Highway 58 (Ontario)
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King's Highway 58, commonly referred to as Highway 58, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian
province of Ontario
. Highway 58 currently runs from the Highway 406 junction on the St. Catharines – Thorold
boundary to the Highway 406 junction near Turner's Corners, all within the Regional Municipality of Niagara. A second part runs from the Highway 58A
junction in the south of Welland
to the Niagara Regional Road 3, formerly Highway 3
junction in Port Colborne
. Prior to 1998, Highway 58 was continuous as it travelled through west side of Welland before reaching the Highway 58A junction. However, the province transferred the central section to the city of Welland.
, one of the three tunnel
s under the Welland Canal
. Overall, the highway is 19.5 km (12.1 mi) in length.
The southern section of Highway 58 begins at a junction with the former Highway 3
in the city of Port Colborne, several kilometres north of Lake Erie
. South of this intersection, the road continues as Niagara Regional Road 58 to Killaly Street. Proceeding north, the highway, known locally as West Side Road, passes through the suburb
s of Port Colborne, north of which it skirts the eastern edge of the Wainfleet Bog, one of the few remaining habitats of the Massasauga Rattlesnake.
West of Dain City
, Highway 58 crosses the Port Colborne – Welland boundary at Forks Road, a grade-separated
intersection. The route crosses several rail lines over the next 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), before ending at Highway 58A (Humberstone Road) at the southern edge of the buit up area of Welland.
The northern section of Highway 58 begins at an intersection with the western terminus of Highway 20
, approximately 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) east of Highway 406. South of this intersection, the road that carries Highway 58 continues as Niagara Regional Road 82, whereas west of the intersection the road that carries Highway 20, Lundy's Lane, continues as Niagara Regional Road 58 through Allanburg
. Highway 58 proceeds north, at first along an established concession road
, before branching to the east on its own alignment known as Davis Road. The road crosses several flooded valleys that form part of the Welland Canal. before arriving at Thorold Stone Road, at which point Highway 58 turns west and enters the Thorold Tunnel, descending beneath the canal.
At the western end of the tunnel, Highway 58 emerges as a divided highway
in the Thorold – St. Catharines urban area. It interchanges
with Pine Street; the eastbound on-ramp from Pine Street features a stop sign
and no merging lane prior to entering the Thorold Tunnel. West of Pine Street, the route passes beneath a railway and curves slightly southwest. It interchanges with Collier Street, gradually curving to the northwest and passing beneath Richmond Street. Highway 58 ends at a complicated interchange with both St. Davids Road as well as Highway 406 on the edge of the Niagara Escarpment
.
The entirety of Highway 58 is located within the Regional Municipality of Niagara.
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|Port Colborne
|0.0
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|Formerly Highway 3
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|rowspan="2"|Welland
|5.5
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|7.2
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|Passes through Townline Tunnel
en route to ; end of southern section
|-
|colspan="4" align="center"|Southern and northern sections of Highway 58 separated by 18.1 km (11.2 mi)
|-
|rowspan="7"|Thorold
|25.3
|
|Beginning of northern section
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|28.6
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|
|-
|29.6
|
|Unsigned designation Highway 7186
|-
|colspan="3" align="center"|Thorold Tunnel
under Welland Canal
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|31.0
|
|
|-
|32.1
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|
|-
|33.6
|
|No access from westbound St. Davids Road to southbound Highway 58
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. Highway 58 currently runs from the Highway 406 junction on the St. Catharines – Thorold
Thorold
Thorold may refer to:Places* Thorold, Ontario* Thorold Tunnel, OntarioSport* Thorold Blackhawks, Canadian junior ice hockey teamAnimals*Thorold's deerPeople...
boundary to the Highway 406 junction near Turner's Corners, all within the Regional Municipality of Niagara. A second part runs from the Highway 58A
Townline Tunnel
The Townline Tunnel, located in Welland, Ontario, Canada, is an underwater tunnel, carrying Highway 58A as well as the Canadian Pacific Railway under the Welland Canal. The "A" suffix is a misnomer since it is more of a connector than an alternative route. Highway 58A is a two-lane freeway in its...
junction in the south of Welland
Welland
-Places:* River Welland in the east of England* Welland, Worcestershire, a village in England* Welland River in Ontario, Canada, named after its English counterpart* Welland Canal, named after the Canadian river...
to the Niagara Regional Road 3, formerly Highway 3
Ontario Highway 3
King's Highway 3, commonly referred to as Highway 3 and historically as the Talbot Trail, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario which travels parallel to the shore of Lake Erie. It has three segments, the first of which runs from the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor...
junction in Port Colborne
Port Colborne, Ontario
Port Colborne is a city on Lake Erie, at the southern end of the Welland Canal, in the Niagara Region of southern Ontario, Canada...
. Prior to 1998, Highway 58 was continuous as it travelled through west side of Welland before reaching the Highway 58A junction. However, the province transferred the central section to the city of Welland.
Route description
The segment between Highway 406 in Thorold and Niagara Road 57 east of Thorold is a four-lane freeway. It also contains the Thorold TunnelThorold Tunnel
The Thorold Tunnel, located in Thorold, Ontario, Canada, is an underwater tunnel, carrying Highway 58 underneath the Welland Canal. Built between 1965 and 1967, the tunnel is 840 metres in length. It consists of two separate tubes, each two lanes wide...
, one of the three tunnel
Tunnel
A tunnel is an underground passageway, completely enclosed except for openings for egress, commonly at each end.A tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail traffic, or for a canal. Some tunnels are aqueducts to supply water for consumption or for hydroelectric stations or are sewers...
s under the Welland Canal
Welland Canal
The Welland Canal is a ship canal in Canada that extends from Port Weller, Ontario, on Lake Ontario, to Port Colborne, Ontario, on Lake Erie. As a part of the St...
. Overall, the highway is 19.5 km (12.1 mi) in length.
The southern section of Highway 58 begins at a junction with the former Highway 3
Ontario Highway 3
King's Highway 3, commonly referred to as Highway 3 and historically as the Talbot Trail, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario which travels parallel to the shore of Lake Erie. It has three segments, the first of which runs from the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor...
in the city of Port Colborne, several kilometres north of Lake Erie
Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...
. South of this intersection, the road continues as Niagara Regional Road 58 to Killaly Street. Proceeding north, the highway, known locally as West Side Road, passes through the suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
s of Port Colborne, north of which it skirts the eastern edge of the Wainfleet Bog, one of the few remaining habitats of the Massasauga Rattlesnake.
West of Dain City
Dain City, Ontario
Dain City is a small suburb located at the southern-most part of Welland, Ontario, Canada. At one time, it was a mostly self-contained rural community at the junction of two significant rail lines, part of the Township of Humberstone, and was called Welland Junction. The name was changed to Dain...
, Highway 58 crosses the Port Colborne – Welland boundary at Forks Road, a grade-separated
Grade separation
Grade separation is the method of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other. The composition of such transport axes does not have to be uniform; it can consist of a...
intersection. The route crosses several rail lines over the next 2 kilometres (1.2 mi), before ending at Highway 58A (Humberstone Road) at the southern edge of the buit up area of Welland.
The northern section of Highway 58 begins at an intersection with the western terminus of Highway 20
Ontario Highway 20
King's Highway 20, also known as Highway 20, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. Presently, it is a short stub between Highway 58 and Niagara Regional Road 70 in the town of Thorold.- History :...
, approximately 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) east of Highway 406. South of this intersection, the road that carries Highway 58 continues as Niagara Regional Road 82, whereas west of the intersection the road that carries Highway 20, Lundy's Lane, continues as Niagara Regional Road 58 through Allanburg
Allanburg, Ontario
Allanburg is a community within the City of Thorold, Ontario, Canada. It is located on the Welland Canal and Highway 20, both important transportation routes through the Niagara Peninsula. The two cross at a 1932-built vertical-lift bridge, numbered as Bridge 11 by the Saint Lawrence Seaway...
. Highway 58 proceeds north, at first along an established concession road
Concession road
In Upper and Lower Canada, concession roads were laid out by the colonial government through undeveloped land to define lots to be developed; the name comes from a Lower Canadian French term for a row of lots. Concession roads are straight, and follow an approximately square grid, usually oriented...
, before branching to the east on its own alignment known as Davis Road. The road crosses several flooded valleys that form part of the Welland Canal. before arriving at Thorold Stone Road, at which point Highway 58 turns west and enters the Thorold Tunnel, descending beneath the canal.
At the western end of the tunnel, Highway 58 emerges as a divided highway
Limited-access road
A limited-access road known by various terms worldwide, including limited-access highway, dual-carriageway and expressway, is a highway or arterial road for high-speed traffic which has many or most characteristics of a controlled-access highway , including limited or no access to adjacent...
in the Thorold – St. Catharines urban area. It interchanges
Interchange (road)
In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...
with Pine Street; the eastbound on-ramp from Pine Street features a stop sign
Stop sign
A Stop sign is a traffic sign to notify drivers that they must stop before proceeding.-Specifications:The Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals proposed standard stop sign diameters of 0.6, 0.9 or 1.2 metres. UK and New Zealand stop signs are 750, 900 or 1200 mm, according to sign...
and no merging lane prior to entering the Thorold Tunnel. West of Pine Street, the route passes beneath a railway and curves slightly southwest. It interchanges with Collier Street, gradually curving to the northwest and passing beneath Richmond Street. Highway 58 ends at a complicated interchange with both St. Davids Road as well as Highway 406 on the edge of the Niagara Escarpment
Niagara Escarpment
The Niagara Escarpment is a long escarpment, or cuesta, in the United States and Canada that runs westward from New York State, through Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois...
.
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 58.The entirety of Highway 58 is located within the Regional Municipality of Niagara.
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!scope="col"|Location
!scope="col"|km
!scope="col"|Destinations
!scope="col"|Notes
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|Port Colborne
|0.0
|
|Formerly Highway 3
Ontario Highway 3
King's Highway 3, commonly referred to as Highway 3 and historically as the Talbot Trail, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario which travels parallel to the shore of Lake Erie. It has three segments, the first of which runs from the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor...
|-
|rowspan="2"|Welland
Welland
-Places:* River Welland in the east of England* Welland, Worcestershire, a village in England* Welland River in Ontario, Canada, named after its English counterpart* Welland Canal, named after the Canadian river...
|5.5
|
|
|-
|7.2
|
|Passes through Townline Tunnel
Townline Tunnel
The Townline Tunnel, located in Welland, Ontario, Canada, is an underwater tunnel, carrying Highway 58A as well as the Canadian Pacific Railway under the Welland Canal. The "A" suffix is a misnomer since it is more of a connector than an alternative route. Highway 58A is a two-lane freeway in its...
en route to ; end of southern section
|-
|colspan="4" align="center"|Southern and northern sections of Highway 58 separated by 18.1 km (11.2 mi)
|-
|rowspan="7"|Thorold
Thorold
Thorold may refer to:Places* Thorold, Ontario* Thorold Tunnel, OntarioSport* Thorold Blackhawks, Canadian junior ice hockey teamAnimals*Thorold's deerPeople...
|25.3
|
|Beginning of northern section
|-
|28.6
|
|
|-
|29.6
|
|Unsigned designation Highway 7186
|-
|colspan="3" align="center"|Thorold Tunnel
Thorold Tunnel
The Thorold Tunnel, located in Thorold, Ontario, Canada, is an underwater tunnel, carrying Highway 58 underneath the Welland Canal. Built between 1965 and 1967, the tunnel is 840 metres in length. It consists of two separate tubes, each two lanes wide...
under Welland Canal
Welland Canal
The Welland Canal is a ship canal in Canada that extends from Port Weller, Ontario, on Lake Ontario, to Port Colborne, Ontario, on Lake Erie. As a part of the St...
|-
|31.0
|
|
|-
|32.1
|
|
|-
|33.6
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|No access from westbound St. Davids Road to southbound Highway 58