commonly referred maintained highway canadian province ontario highway connects near highway constructed early 1970s bypass project resulted highways rail lines opened traffic late months following tunnel highway remained unchanged despite growing calls resign extension highway route description begins intersection eastern edge highway continues east west regional road roadway carrying highway continues south highway local road named elizabeth street highway travels north west quarry highway parallels canal length kilometres wooden high tension parallel highway curving northeast immediately north road travels kilometres ascending crossing tracks highway gradually north south alignment crosses highway set railway tracks travel beneath nearby canal west continuing north highway passes northeast converge river west highway ends approximately kilometre north point intersection main street regional road travels beneath immediately west providing connection highway opposite importance route past canal linking highway highway highways maintained history history begins received federal approval kilometre channel serve bypass canal downtown crossings proved hazard shipping traffic shipping traffic pedestrian traffic new channel dug flooded providing opportunity construction cheap cut cover tunnels beneath channel construction underway tunnels port numerous road place result new highway proposed link severed highways highway followed south late contracts construction new highway east bypass construction began north reaching far south road section north road completed year time final contract section north highway opened traffic morning ceremony featuring local officials opened months later ceremony october remained unchanged affected provincial highway transfers municipalities serviced region called route highway committed extending highway highway southwest april lincoln introduced private member bill highway port act passed reading brought second reading major intersections following table lists major junctions highway noted entire route located
Ontario Highway 140