Ontario Highway 118


King's Highway 118, commonly referred to as Highway 118, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The route travels across South-Central Ontario between Highway 11 near Bracebridge and Highway 28 near Bancroft

Route description

Highway 118 travels from Highway 11 near Muskoka Falls, southeast of Bracebridge, to Highway 28 in Paudash. The highway generally follows near the 45th parallel north. East of Tory Hill, the highway follows the historic Monck Road colonization road.
The total length of Highway 118 is. It is situated in Muskoka District and Haliburton County with a small section in Hastings County at its eastern terminus. Prior to 1998, Highway 118 extended east to former Highway 169 at Glen Orchard, and ended at Highway 121 in Haliburton. Today, the section between former Highway 169 and Highway 11 is known as Muskoka District Road 118 West.
Communities between the western and eastern ends are Uffington, Vankoughnet, Carnarvon, West Guilford, Haliburton, Tory Hill, Cardiff.

History

Prior to 1998, Highway 118's western terminus was Highway 169 in Glen Orchard, making the total road length from that point to Haliburton. On January 1, 1998, of Highway 118, between Highway 169 and Highway 11 was redesignated as Muskoka Regional Road 118 West. A majority of that route is also cosigned as the Frank Miller Memorial Route.
Before 2003, Highway 118's eastern terminus was in Haliburton, at a junction with Highway 121. During the spring of 2003, Highway 121 was renumbered east of Haliburton as Highway 118.

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