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31-525: Walkley Road ( Ottawa Road #74 ) is a major road in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada . It runs from Riverside Drive to Ramseyville Road (formerly Baseline Road ). It is mostly a four-lane divided road which runs through both residential and industrial areas of the southern part of urban Ottawa. This Ontario road-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article relating to Ottawa and to Canada's National Capital Region

62-521: A mixed use trail . It passes through the communities of Portland and Lombardy before entering Smiths Falls and Lanark County, where it intersects former Highway   29 and Highway 43 and turns north. The route crosses the Rideau Canal and proceeds towards Carleton Place alongside the Ottawa Valley Railway , bisecting the communities of Franktown , Beckwith and Black's Corners . On

93-665: A circuitous route that served the villages of Ashton and Stittsville . It followed the present-day roads of Highway   7 east from Carleton Place, south on Ashton Station Road to Ormrod Road, then east along Flewellyn Road to Stittsville Main Street. It turned north through Stittsville, onto McCooeye Lane, then east onto Neil Avenue and thence Hazeldean Road. It followed Hazeldean Road as it transitioned to Robertson Road at Eagleson Corners. Entering Ottawa along Robertson Road and Richmond Road, it converged with Highway   17 along Carling Avenue; Highway   16 also became concurrent with

124-531: A distance of 114.7 kilometres (71.3 mi). In addition to Kingston and Carleton Place, the highway provides access to the Eastern Ontario communities of Joyceville , Seeley's Bay , Morton , Elgin , Crosby , Portland , Lombardy and Franktown . Prior to 1998, Highway   15 continued north from Carleton Place, passed Almonte and through Pakenham , to Highway 17 in Arnprior . Highway   15

155-527: A quicker travel time. Highway   15 is a 115.4 km (71.7 mi) route that connects Kingston with Carleton Place. A 4.7 km (2.9 mi) segment of the highway, within the town limits of Smiths Falls, is maintained under a Connecting Link agreement. It passes through Frontenac County , the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and Lanark County along its route through Eastern Ontario. On an average day in 2016, 2,850   vehicles used

186-424: A series of renumberings, similar to those recommendations, following the extension of Highway 43 on September   8, 1961. Highway   15 was rerouted between Smiths Falls and Carleton Place to travel concurrently with Highway   29; Highway   7 was extended along the former routing from Perth to Carleton Place and signed concurrently with Highway   15 eastward to Ottawa, and Highway   43

217-497: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of numbered roads in Ottawa In general, even-numbered routes run east-west and odd-numbered routes run north-south. Also, the lowest-numbered routes are generally found in the southern part of the city for even (east-west) numbered routes, and in the western part for odd (north-south) numbered routes. This pattern, however, has many exceptions. As more roads were added to

248-552: The Cataraqui River , slicing through Joyceville and passing Joyceville Institution . Over the next several kilometres, the route travels alongside the Rideau Canal , with Locks 43, 44 and 45 a short drive off the highway. After leaving Frontenac and entering Leeds and Grenville, the route encounters Seeleys Bay, where it curves east and soon meets the northern terminus of former Highway 32 . It turns north, then crosses between

279-485: The Greenbelt except for significant roads such as Ottawa Road 174 , a former provincial highway, which is now usually known as "The 174". This effectively makes most Ottawa Roads within the greenbelt only used for internal purposes, as they are not signed. This is especially the case for Ottawa Roads 70, 78, 82, 105, and 113 which have little to no public record, due to the fact that they were likely numbered after numbering

310-557: The Trans-Canada Highway during the 1950s led to a major renumbering scheme in 1961 that redirected the highway concurrent with Highway 29 via Franktown. Although realignments and bypasses have been constructed around many of the towns along the route, it continues to serve as a major corridor between Kingston and Ottawa. While the distance between the two is approximately 20 km (12 mi) shorter via Highway   15, Highway   401 and Highway 416 provide

341-461: The United Counties of Leeds and Grenville and Lanark County, which would later become Highway   15, were designated as part of the rapidly expanding Provincial Highway Network . The route began in the community of Seeley's Bay and followed the current routing north to Smiths Falls. From there it travelled west to Perth , then arced northeast towards Carleton Place. The highway passed through that town and winded towards Ottawa, following roughly

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372-504: The availed federal funding to create what is now known as the Central Ontario route, via Highway   7. As a result, travel characteristics, and the numbering of Highway   15 between Perth and Ottawa, led to confusion among motorists. The Ottawa Board of Trade petitioned the DHO to renumber several highways surrounding the city to accommodate long-distance travellers. The DHO performed

403-549: The early 1930s, Highway   7 did not extend east of Peterborough. A depression -relief project to build a new road between Madoc and Perth was completed on August   23, 1932. Construction of the Carleton Place Bypass began in the spring of 1958, with the aim of rerouting traffic out of the downtown area. Prior to its completion, Highway   15 entered Carleton Place along High Street, turning south onto Bridge Street, and along Moore Street and Franktown Road to

434-507: The highway between Morton and Crosby, while 9,400   vehicles used it south of Carleton Place, the least and most trafficked sections of the route, respectively. Highway   15 begins at an interchange with Highway   401 (Exit   623) in the city of Kingston; it once continued south to former Highway   2, next to CFB Kingston in Barriefield , but this section is now Kingston Road 15. The route travels northeast alongside

465-594: The history of Highway 29 — designated in 1927 to connect Brockville with Ottawa — and the Trans-Canada Highway Act . Highway   29 was discontinuous at first, with a gap between Smiths Falls and Carleton Place; Highway   15 provided the only connection between the two. The gap was removed on August   5, 1936, when the Franktown Road was assumed by the Department of Highways (DHO). Prior to

496-629: The junction with Highway   29. The bypass, which included a bridge over the Mississippi River and an overpass of what is now the Ottawa Valley Railway, was designated as part of Highway   15 on November   19, 1959. It opened several weeks later in early December as an unpaved route. Paving of the bypass took place the following spring. When the Trans-Canada Highway Act was passed in 1949, Ontario chose to utilise

527-552: The municipalities of Leeds and the Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes at the community of Morton. After turning northwest and bypassing the community of Elgin, the route encounters the community of Crosby, intersecting former Highway 42 and curving northeast. For the next 30 kilometres (19 mi), the highway travels alongside the Cataraqui Trail , a former Canadian National Railway line donated in 1997 to become

558-420: The numbered-road system, the availability of numbers decreased and consequently, the numbering pattern had to be broken. In smaller communities and rural areas the numbered roads are, for the most part, adequately signed with trapezoid-shaped signs with rounded corners, which are often referred to as "flowerpots" due to the shape of the sign. Older signs installed prior to 2001 have the legend "Ottawa-Carleton" at

589-511: The pair east of Preston Street. All three highways continued west to Highway 31 ( Bank Street ), which they turned onto and followed together north to Wellington Street. Outside of Ottawa, Highway   15 has undergone several significant changes throughout its history. While the southern end has consistently been within Kingston, the segment north of Smiths Falls has shifted several times, notably in 1961 and 1983. Both changes relate to

620-433: The provincial government in 1983, without consulting local governments; signage changes were made in the spring of 1984. Highway   15 thereafter remained as the sole route connecting Smiths Falls with Carleton Place, Almonte, and Arnprior. As part of a series of budget cuts initiated by premier Mike Harris under his Common Sense Revolution platform in 1995, numerous highways deemed to no longer be of significance to

651-435: The provincial network were decommissioned, and responsibility for the routes transferred to a lower level of government, a process referred to as downloading . The segment of Highway   15 north of Highway   7 was downloaded in its entirety on January   1, 1998, and transferred to the various local governments through which it travelled. The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 15, as noted by

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682-568: The same alignment as Highway   7 does today. The following year, the highway was extended south from Seeley's Bay into Kingston to end at Highway   2. Initially unnumbered, the route was designated as Highway   15 during the summer of 1925. By that point, the southern terminus was at the present junction of James Street (then Highway   2) and Main Street in Barriefield , north of Fort Henry . The northern segment of Highway   15 – approaching and within Ottawa – changed throughout

713-552: The southern outskirts of Carleton Place, Highway   15 ends at an intersection with Highway   7 just west of where it becomes a freeway. Highway   15 is one of the original provincial highways created by the Department of Public Highways, predecessor to the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO), in order to qualify for funding under the Canada Highways Act. On October   13, 1920, several dirt roads through

744-735: The top with the route number underneath. Newer signs installed after 2001 use the legend "Ottawa" or simply the "O" portion of the city's wordmark. Most numbered-road signs are not marked with directional tabs indicating the direction of the road (i.e. North, South, East, West), but where these appear, they are always printed in both English and French. Most numbered roads in the urban areas of Ottawa are not signed with route numbers, despite having official route numbers and being listed on many maps with these numbers. Instead, most urban sections of numbered roads are referred to by their names. Ottawa's city council adopted an updated route-numbering policy in 2005, under which road numbers are no longer posted inside

775-487: The years, and varies between maps; most indicate that the intersection of Bank Street and Wellington Street served as the northern terminus of Highways   15, 16, and 31. Confederation Square , then known as Connaught Place, was originally planned to serve as the terminus of Ottawa-bound highways when route numbers were posted there in September 1925. Between Carleton Place and Ottawa, Highway   15 initially followed

806-818: Was discontinued in the downtown core. During the mass downloading of Ontario's provincial highways onto regional authorities in 1997 and 1998, the former Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton was given responsibility over former Highways 16 , 31 , 44, the section of 17 east of Highway 417 and the section of 15 downloaded to the Region. These former highways became known as Regional Roads (subsequently Ottawa Roads) 73, 31, 49, 174 and 29, respectively. Ottawa Road 10 originally followed Old Richmond Road and Moodie Drive up to Carling Avenue. The portion south of Ottawa Road 86 (Hope Side Road) has been replaced by Ottawa Road 59 since around 1984. The portion between Ottawa Road 86 (Hope Side Road) and Ottawa Road 12 (Fallowfield Road)

837-639: Was extended to include March Road to then-Highway 17 and south to Ottawa Road 8 (Brophy Drive) around 1984. Continues east as Prescott & Russell United Counties Road 17. Highway 15 (Ontario) King's Highway   15 , commonly referred to as Highway   15 , is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario . It travels north from an interchange with Highway 401 in Kingston to Highway 7 in Carleton Place ,

868-444: Was formerly Ottawa Road 85. Bank Street south of Heron Road was formerly Highway 31. Concurrent with Ottawa Road 28 along Colonial Road from Rockdale Road to Frank Kenny Road. Commissioner Street is Ottawa Road 34 only in extension (formerly part of Wellington Street). Formerly Highways 7 and 15 approaching Ottawa from the west. Ottawa Road 49 used to only include a portion from Ottawa Road 12 ( Fallowfield Road ) to Kanata. It

899-604: Was one of the original highways created by the province in 1920 to establish a highway network and qualify for funding under the Canada Highways Act . The southern terminus, originally in Seeley's Bay, was moved to Highway 2 in Kingston the following year. While the northern terminus has shifted numerous times, the southern terminus has consistently remained in Kingston since 1921. Initially, Highway   15 connected Smiths Falls with Carleton Place via Perth. The assignment of

930-597: Was replaced by Ottawa Road 59 around 1998. Ottawa Road 10 was shortened to end at Ottawa Road 49 (Eagleson Road) at the same time. Originally ended at Ottawa-Carleton Regional Road 4 (Dalmeny Road, now Ottawa Road 4) in the north and was extended to Ottawa-Carleton Regional Road 8 (Mitch Owens Road, now Ottawa Road 8) around 1982. Concurrent with Ottawa Road 30 along Blackburn Hamlet Bypass. Innes Road and Blackburn Hamlet Bypass portions may no longer be numbered. Formerly part of Highway 15 (and before that, 29). Briefly known as Ottawa Road 85. Bank Street north of Heron Road

961-456: Was routed between Smiths Falls and Perth. In 1969, a bypass of Barriefield was built, redirecting both Highway   15 and Highway   2 around the historic village. During the early 1980s, Highway   29 was truncated at Smiths Falls, while the Highway   15 designation was retained along the section of Highway   29 between Carleton Place and Arnprior. This change was approved by

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