Ontario Highway 417

Template: Infobox trunk road / Maintenance / CA / ON- T

Region:

  • Renfrew County
  • Ottawa
  • Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry
  • Prescott and Russell

The King's Highway 417 is part of the so-called 400 - series in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in the eastern part of the province and has a length of some 181 km. He has expanded over the entire length of the route as a freeway and is part of the Trans-Canada Highway.

Route description

The freeway begins at Arnprior as a continuation of Highway 17 This was originally further to the east, but was renamed in the context of the development as a freeway to Highway 417. The highway extends to south-east until it meets Highway 7. From there, from the Highway runs to the northeast and has been dubbed Queensway, 14 km north of this junction abuts Highway 416, which extends to Kingston and Toronto on Highway 417 He now leads to the center of Ottawa, the Canadian capital. The route crosses the city center parallel to the Ottawa River and forms the main development path through the city. To meet this demand, the highway will be expanded to up to 8 lanes. East of the city, the highway runs east through the communities of The Nation, North Stormont and Glengarry North. In North Stormond Highway 138, which comes from Cornwall opens out into Highway 417 and Highway 34 in North Glengarry from Lancaster. The route meets with East Hawkesbury on the Ottawa River, ending at the border with Quebec, where it continued as Autoroute 40.

Attractions

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada. The metropolitan area with 1.1 million inhabitants well is the fourth largest in Canada. The city was in 1827, then founded with the name of Bytown. With the entry into force of the Constitution Act of 1867, Ottawa was chosen as the federal capital. In Downtown Ottawa is home to Parliament Hill also one of the main attractions of the city. In its capacity as capital, however, there are also a variety of cultural venues, including galleries and museums, but also parades and festivals.

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