King's Highway 95, commonly referred to as Highway 95, was a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario on Wolfe Island. Together with Highway 96, the routes were the only King's Highways not connected to the rest of the network by a fixed link. At its southern end, the 11.4-kilometre (7.1 mi) route connected to New York State Route 12E via the private and seasonal Horne's Ferry. At its northern end, it connected with Highway 96 in Marysville a short distance west of the MV Wolfe Islander III ferry to Kingston. Today it is under the jurisdiction of Frontenac Islands Township, as Frontenac County does not have a county road system.
 King's Highway 95 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | ||||
| Length | 11.4 km[3] (7.1 mi) | |||
| Existed | July 25, 1934[1]–January 1, 1998[2] | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Horne's Ferry to Cape Vincent, New York | |||
| North end |  Highway 96 in Marysville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Ontario | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editHighway 95 was an 11.4-kilometre (7.1 mi), two-lane highway that travelled in a generally north–south direction across Wolfe Island. At its southern end at Point Alexandria, the route connected with New York State Route 12E at Cape Vincent via the private summer-operated Horne's Ferry. The route travelled west from there, sandwiched between Button Bay to the north and the Saint Lawrence River to the south. At Stevenson Lane, the route made a broad curve to the north. From there it crossed the island to Marysville, where it encountered Highway 96 and the summer ferry dock for the Wolfe Islander III.[4] Unlike the private ferry service at the southern tip of the island, the MV Wolfe Islander III is operated by the Ministry of Transportation and can be used free of charge.[5] Beside the ferry services, there is no other link between Wolfe Island and the mainland, making the two routes on the island the only King's Highways that were not connected to the rest of the network by a fixed link.[6]
History
editHighway 95 was established on July 25, 1934, when the Department of Highways, predecessor to the modern Ministry of Transportation, assumed the road connecting Point Alexandria to Marysville and the Wolfe Island Ferry.[1] At that time, it was the only highway on the island; Highway 96 was established the following year.[1][7] The entire route was decommissioned in January 1998.[2] It was subsequently transferred to Frontenac County, which does not maintain a county road system.[8] The county transferred the route to the municipality of Frontenac Islands, which designated it as Road 95.[4][9]
Major intersections
editThe following table lists the junctions along Highway 95, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. The entire route was located in Frontenac County, on Wolfe Island.
| Location | km[3] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Alexandria[10] | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Marysville | 11.4 | 7.1 | Highway 96 (Main Street) | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- Footnotes
- ^ a b c "Appendix 4 – Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1935. p. 119.
- ^ a b Highway Transfers List – "Who Does What" (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. June 20, 2001. p. 5.
- ^ a b Provincial Highways Distance Table. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 1989. p. 81. ISSN 0825-5350.
- ^ a b Mapart (2010). Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Peter Heiler Ltd. p. 36. § E56–57. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 1990–91. § H15.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 1997.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1938–39. § S7.
- ^ "Roads and Bridges". County of Frontenac. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ "Public Works". Township of Frontenac Islands. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Point Alexandria (Wolfe Island Ferry)". Canada Border Services Agency. 17 May 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "Horne's Ferry". Wolfe Island – Township of Frontenac Islands. Retrieved October 11, 2021.