Ontario Highway 9
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| Length: | 119.0 km (73.9 mi) | |||
| Existed: | February 26, 1920 – present | |||
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| West end: |
 Highway 21 – Kincardine
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| East end: |
  Highway 23 / Highway 89 – Harriston
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| West end: |
 Highway 10 – Orangeville
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| East end: |
 Highway 400 (near Newmarket) |
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| Towns: | Kincardine, Walkerton, Mildmay, Clifford, Harriston, Orangeville | |||
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King's Highway 9, commonly referred to as Highway 9, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. Often cited as an example of poor planning[why?], Highway 9 has been divided into two segments since January 1, 1998, when the segment between Harriston and Orangeville was downloaded to the various counties in which it resided. The western segment of the highway begins at Highway 21 in Kincardine, near the shores of Lake Huron. It travels 73 km (45 mi) to the junction of Highway 23 and Highway 89 in Harriston. The central segment is now known as Wellington County Road 109 and Dufferin County Road 109. At Highway 10 in Orangeville, Highway 9 resumes and travels east to Highway 400. The highway once continued east to Yonge Street in Newmarket, but is now known as York Regional Road 31.
Highway 9 was first assumed into the provincial highway system on February 26, 1920 as the Arthur–Kincardine Road. It was extended to Cookstown in the early 1930s via Orangeville and Shelburne, creating a short lived concurrency with Highway 10. In 1937, the road between Orangeville and Schomberg was designated part of Highway 9. The concurrency was discontinued, and the remainder became Highway 89. In 1965, Highway 9 was extended to Newmarket along Davis Drive.
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