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Ontario Highway 18
King's Highway 18, commonly referred to as Highway 18, was a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario, located entirely within Essex County. Since 1998, the majority of the former route has been known as Essex County Road 20. The route travelled at the southernmost point in Canada, along or near the shoreline of the Detroit River and Lake Erie between Windsor and Leamington, with Highway 3 as the terminus at both ends. The former route provides access to the communities of LaSalle, Amherstburg, Malden Centre, Harrow, Kingsville and Union.
The original alignment of Highway 18 followed a completely different routing for the first 18 months of its existence than it would for the following 50 years. As it was first designated in 1930, Highway 18 provided a shortcut between Windsor and Tilbury. By early 1932, this route was renumbered as Highway 2, and a new highway between Windsor and Leamington via Amherstburg designated as Highway 18. Expansion of the highway to four lanes between Windsor and Amherstburg was first proposed in the mid-1960s, but not undertaken until the mid-1980s. In the mid-1990s, the route was determined to no longer be of provincial significance and was transferred—or downloaded—to the municipalities and township that it lay within. On April 1, 1997, Highway 18 was downloaded through LaSalle, as well between Union and Leamington; it was temporarily rerouted to end at Highway 3 in Ruthven. On January 1, 1998, the entire route was transferred to Essex County.
Highway 18 was an 76.0-kilometre (47.2 mi) route that travelled along or near the shoreline of the Detroit River and Lake Erie between Windsor and Leamington in Southwestern Ontario. In addition to its provincial designation, it also carried the Heritage Highway designation for its entire length, the African-Canadian Heritage Tour from Windsor south to Essex County Road 10 (Middle Side Road), and the Great Sauk Trail between Windsor and Amherstburg. Today it is mostly known as Essex County Road 20; it is four-lanes from Windsor to Amherstburg, and generally two lanes for the remainder of its routing.
As it existed prior to 1997, Highway 18 was maintained by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) outside of the city of Windsor; the city was responsible for the portion within its boundaries, which the route encounters at Morton Drive. In addition, portions of the route through Amherstburg, Harrow, Kingsville and Leamington were maintained under Connecting Link agreements. It began at Huron Church Road in Windsor and followed the E.C. Row Expressway west. The expressway ended as it curved south at Ojibway Parkway, with Highway 18 taking on that name thereafter. Ojibway Parkway, a divided four lane limited-access road, ends at the Windsor city limits at Morton Drive. The former route follows Front Road into the town of LaSalle, where it shifts west and crosses Turkey Creek. Front Road travels near the shoreline of the Detroit River through LaSalle, with riverfront properties lining the western side of the road. Across the river are the southern suburbs of Detroit, Michigan.
South of LaSalle, the former route of Highway 18 enters the city of Amherstburg at Essex County Road 3 (Malden Road). It makes several sweeping curves and crosses the mouth of the River Canard, which is the southernmost river in Canada. After passing through the centre of Amherstburg, where Highway 18 was maintained under a Connecting Link agreement between Brunner Avenue and Lowes Side Road, the route follows the shores of the Detroit River once more before curving east inland. It crosses Big Creek twice, with Knapps Island lying in the middle, before encountering the village of Malden Centre. Essex County Road 50, which formed Highway 18A until 1978, loops south from Malden Centre to Colchester before meeting Highway 18 again on the west side of Kingsville.
Now several kilometres inland from Lake Erie, the former route of Highway 18 travels through farmland, making a brief jog south before returning to a straight eastward route into the municipality of Essex and the community of Harrow. Within Harrow, the former route is named King Street, and was maintained under a Connecting Link agreement between Roseborough Road and Herdman Street. Continuing east, it passes Cedar Creek Conservation Area and crosses Cedar Creek at Essex County Road 23 (Arner Townline), which serves as the boundary between Essex and Kingsville. Entering the urban boundary of Kingsville, it meets the eastern terminus of Essex County Road 50 (Heritage Road). Highway 18 was maintained under a Connecting Link agreement in Kingsville between Fox Lane and the Chrysler Canada Greenway, a rail trail along a former branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
East of Kingsville, the former route of Highway 18 travels parallel to and north of Lake Erie, providing access to lakeside properties. Several greenhouses are located nearby, a small percentage of the over 815 hectares (2,000 acres) of land occupied by them in the Leamington area. At the hamlet of Union, Highway 18 turned north to end at Highway 3 in Ruthven. However, this routing was only in place between April and December 1997. Prior to then, it entered Leamington at Albuna Townline, travelling along Seacliff Drive West to Erie Street, where it turned north. The highway ended at the intersection of Talbot Street (Highway 3) and Erie Street in downtown Leamington, from which Highway 77 continued north to Comber. The portion of the route from Forest Avenue and Seacliff Drive to Talbot Street was maintained under a Connecting Link agreement.
The original alignment of Highway 18 followed a completely different routing for the first 18 months of its existence than it would for the following 50 years. As it was first designated in 1930, Highway 18 provided a shortcut between Windsor and Tilbury. In anticipation of the opening of the Ambassador Bridge, as well as the nearby Detroit–Windsor Tunnel, Windsor and the surrounding townships sought road improvements between Windsor and Maidstone to alleviate traffic along Talbot Road and bypass or separate several level crossings of the Michigan Central Railway (MCR) beginning in early 1929. The province chose to designate a new right-of-way adjacent to and north of the MCR in July of that year, and spent the next several months constructing the cut-off (now known as Provincial Road) from Howard Avenue to north of Maidstone. By 1930, Highway 2 had been rerouted to begin at the ferry docks in downtown Windsor, following Ouellette Avenue to Tecumseh Road, then east to and south along Howard Avenue; the short segment near Maidstone became Highway 2A.
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Ontario Highway 18
King's Highway 18, commonly referred to as Highway 18, was a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario, located entirely within Essex County. Since 1998, the majority of the former route has been known as Essex County Road 20. The route travelled at the southernmost point in Canada, along or near the shoreline of the Detroit River and Lake Erie between Windsor and Leamington, with Highway 3 as the terminus at both ends. The former route provides access to the communities of LaSalle, Amherstburg, Malden Centre, Harrow, Kingsville and Union.
The original alignment of Highway 18 followed a completely different routing for the first 18 months of its existence than it would for the following 50 years. As it was first designated in 1930, Highway 18 provided a shortcut between Windsor and Tilbury. By early 1932, this route was renumbered as Highway 2, and a new highway between Windsor and Leamington via Amherstburg designated as Highway 18. Expansion of the highway to four lanes between Windsor and Amherstburg was first proposed in the mid-1960s, but not undertaken until the mid-1980s. In the mid-1990s, the route was determined to no longer be of provincial significance and was transferred—or downloaded—to the municipalities and township that it lay within. On April 1, 1997, Highway 18 was downloaded through LaSalle, as well between Union and Leamington; it was temporarily rerouted to end at Highway 3 in Ruthven. On January 1, 1998, the entire route was transferred to Essex County.
Highway 18 was an 76.0-kilometre (47.2 mi) route that travelled along or near the shoreline of the Detroit River and Lake Erie between Windsor and Leamington in Southwestern Ontario. In addition to its provincial designation, it also carried the Heritage Highway designation for its entire length, the African-Canadian Heritage Tour from Windsor south to Essex County Road 10 (Middle Side Road), and the Great Sauk Trail between Windsor and Amherstburg. Today it is mostly known as Essex County Road 20; it is four-lanes from Windsor to Amherstburg, and generally two lanes for the remainder of its routing.
As it existed prior to 1997, Highway 18 was maintained by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) outside of the city of Windsor; the city was responsible for the portion within its boundaries, which the route encounters at Morton Drive. In addition, portions of the route through Amherstburg, Harrow, Kingsville and Leamington were maintained under Connecting Link agreements. It began at Huron Church Road in Windsor and followed the E.C. Row Expressway west. The expressway ended as it curved south at Ojibway Parkway, with Highway 18 taking on that name thereafter. Ojibway Parkway, a divided four lane limited-access road, ends at the Windsor city limits at Morton Drive. The former route follows Front Road into the town of LaSalle, where it shifts west and crosses Turkey Creek. Front Road travels near the shoreline of the Detroit River through LaSalle, with riverfront properties lining the western side of the road. Across the river are the southern suburbs of Detroit, Michigan.
South of LaSalle, the former route of Highway 18 enters the city of Amherstburg at Essex County Road 3 (Malden Road). It makes several sweeping curves and crosses the mouth of the River Canard, which is the southernmost river in Canada. After passing through the centre of Amherstburg, where Highway 18 was maintained under a Connecting Link agreement between Brunner Avenue and Lowes Side Road, the route follows the shores of the Detroit River once more before curving east inland. It crosses Big Creek twice, with Knapps Island lying in the middle, before encountering the village of Malden Centre. Essex County Road 50, which formed Highway 18A until 1978, loops south from Malden Centre to Colchester before meeting Highway 18 again on the west side of Kingsville.
Now several kilometres inland from Lake Erie, the former route of Highway 18 travels through farmland, making a brief jog south before returning to a straight eastward route into the municipality of Essex and the community of Harrow. Within Harrow, the former route is named King Street, and was maintained under a Connecting Link agreement between Roseborough Road and Herdman Street. Continuing east, it passes Cedar Creek Conservation Area and crosses Cedar Creek at Essex County Road 23 (Arner Townline), which serves as the boundary between Essex and Kingsville. Entering the urban boundary of Kingsville, it meets the eastern terminus of Essex County Road 50 (Heritage Road). Highway 18 was maintained under a Connecting Link agreement in Kingsville between Fox Lane and the Chrysler Canada Greenway, a rail trail along a former branch of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.
East of Kingsville, the former route of Highway 18 travels parallel to and north of Lake Erie, providing access to lakeside properties. Several greenhouses are located nearby, a small percentage of the over 815 hectares (2,000 acres) of land occupied by them in the Leamington area. At the hamlet of Union, Highway 18 turned north to end at Highway 3 in Ruthven. However, this routing was only in place between April and December 1997. Prior to then, it entered Leamington at Albuna Townline, travelling along Seacliff Drive West to Erie Street, where it turned north. The highway ended at the intersection of Talbot Street (Highway 3) and Erie Street in downtown Leamington, from which Highway 77 continued north to Comber. The portion of the route from Forest Avenue and Seacliff Drive to Talbot Street was maintained under a Connecting Link agreement.
The original alignment of Highway 18 followed a completely different routing for the first 18 months of its existence than it would for the following 50 years. As it was first designated in 1930, Highway 18 provided a shortcut between Windsor and Tilbury. In anticipation of the opening of the Ambassador Bridge, as well as the nearby Detroit–Windsor Tunnel, Windsor and the surrounding townships sought road improvements between Windsor and Maidstone to alleviate traffic along Talbot Road and bypass or separate several level crossings of the Michigan Central Railway (MCR) beginning in early 1929. The province chose to designate a new right-of-way adjacent to and north of the MCR in July of that year, and spent the next several months constructing the cut-off (now known as Provincial Road) from Howard Avenue to north of Maidstone. By 1930, Highway 2 had been rerouted to begin at the ferry docks in downtown Windsor, following Ouellette Avenue to Tecumseh Road, then east to and south along Howard Avenue; the short segment near Maidstone became Highway 2A.