Highway 400A (Ontario)
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| Maintained by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | ||||
| Length: | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) | |||
| Existed: | December 24, 1959 – present | |||
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| South end: |
 Highway 400 – Barrie
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| North end: |
County Road 93 (Penetanguishene Road) (continues as  Highway 11 – Orillia)
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| Counties: | Simcoe | |||
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King's Highway 400A, once known as the Highway 400 Extension, is an unsigned 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The short 1.1-kilometre (0.7 mi) freeway stub connects Highway 400 with Highway 11 and Simcoe County Road 93, formerly Highway 93. The highway was created in late 1959 by the opening of Highway 400 to Coldwater, although it has always featured Highway 400 signage along the southbound lanes and Highway 11 signage northbound.
Highway 400A is a 1.1-kilometre (0.7 mi) 400-series highway located in the Canadian province of Ontario. The unsigned freeway includes a narrow grass median for the majority of its length, and features a speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). On average, the highway is used by approximately 11,900 vehicles daily. The route begins as Highway 400 exits on the right, with the northbound lanes rising up on an embankment and crossing Highway 400A. After the bridge, the highway ascends, with grasslands to the east and an embankment to the west, then gently curves to the northeast. As it crosses Simcoe County Road 93 (Penetanguishene Road), formerly Highway 93, the divided highway becomes Highway 11.
Highway 400A formed the original routing of Highway 400 from 1950 to 1959. In 1950, the then-incomplete freeway was extended north through the city of Barrie to the junction of Highway 11 and Highway 93 in Crown Hill; the entirety of Highway 400 would open on Canada Day in 1952. In the late-1950s, the construction of the Trans-Canada Highway prompted the Department of Highways to extend the route north to Highway 12 and Highway 103 in Coldwater, deemed fittingly the Highway 400 Extension. This section opened as a super two on December 24, 1959, redirecting Highway 400 southwest of the Crown Hill junction. To remedy this situation, the 1.1 km (0.68 mi) gap was internally designated as Highway 400A.
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