23-611: Crown Hill may refer to: Canada Crown Hill, Ontario New Zealand Crown Hill, New Zealand , in Auckland United States Crown Hill Park in Jefferson County, Colorado Crown Hill, South Dakota , a ghost town Crown Hill, Seattle , Washington Crown Hill, West Virginia See also [ edit ] Crown Hill Cemetery (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
46-479: A super two on December 24, 1959, redirecting Highway 400 southwest of the Crown Hill junction. To remedy this situation, the 1.1 km (0.68 mi) gap between the original terminus and the new turnoff was internally designated as Highway 400A. The highway has never been signed as Highway 400A. Instead, northbound it is indicated as Highway 11 and southbound as Highway 400. Restructuring of
69-834: A Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and five Ward Councillors. The council is currently comprised by: Committees Springwater also has a number of committees that advise Council on more specific issues. The Springwater Public Library Board consists of Jane Cocking, Jennifer St-Onge, Evan Chen Adrian Graham, Robert Sturgess, and Stephen Ouderkirk. The Committee of Adjustment consists of Henry Vander Wielen, Brad Sokach, Michael Douglas, Wanda Maw-Chapman (chair), and Steven Farquharson (Vice Chair). The Agricultural Advisory Committee consists of James Drury, Mark Priest (chair), Matt Ververs, and Wanda Maw-Chapman. The Cultural and Heritage Advisory Committee consists of Hale Mahon (chair), Donna Kenwell, Greg Barker, Catherine Czajkowski, Joan Gannon, and James Crawford. The member representing Springwater on
92-464: A census subdivision of the county Highway 400A (Ontario) King's Highway 400A was a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario that was unsigned and is now the southern end of Highway 11 . The short 1.1-kilometre (0.7 mi) freeway link connected Highway 400 with Highway 11 and Simcoe County Road 93, formerly Highway 93 . The route was created as
115-763: A flyover. Unusually, traffic to and from Highway 400 (often colloquially known as the Highway ;400 extension north of the split) enters and exits at the right of the roadway, while traffic to and from former Highway 400A/present 11 simply continues on the same roadway. This split interchange is also incomplete; drivers must either use the Forbes Road and Penetanguishene Road interchanges, or continue southbound into Barrie and exit and re-enter northbound at Duckworth Street in order to travel from southbound Highway 11 to northbound Highway 400 or from southbound Highway 400 to northbound Highway 11. After
138-516: A result of an original segment being bypassed by an extension of Highway 400 to Coldwater that opened in late 1959. The Highway 400A route number was only used internally as the road has always featured Highway 400 signage in the southbound direction and Highway 11 signage northbound. In 1997, Highway 400A was eliminated when the road was redesignated as a new routing of Highway 11 proper, resulting in Highway 11's southern terminus being directly at Highway 400, while
161-524: A well-known mill operating in the area in the late 1800s. The first syllables of this firm's name, after its owners Charles Anderson and a Mr. Tennant, were merged to create the word Anten. Country music star Jason McCoy grew up in Anten Mills. Most of the workforce living in Anten Mills are employed in nearby Barrie. The area surrounding Anten Mills is predominantly either farm or crown land ; however, golf courses, ski resorts and hiking trails also dot
184-481: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Crown Hill, Ontario Springwater is a township in central Ontario , Canada, in Simcoe County , near Barrie . It is the county seat of Simcoe County. Prior to European settlement, Ossossane, the largest Wendat settlement and capital of the confederacy was located near modern-day Elmvale. Springwater
207-406: Is the birthplace of Hockey Hall of Famer Frank Foyston and is home to Country music star Jason McCoy . It has a small school known as Minesing Central Public School. The nearby Minesing Wetlands is an internationally recognized wetland of significant biological importance. Along with the main centres of Anten Hills, Crown Hill, Elmvale, Hillsdale, Midhurst and Minesing, the township contains
230-539: The Joint Accessibility Advisory Committee is Caleb Brohm. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Springwater had a population of 21,701 living in 7,516 of its 7,845 total private dwellings, a change of 13.9% from its 2016 population of 19,059 . With a land area of 535.85 km (206.89 sq mi), it had a population density of 40.5/km (104.9/sq mi) in 2021. Separated municipalities but remain
253-516: The TCH) in Coldwater , deemed the "Highway 400 Extension". As constructed the extension would branch off from existing highway by means of a partial interchange (since then, newer provincial construction guidelines would have mandated that the existing highway be realigned to flow directly into the extension, while providing an interchange to the section of highway that was bypassed). This extension opened as
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#1732851279778276-476: The communities of Allenwood, Apto, Craighurst, Crossland, Dalston, Edenvale , Fergusonvale, Grenfel, Hendrie, Langman, New Flos, Orr Lake, Phelpston, Sandy Beach, Saurin, Snow Valley, Vespra Village, Strongville and Vigo. Two former ghost communities, called Josephine and McKinnon, existed in the Minesing Swamp within the township's borders. Council Springwater is governed by a seven-person elected Council;
299-407: The interchange with Highway 400, the highway ascends, with grasslands to the east and an embankment to the west, then gently curves to the northeast. As it crosses Simcoe County Road 93 (Penetanguishene Road), formerly Highway 93 , the former highway ended as it continued as Highway 11. Highway 400A formed the original routing of Highway 400 from 1950 to 1959. In 1950,
322-422: The landscape. Some 25 km northwest of Anten Mills is Wasaga Beach , a popular summer tourist attraction. Crown Hill is located at the municipal boundaries of Springwater and Oro-Medonte , just outside the northern city limits of Barrie. Prior to the provincial highway downloads of 1997, Highway 11 left its expressway route through Oro-Medonte at Crown Hill, transferring onto Penetanguishene Road for
345-453: The overpass at this split interchange. The new structure, designed to accommodate future highway expansion of the former Highway 400A, was completed in October 2015. The original overpass, built during the 1950s, was demolished during an overnight closure on December 13, 2015. The overall cost of this project was C$ 8.5 million. There were only two interchanges along Highway 400A;
368-523: The provincial highway system resulted in Highway 11 south of the Crown Hill interchange being transferred, or downloaded, to local municipalities on April 1, 1997. Highway 11 then absorbed the entirety of Highway 400A, as a result Highway 11's southern terminus was shifted to meet Highway 400 directly at the split interchange. Construction began north of Barrie in April 2013 to replace
391-496: The remainder of its southerly route into Barrie and Toronto . Highway 11 now continues past the Penetanguishene Road interchange along the former route of Highway 400A , ending at Highway 400 1.1 kilometres further southwest. Elmvale is located at the intersection of County Road 27 and County Road 92 (Queen Street). The Elmvale Maple Syrup Festival, established in 1966, draws thousands of visitors each year. Elmvale
414-412: The rest of Highway 11 south from Barrie to Toronto was downloaded to municipal governments The short highway features a narrow grass median for the majority of its length, and has a speed limit of 100 kilometres per hour (62 mph). On average, the highway is used by approximately 11,900 vehicles daily. The route began as Highway 400 "exits" on a semi-directional ramp that crosses above via
437-427: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Crown_Hill&oldid=836613028 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
460-545: The then-incomplete freeway was extended north through the city of Barrie to the junction of Highway 11 and Highway 93 in Crown Hill; the entirety of Highway 400 would open on Dominion Day in 1952. In the late-1950s, the construction of the Trans-Canada Highway prompted the Department of Highways to extend the route north to Highway 12 and Highway 103 (both designated as branch routes of
483-601: The township. It is home to the Barrie Baycats of the Intercounty Baseball League . A tree nursery operated here that supplied trees for the province. Minesing is a community near the Nottawasaga River on Highway 26 , northwest of Barrie. The community holds two major events every year, one in the late winter called Mini-fest, and a slow-pitch tournament that falls on Labour Day weekend. The community
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#1732851279778506-453: Was formed in 1994 through the amalgamation of Flos and Vespra Townships, together with the Village of Elmvale and a portion of the former Medonte Township. Anten Mills is centred on the intersection of Horseshoe Valley Road West (formally County Road 22) and Wilson Drive (formally the 7th Concession of Vespra), 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of Barrie. The community derived its name from
529-545: Was home to 2,369 people in 2011. It is the site of the Elmvale Jungle Zoo . Hillsdale is located on Highway 93 at its intersection with Mill Street, just north of Highway 400 . It was founded as the half-way point between Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay . It was the site of the Simcoe House Hotel (now abandoned). Hillsdale is home to approximately 1,000 people. Midhurst is the largest population centre in
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