Ontario Highway 98
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| Provincial Road, Middle Road, Essex County Road 46, Chatham-Kent Road | |||||||||||||
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| Length: | 96.2 km (59.8 mi) Now Essex County Road 46 and Chatham-Kent Municipal Road 8 |
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| Existed: | 1823 (as Middle Road), 1929 (as Highway 2A), 1938 (as Highway 98) – 1970 |
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| West end: | Highway 2 in Windsor | ||||||||||||
| East end: | Highway 40/Highway 3 in Blenheim | ||||||||||||
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| Counties: | Essex, Chatham-Kent | ||||||||||||
| Major cities: | Windsor, Maidstone, Woodslee, Comber, Tilbury, Merlin, Blenheim | ||||||||||||
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King's Highway 98, commonly referred to as Highway 98, was a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario, designated as part of the provincial highway system from 1938 to 1970. The route travelled through the northern part of Essex County and through south-central Chatham-Kent, extending from Windsor to Blenheim.
The route's function within the provincial transportation network was eventually superseded by Highway 401, and the highway was decommissioned in 1970. The road is now in operation solely as a network of county roads.
Highway 98 travelled from Windsor to Blenheim via Maidstone, Tilbury, Merlin and Charing Cross. The route is known by various names today: Howard Avenue, Provincial Road, Middle Road and Middle Line; as well as by various designations: Essex County Road 46 and Chatham-Kent Road 8.
The route began in downtown Windsor at the intersection of Ouellette Avenue and Riverside Drive. That intersection also served as the terminus for Highway 3B, Highway 18, and Highway 39; Highway 2 continued through the intersection to meet Highway 3 at the Ambassador Bridge. Highway 2, Highway 3B, Highway 39 and Highway 98 travelled south concurrently along Oulette Avenue to Tecumseh Boulevard, at which point Highway 3B branched west along that road while the others turned east. At Howard Avenue, Highway 39 continued east while Highway 2 and Highway 98 turned south. They travelled concurrently to Cabana Road / Division Road, where Highway 2 split onto Division Road and Highway 98 onto Provincial Road.
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