ontario highway commonly referred highway historically stone road black swamp road maintained highway canadian province ontario connected queen lake following route divided foot passing oblique angle concession road grid highway designation connected highway highway passing hamilton recent designation applied following establishment april highway transferred designated regional road route description highway began intersection old trail known west york road east road highway transferred redesignated regional road roadway carried highway continued south intersection regional road continuing north highway passed beneath canal garden city highway entered homer curved northeast entered farmland northern terminus highway completely straight passed south later regional road highway passed small town centred mile creek mile creek road regional road centre town entered agricultural area shortly highway entered urban area lake ended mary street regional road established route highway notably history highway designation connected highway highway passing hamilton route decommissioned recent designation applied late following establishment initial settlement period area following american revolutionary war new wagon routes built native newark lake quickly established settlements travel pioneers forced travel south road turned west followed road remedy situation locals gathered constructed black swamp road connect newark near crossing location canal route subject flooding soil travelled gradually improved especially 1830s late 1840s length road half 1800s road gradually came known stone road surrounding drained farmed original incarnation highway travelled hamilton established following upper avenue north designated highway year access turned west followed access ending highway john street route highway changed times late 1950s constructed route new access north avenue designated routes existed simultaneously route decommissioned recent incarnation highway established following release peninsula planning study recommended province jurisdiction stone road designated road subsequently assumed november year formed route followed entire length stone road homer lake remained unchanged years existence highway transferred april round mass designated regional road majority route named stone road lake named street major intersections following table lists major junctions highway noted entire route located
Ontario Highway 55