 9 in Bruce County (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ Google (December 17, 2022). "Highway 21 in Bruce County (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 1 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  5. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 2 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  6. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 3 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  7. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 4 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  8. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 5 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  9. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 6 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  10. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 7 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  11. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 8 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  12. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 9 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  13. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 10 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  14. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 11 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  15. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 12 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  16. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 13 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  17. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 14 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  18. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 15 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  19. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 17 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  20. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 19 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  21. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 20 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  22. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 22 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  23. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 23 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  24. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 25 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  25. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 28 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  26. ↑ Google (December 19, 2022). "Bruce County Road 29 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  27. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 30 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  28. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 33 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  29. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 40 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  30. ↑ Google (December 16, 2022). "Bruce County Road 86 (length and route)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
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