Highway 400 (Ontario)
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| Toronto–Barrie Highway | ||||
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| Length: | 226 km (140 mi) | |||
| History: | Opened December 1, 1951 – July 1, 1952 |
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| South end: | Maple Leaf Drive – Toronto (continues as Black Creek Drive) |
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 Highway 401 – Toronto Highway 407 – Vaughan Highway 11 – Barrie Highway 12 – Waubaushene Highway 124 – Parry Sound
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| North end: |
 Highway 69 in Carling
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| Divisions: | York Region, Simcoe County, Muskoka, Parry Sound District | |||
| Major cities: |
Toronto Barrie Sudbury (future) |
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| Towns: | Parry Sound, Bradford, King | |||
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King's Highway 400, commonly referred to as Highway 400, historically as the Toronto–Barrie Highway, and colloquially as the 400, is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario linking the city of Toronto in the urban and agricultural south of the province with the scenic and sparsely populated central and northern regions. The portion of the highway between Toronto and Lake Simcoe roughly traces the route of a historic trail between the Lower and Upper Great Lakes. North of Highway 12, in combination with Highway 69, it forms a branch of the Trans-Canada Highway, the Georgian Bay Route, and is part of the highest-capacity route from southern Ontario to the Canadian West, via a connection with the mainline of the TCH in Sudbury. The highway also serves as the primary route from Toronto to southern Georgian Bay and Muskoka, areas collectively known as cottage country. The highway is patrolled by the Ontario Provincial Police and has a speed limit of 100 km/h (62 mph), except for the section south of the 401, where the speed limit is 80 km/h (50 mph).
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