E.C. Row Expressway

E.C. Row Expressway
E.C. Row Highway 7087 (Unsigned)
Route information
Length:	15.4 km (9.6 mi)
History:	Planned 1969 Constructed 1971–June 9, 1983
Major junctions
West end:	Ojibway Parkway intersection in West Windsor (continues east as  County Road 20
	Huron Church Road Dougall Parkway Lauzon Parkway
East end:	Banwell Road on border of City of Windsor/Town of Tecumseh (continues east as  County Road 22)
Location
Major cities:	Windsor
Highway system
Roads in Ontario

The E. C. Row Expressway is a municipal expressway in the city of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It divides the city in half as it crosses it between the Ojibway Parkway in the west and Banwell Road in the east, a distance of 15.4 kilometres (9.6 mi). It was built between 1971 and 1983, reaching completion across the city on June 9, 1983. Though it was formerly a part of Highway 2 and Highway 18, the province fully transferred ownership and responsibility for the route to the City of Windsor on April 1, 1997. In 2015, the westernmost 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) was significantly upgraded as part of the Herb Gray Parkway project. The expressway is named after Edward Charles Row, the president of Chrysler Canada between 1951 and 1956.

While allowing for easy travel across the city, the E.C. Row Expressway does not connect to the United States yet; drivers can access the Ambassador Bridge via Huron Church Road, or the Detroit–Windsor Tunnel via Dougall Parkway, which also provides the most direct access to Highway 401. This situation will change as the expressway western terminus is located at the port of entry for the Gordie Howe International Bridge scheduled for completion in 2020.

The E.C. Row Expressway is a 15.4-kilometre (9.6 mi) route with a speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). It begins at a signalized intersection with the Ojibway Parkway, curving gently from northeastward to eastward. It travels east-northeast as a four lane controlled-access highway with a grass median and grade-separated interchanges.

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