Ontario Highway 136
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| Peel Regional Road 136 John Street, Townline Road (within Orangeville) Main Street, Queen Street (within Alton) |
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| Maintained by the Regional Municipality of Peel and Town of Orangeville | ||||
| Length: | 13.3 km (8.3 mi) | |||
| Existed: | 1962 – April 1, 1997 | |||
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 Regional Road 24 (Charleston Sideroad)formerly  Highway 24
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County Road 109 (Broadway) formerly  Highway 9
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| Divisions: | Peel Region, Dufferin County | |||
| Towns: | Caledon, Orangeville | |||
| Villages: | Cataract, Coulterville, Alton | |||
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King's Highway 136, commonly referred to as Highway 136, was a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario that connected former Highway 24 near Caledon with Highway 9 in Orangeville. The majority of the route was located in the Regional Municipality of Peel; however, the section in Orangeville was in Dufferin County. The route of Highway 136 was originally part of Highway 24; it was created in 1962 when Highway 24 was rerouted along Highway 51. The highway remained unchanged until 1997, when it was transferred to the Regional Municipality of Peel and the Town of Orangeville.
The majority of the former highway is rural in nature, passing through farmland on the highlands of the Niagara Escarpment, located a short distance south of the southern terminus of the route. Near its northern terminus, the surrounds are suburban as the highway enters Orangeville. The only notable community on the route outside of Orangeville is Alton.
Highway 136 was a short route through the northern section of Caledon. The former route is mostly rural, surrounded by the expanse of farmland that sits atop the Niagara Escarpment. The route follows several concession roads along its length, and is known locally by the names of those roads today. It begins at a junction with former Highway 24 (Charleston Sideroad) immediately north of Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, which straddles the escarpment northwest of Brampton. The route proceeds northwest alongside the Charles Sauriol Conservation Area for approximately 3.75 kilometres (2.33 mi) before entering the community of Alton. Within Alton, the route follows Main Street until a broad 90° curve directs traffic northeast onto Queen Street. It follows this road out of the community, encountering a railway crossing and the Credit River at the town limits.
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