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Highway 400 and King Township
1948
King Township


Credits:
Tony Rolph

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Highway 400 passes through the centre of King Township and is the major north-south highway route from Toronto to Central and Northeastern Ontario. In 1952 the highway was completed between Toronto and Barrie.

The idea for a new highway from Toronto to Barrie began in the 1930s, but construction did not begin until after World War II. Before Highway 400 was completed, all traffic heading north from Toronto towards Barrie had to take either Highway 11 or Highway 27. These roads were busy as traffic passed through many towns along their routes. The new Highway 400 provided a fast through route which bypassed all of the towns between Toronto and Barrie.