Dougall Parkway
Dougall Parkway | |
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| Highway 401 (north leg) | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 1.6 km[1] (0.99 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| East end |  Highway 401 |
| West end | Interchange with Dougall Avenue and Howard Avenue |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Counties | Essex County, Ontario |
| Major cities | Windsor |
| Highway system | |
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Dougall Parkway is a municipal expressway in Windsor, Ontario. The expressway acts as an extension of Dougall Avenue and serves traffic heading towards the Windsor city-centre and the Detroit–Windsor tunnel.[2] The road is named for former mayor of Windsor James Dougall.[3]
Route description
[edit]Dougall Parkway is a short 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) controlled-access highway that begins after connecting ramps split off of Highway 401.[1] From the split, the expressway travels in a west-northwest direction having interchanges with 6th Concession Road and Howard Avenue.[4] It is at the intersection when the expressway passes under Howard Avenue where it transitions into Dougall Avenue.[5]
History
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Dougall Parkway was constructed as one of the two western forks of Highway 401 in the mid-1950s, connecting Highway 401 with Highway 3B (Howard Avenue).[6] Somewhat confusingly, Dougall Parkway was officially numbered as Highway 401 along with the other leg of the fork, with Dougall Avenue being the north leg.[7]
In 2008 to 2010, as part of the reconstruction of the section of Highway 401 from Dougall Parkway to Provincial Road, the Dougall Parkway split with Highway 401 was reconfigured, replacing a one-lane 1950s-era underpass tunnel with a modern high-speed flyover ramp.[8]
Exit list
[edit]The following table lists the major junctions along Dougall Parkway, as noted by the City of Windsor.[4] The entire route is located in Windsor, Ontario.
| km[4] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0.0 | Dougall Avenue Howard Avenue | Expressway ends; continues west as Dougall Avenue | ||
| 1.5 | 0.93 | 6th Concession Road | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 1.6 | 0.99 | Highway 401 east – London, Toronto | Eastern terminus; eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dougall Pkwy, Windsor, ON to Dougall Pkwy, Windsor, ON". Google Maps.
- ^ MapArt (2010). Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Peter Heiler Ltd. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
- ^ Carstens, Patrick Richard; Stanford, Timothy L. (2013). The Republic of Canada Almost. Xlibris. ISBN 9781479749171.
- ^ a b "View of Dougall Parkway". Google Maps. 2024.
- ^ "2023 WM-007 City of Windsor Map" (PDF). 2023.
- ^ Kent, Jack (Aug 11, 1956). "Blink Green Light on Superhighway". The Windsor Star.
- ^ "R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 619: SPEED LIMITS". ontario.ca. October 9, 2003. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
- ^ "The Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario Continuing Improvements to Highway 401 in Essex County". canada.ca. March 4, 2008. Retrieved 2024-07-30.