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highway_name = Thousand Islands Parkway | |
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| ⚫ | The '''Thousand Islands Parkway''' is a [[parkway]] in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Ontario]], which extends easterly from an [[interchange (road)|interchange]] with [[Highway 401 (Ontario)|Highway 401]] at [[Gananoque, Ontario|Gananoque]] for approximately |
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alternate_name = '''Formely Highway 2S''' | |
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length_km = 40.0 | |
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direction = West/East | |
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starting_terminus = Intersection of [[Image:Ontario 2.png|20px]] [[Highway 2 (Ontario)|Highway 2]] and [[Image:Ontario 401.png|20px]] [[Highway 401 (Ontario)|Highway 401]] at [[Gananoque, Ontario|Gananoque]] | |
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ending_terminus = [[Image:Ontario 401.png|20px]] [[Highway 401 (Ontario)|Highway 401]] nearby [[Butternut Bay, Ontario|Butternut Bay]] | |
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junction = [[Image:Ontario 137.png|20px]] [[Highway 137 (Ontario)|Highway 137]] nearby [[Thousand Islands Bridge|Thousand Islands Bridge]]| |
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established = 1939 | |
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decommissioned = present (to 1970 as provincial highway 2S)| |
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| ⚫ | The '''Thousand Islands Parkway''' is a [[parkway]] in the [[Canada|Canadian]] province of [[Ontario]], which extends easterly from an [[interchange (road)|interchange]] with [[Highway 401 (Ontario)|Highway 401]] at [[Gananoque, Ontario|Gananoque]] for approximately 40 [[kilometre]]s to the community of [[Butternut Bay, Ontario|Butternut Bay]], in [[Elizabethtown-Kitley, Ontario|Elizabethtown-Kitley]] near [[Brockville, Ontario|Brockville]]. |
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The parkway follows the north shore of the [[St. Lawrence River]]. It was designated '''Highway 2S''' (for Scenic) for a time. It was to have been the alignment of Highway 401 through the area, and was in fact signed as such until 1968 when a new alignment of Highway 401 was opened further to the north. Evidence of its proposed use can be seen today in the wide right-of-way (the proposed [[unused highway|westbound freeway lanes]] now house a [[St. Lawrence Recreation Trail|bicycle trail]]) and twin bridge structures at two locations. |
The parkway follows the north shore of the [[St. Lawrence River]]. It was designated '''Highway 2S''' (for Scenic) for a time. It was to have been the alignment of Highway 401 through the area, and was in fact signed as such until 1968 when a new alignment of Highway 401 was opened further to the north. Evidence of its proposed use can be seen today in the wide right-of-way (the proposed [[unused highway|westbound freeway lanes]] now house a [[St. Lawrence Recreation Trail|bicycle trail]]) and twin bridge structures at two locations. |
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The parkway interchanges with [[Highway 137 (Ontario)|Highway 137]], an extension of US [[Interstate 81]] which serves as the Ontario approach to the international [[Thousand Islands Bridge]]. |
The parkway interchanges with [[Highway 137 (Ontario)|Highway 137]], an extension of US [[Interstate 81]] which serves as the Ontario approach to the international [[Thousand Islands Bridge]]. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.thekingshighway.ca/Highway2S.htm History of Highway 2S] |
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[[Category:Parkways in Ontario]] |
[[Category:Parkways in Ontario]] |
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[[Category:Ontario provincial highways|2S]] |
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[[Category:Thousand Islands]] |
[[Category:Thousand Islands]] |
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| Length | 40.0 km (24.9 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1939–present (to 1970 as provincial highway 2S) | |||
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 Highway 137 nearby Thousand Islands Bridge | ||||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Ontario | |||
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The Thousand Islands Parkway is a parkway in the Canadian province of Ontario, which extends easterly from an interchange with Highway 401 at Gananoque for approximately 40 kilometres to the community of Butternut Bay, in Elizabethtown-Kitley near Brockville.
The parkway follows the north shore of the St. Lawrence River. It was designated Highway 2S (for Scenic) for a time. It was to have been the alignment of Highway 401 through the area, and was in fact signed as such until 1968 when a new alignment of Highway 401 was opened further to the north. Evidence of its proposed use can be seen today in the wide right-of-way (the proposed westbound freeway lanes now house a bicycle trail) and twin bridge structures at two locations.
The parkway interchanges with Highway 137, an extension of US Interstate 81 which serves as the Ontario approach to the international Thousand Islands Bridge.
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