Ontario Trans-Canada Highway Route: Highway #400 and #69 from Toronto through Barrie, Orillia and to Parry Sound (Toronto detour)

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Ontario Trans-Canada Highway Route: Highway #400 and #69 from Toronto through Barrie, Orillia and to Parry Sound (Toronto detour)

Here is the itinerary for the 219 km route along #400 and #69 from Toronto through Barrie, Orillia and to Parry Sound. This route continues from Parry Sound to Sudbury (which is on the Trans-Canada)

The "400" section is the Ontario Highways designation for the portion of Highway 69 already "twinned". Originally (back in the late 1960s) Highway 400 only connected Toronto to Barrie, and has since been exteneded northwards to roughly Parry Sound. There is significant work undeway on this stretch of the hihgway, with construction underway the 25 km from Sudbury to Estaire, and the 11 km from Nobel south to Parry Sound. A short stretch south of Parry Sound, through the Wahta Mohawk First Nation is also in progress. Watch for construction crews during summer travel season in theese areas.

The Holland Marsh is a flat intensive farming region with extremely fertile organic peat moss soils. It is located in the floodlands of the Holland River, a waterway that flows into Lake Simcoe. The marsh was a source of food for natives, and the marsh grasses were used as mattress stuffing in the early 1900s. A University of Guelph professor investigated the soil's quality for growing vegetables, and suggested draining the marsh. In 1925 a canal and dikes 28 km long and 2 m deep were constructed around the marsh to divert the Holland River. Pumps were installed to control the water table within the dikes and drainage operations began in 1930. The marsh today produces carrots, onions, lettuce, potatoes, celery, parsnips, cabbage, cauliflower and beets. Area greenhouses also grow tomatoes, cucumbers and commercial flowers.

The Trent-Severn canal is 385 kilometres (240 miles) and connects Lake Ontario at Trenton with Georgian Bay / Lake Huron at Port Severn. The first European to visit the area was Samuel de Champlain, who arrived in 1615, roughly following the canal's path from Lake Huron back to his base at Montreal. From Lake Ontario the canal climbs 181 m through 36 locks to its highest point on Balsam Lake at Kirkfield, before dropping 79m through another 10 locks to Lake Huron, for a net climb of 100 metres. The waterway and connecting lakes have over 1609 km of shoreline and contain 160 islands, and is traversed by 18,000 pleasure boats each summer season.

To the north of Lake Simcoe, the canal passes through the Narrows into 16 kilometre (10 mi) Lake Couchiching, which has the resort town of Orillia at its southwest corner, which was home town to humourist Stephen Leacock. From the northern end of the lake you enter the rugged 32 km (20 mile) Severn River, which passes boaters through 5 locks before reaching Georgian Bay. At Big Rapids, boaters drop 14 m (47 feet), with the 1919 marine railway replaced by locks in 1965. At Big Chute, boaters travel on a marine railway, first built in 1919 and rebuilt in 1977 (to handle boats up to 100 ft in length) which climbs 19 m (58 feet) in 182 metres (600 ft). At the western end of the canal, the waterway cuts through red granite rocks, topped by white birch trees and dark green pines. This rustic scenery was popularized in the early 1900s by the artists known as the Group of Seven.

Next West: Parry Sound to Sudbury

Next East: Toronto to Kingston

Ontario Ministry of Highways road condition reports for this segment.

KM from Start		Highway Point Description	Municipality	GPS and Map Zoom
EB	WB	Highway Point Description	Municipality	GPS and Map Zoom
0	219	Exit 21 401 Interchange	Toronto	Map Zoom
1	218	Wilson Ave underpass	Toronto	Map Zoom
2	217	Shepperd Ave West Overpass (Okdale Golf and country club to the East)	Toronto	Map Zoom
4	215	Finch Ave West Overpass Exit 25 ( Humber River Regional Hospital to the East)	Toronto	Map Zoom
6	213	Exit 27 NB Exit to Hwy 407	Toronto	Map Zoom
7	212	Steeles Ave Under Pass Exit 27 ( Elm Park to the East )	Toronto	Map Zoom
7	211	Railway Underpass	Vaughan	Map Zoom
8	211	Exit 28 inerchange with 407 Toll Highway	Vaughan	Map Zoom
8	210	Exit 29 Hwy 7	Vaughan	Map Zoom
10	209	NB Exit 31 to Langstaff Rd (??Must exit at exit29???)	Vaughan	Map Zoom
11	208	Exit 30 Langstaff Rd underpass, Vaughan Twp	Vaughan	Map Zoom
11	208	SB Exit 31 to Langstaff Rd	Vaughan	Map Zoom
11	207	Exit 32 to Bass Pro Mills Dr to the East	Vaughan	Map Zoom
12	207	Exit 33 Rutherford Rd underpass	Vaughan	Map Zoom
13	206	SB Exit 33 Rutherford Rd underpass	Vaughan	Map Zoom
14	205	View of Paramount Canada's Wonderland amusement park on E side	Vaughan	Map Zoom
14	205	NB Exit 35 Major MacKenzie Rd (Rte 25)	Vaughan	Map Zoom
16	203	SB Exit 35 Major MacKenzie Rd	Vaughan	Map Zoom
17	202	Teston Rd (Hihgway 49) underpass (no access)	Vaughan	Map Zoom
19	200	SB service station, restaurant		Map Zoom
20	199	Kirby Rd underpass (no access)		Map Zoom
20	198	NB Petro-Canada service station, restaurant		Map Zoom
21	198	King-Vaughan Rd (no access)		Map Zoom
23	196	NB Exit 43 Rte 11 King Rd underpass E to King City (4 km), W to Nobleton (7 km)		Map Zoom
24	195	SB Exit 43 Rte 11 King Rd underpass		Map Zoom
29	190	16th Sideroad underpass (no access)		Map Zoom
34	185	Exit 52 Rte 16 Lloydtown/Aurora Rd underpass, gas & services, golf courses		Map Zoom
36	183	NB Exit 55 Rte 9, Carrying Place golf		Map Zoom
37	182	SB Exit 55 Rte 9, Cardinal Golf Club, E to Newmarket (11 km)		Map Zoom
37	181	underpass for Canal and S Canal Bank Rd underpass, north over Holland Marsh		Map Zoom
39	180	Exit 58 Rte 8 Canal Rd underpass (EB & WB separate, and can cross-over to North	Holland Marsh	Map Zoom
45	174	bridge over Holland River	Holland Marsh	Map Zoom
45	174	5th Line overpass, Holland Marsh to south	Holland Marsh	Map Zoom
47	172	NB Exit 64A (Rte 88 underpass), W to Yogi Bears Jellystone camping, E to gas, community of Bradford (5 km)	Holland Marsh	Map Zoom
48	171	SB Exit 64B (Rte 88 underpass)		Map Zoom
50	169	9th Line underpass (no access)		Map Zoom
54	165	11th Line overpass (Joe Magani Park to the East)		Map Zoom
59	160	13th line overpass (no access)		Map Zoom
62	157	NB Exit 75 Rte 89 (Innisfill Creek Golf Club 0.7 km down the Road)		Map Zoom
67	152	SB Exit 75 Rte 89		Map Zoom
71	148	4th Line Overpass (no access)		Map Zoom
72	147	6th Line Overpass (no access)		Map Zoom
74	145	Exit 85 Rte 21 ( Innisfail Beach Rd) E to Innisfail,. NW to Georgian Downs and Slots to the West (2km), dirt bike track (4 km)		Map Zoom
75	144	Railroad underpass		Map Zoom
76	143	10th line Overpass		Map Zoom
80	139	Exit 90 Mapleview Dr, E to Molson Park, Cineplex theatres, gas & services in both directions	Barrie	Map Zoom
83	136	Exit 94 Hwy 27, E to Barrie Reaceway and Fairgrounds, W to Imperial theatres, gas & services both sides, accommodation to N	Barrie	Map Zoom
84	135	railway overpass	Barrie	Map Zoom
84	134	Tiffin Street overpass (no access)	Barrie	Map Zoom
85	134	Exit 96 Rte 90, Dunlop St, E to downtown, gas, services, acommodation, Imperial 6 cinema,Lakeshore Park, W to CFB Borden (20 km), museums	Barrie	Map Zoom
87	132	Sunnidale Rd overpass, Sunnidale Park to NE	Barrie	Map Zoom
87	132	Exit 98 Rte 27 N, Bayfield St, W to Sunnidale Park, N to Bayfield Mall, Koslov Centre, Georgian Mall, shopping,	Barrie	Map Zoom
88	131	Exit #98 Bayfield Street, Junction of Highway #26 , Shopping & Accommmodation in both directions, N to Spring Water PP (8 km) NW to Wasage Beach NW (40 km ), Collingwood (61 km)	Barrie	Map Zoom
90	129	Exit 102 to Ducksworth St, N access to dowtown Barrrie, shopping gas, services, accommodation	Barrie	Map Zoom
93	126	Junction of Kings Highway #11, View to Little Lake to W, W to Lake Simcoe Regional Airport (11 km), Orillia (29 km), North Bay (250 km)		Map Zoom
96	123	Partridge Ski Trail Sideroad undercross (no access)		Map Zoom
100	119	Exit #111 Junction Forbes Rd /Highway #43 (W) and Old Barrie Rd / Highway #11(E), E to Orillia		Map Zoom
105	114	Crossing Railway		Map Zoom
106	113	Exit #117 Junction of Highway #22 Horseshoe Valley Rd W, E to ski resort (7 km)		Map Zoom
110	109	Exit #121 Junction of Highway #93 (Penetanguishene Rd), N to Pentanguishene Rd (31 km)		Map Zoom
111	108	Crossing Sturgeon River		Map Zoom
112	107	Road to Copeland Forest Resource Management Area		Map Zoom
116	103	passing marshy pond to S of hwy		Map Zoom
118	101	Line 6 N underpass (no access)		Map Zoom
120	99	Exit #131 Mt St Louis Moonstone Ski Resorts, at highway,SW to community of Mount St Louis 95 km)	St Louis Moonstone	Map Zoom
124	95	Exit #136 Junction of Highway #19 (Moonstone Rd ), W to community of Moonstone Hill (2 km)	St Louis Moonstone	Map Zoom
125	94	Exit #137 Lower Big Chute Rd, to Reservoir Rd, Golf Course, and Hwy #12, & Regional Rd #17, S to town of Orillia (23 km)		Map Zoom
128	91	Reservoir Rd overpass		Map Zoom
131	88	Exit # 141 Junction of Highway #12 Sturgeon Bay Rd E to town of Coldwater (2 km), Highway #23 (Vasey Rd) W to Orr Lake (18 km)		Map Zoom
135	84	Fesserton Sideroad overpass (no access) E to Matchedash Bay Provincial Wilderness Area	Waubashene	Map Zoom
137	82	Exit #147 Junction of Regional Rd #12 W to town of Waubashene(1 km), Sturgion Beach (3 km), Regional Rd #16 E to Matchedash Bay	Waubashene	Map Zoom
138	81	railway underpass	Waubashene	Map Zoom
138	81	Bridge over Georgian Bay (NW) inlet into Matchedash Bay (SE)	Waubashene	Map Zoom
139	80	Exit #149 Junction of Highway #59 (Quarry Road), access to W Service Rd and Hodgins Rd		Map Zoom
143	76	Exit #153 Port Severn Rd S (N) to town of Port Severn, Bluff Point Rd (S) access to West Service Rd	Port Severn	Map Zoom
144	75	Water way over Georgian Bay & Trent Severn Canal	Port Severn	Map Zoom
144	75	Crossing Vertical Island	Port Severn	Map Zoom
144	75	Water way over Georgian Bay & Tug Channel of Trent Severn Canal	Port Severn	Map Zoom
146	73	Exit #156 Junction of Highway #5 Port Severn Rd (E) to Port Severn (2 km), and Muskoka Rd (W) to community of Honey Harbour (11 km)		Map Zoom
148	70	Barron's Lake to W of hwy		Map Zoom
152	67	Exit #162 Junction of Highway #48 (W) to Honey Harbour (10 km), Highway # 34 (E) to Six Mile Lake PP (2 km), Big Chute (10 km), Severn Falls (16 km)		Map Zoom
154	65	Crossing Georgian Bay channel		Map Zoom
158	61	underpass, with Six Mile Lake PP to E of hwy		Map Zoom
158	61	Hidden Glen Road (W) to camping		Map Zoom
160	59	Exit # 168 Crooked Bay Rd, access W to Georgian Bay Rd, access E to Haskett's Dr		Map Zoom
161	58	River crossing with Crooked Lake Dam to E of hwy		Map Zoom
164	55	Junction of Heather Path Trail (SW)		Map Zoom
165	54	Exit # 174 Highway #33 S Gibson Lake Rd		Map Zoom
166	53	Junction of Global Tower Rd SB		Map Zoom
167	52	Crossing Gibson River, waterfall to E of hwy	Wahta Mohawk	Map Zoom
168	51	Junction of Highway #32 (Go Home Lake Rd) W and Highway 38 (E) access to camping on Webster Lake, Wahta Mokawk Territory, community of Bala (18 km)	Wahta Mohawk	Map Zoom
172	47	Crossing Musquash River (entering Wahta Mohawk Territory), Highway twinning in progress to N, hiking path from S side to Georgian Bay (3 km), from N side to Big Eddy Generating Station (3 km)	Wahta Mohawk	Map Zoom
174	45	W to Iroquois Canberry Growers	Wahta Mohawk	Map Zoom
176	43	North Boundary of Wahta Mohawk Nation (highway twinning in progress to S)	Wahta Mohawk	Map Zoom
177	42	Junction of Highway #12 (Twelve Mile Bay Rd), W to Moose Point Indian Reserve (18 km), O'Donnell Point Nature Reserve (22 km)		Map Zoom
178	41	Crossing Moon River and Moon River Rd (N side), Jack Knife Rapiss to E, Seven Sisters Rapids to W		Map Zoom
179	40	Junction of Pit Rd (E)		Map Zoom
183	36	Exit 189 Tower Rd (W), to Hwy 69 (E), E to access to Highway 11, town of MacTier (5 km), shopping, services, on Stewart Lake, E to Hwy #169 to Bracebridge (50), Gravenhurst (53 km)		Map Zoom
186	33	Healey Lake Rd W to Woods Bay, camping (20 km), E along Stewart Lake Rd to town of MacTier (4 km)	Parry Sound	Map Zoom
192	27	Railway underpass		Map Zoom
196	23	Exit #210 Highway #114, E to Parry Sound -Georgian Bay Airport, Highway 69, accommodation, golfing	Parry Sound	Map Zoom
203	16	Exit #213 to Rankin Lake Rd, access to Highway 69 S, Horseshoe Lake Rd (E) and Blackstone Crane Lake Rd (W)	Parry Sound	Map Zoom
204	15	Exit #214 Sequin Trail Rd, W to Parry Sound KOA campgin, E to Horseshoe Lake Rd	Parry Sound	Map Zoom
207	12	Exit #217 Badger Rd (E) and Oastler Park Dr (W)	Parry Sound	Map Zoom
210	9	Exit #220 Highway 518 (Hunter Dr), W to Parry Sound and Oastler Lake PP (4 km)	Parry Sound	Map Zoom
212	7	Underpass McGown Rd (W) Lovell Lane (E) (no access)	Parry Sound	Map Zoom
214	5	Exit #224 Bowes St W into Parry Sound, all services, W to Parry Island Indian Reserve (10 km), town of Depot Harbour	Parry Sound	Map Zoom
215	4	McDougall Rd (E) and Louisa St (W)	Parry Sound	Map Zoom
215	3	Crossing Mill Lake, Mill Lake Dam to W	Parry Sound	Map Zoom
216	3	Quarry Rd (E) and Parry Sound Dr (W), SW to viewing point of Mill Lake Dam	Parry Sound	Map Zoom
217	2	North Rd Overpass (no access)	Parry Sound	Map Zoom
219	0	Exit #228 Highway 124 Parry Sound Dr (W) North access into Parry Sound, access to sports facilities	Parry Sound	Map Zoom
KM from Start		Highway Point Description	Municipality	GPS and Map Zoom
EB	WB	Highway Point Description	Municipality	GPS and Map Zoom

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