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King's Highway 40, commonly referred to as Highway 40, is a provincially maintained highway in the southwestern portion of the Canadian province of Ontario. The route links Chatham and Sarnia via Wallaceburg, following close to the St. Clair River. The southern terminus is at Highway 401 south of Chatham, while the northern terminus is at Highway 402 in Sarnia. Highway 40 was built as a depression-relief project in 1934. The original routing followed what is now the St. Clair Parkway, but was rerouted to create that scenic road in the mid-1970s. The Sarnia Bypass was built between 1963 as Highway 40A and renumbered as Highway 40 by 1965; the original route through Sarnia became Highway 40B until it was decommissioned during the early-1990s. The route was extended to Highway 3 in Blenheim during the early 1970s; however this section would be the sole part of Highway 40 decommissioned during the Ontario highway transfers. The route is long. == Route description == Highway 40 begins at an interchange with Highway 401 (Exit 90) southeast of the urban centre of Chatham, within the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. Southwest of the interchange is C.M. Wilson Conservation Area, a campground named for the former Chair of Directors of the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority, Clarence Michael Wilson.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority )〕 The highway proceeds northwest as Communication Road, passing between farmland on the outskirts of Chatham. It crosses a Canadian National Railway (CN) mainline followed by the Thames River, then turns southwest onto Grand Avenue East and crosses a Canadian Pacific (CP) railway line. The highway progresses from the outskirts of Chatham to downtown before turning onto St. Clair Street and travelling northwest. It encounters the Nortown Centre mall as it passes through the suburbs and eventually leaves the city.〔 Between Chatham and Wallaceburg, Highway 40 divides a large swath of farmland established in the fertile soils of the region. There are no communities between the two places. Immediately southeast of Wallaceburg, the highway turns to the north and becomes known as Murray Street. As it enters the town, it turns onto McNaughton Avenue and crosses a CSX railway line then the Sydenham River. The route turns west onto Dufferin Avenue and proceeds out of the town, crossing the CSX railway a second time. After crossing an irrigation canal, Highway 40 turns north onto Arnold Road and crosses the CSX railway a third and final time before exiting Chatham–Kent.〔 The route enters Lambton County in the municipality of St. Clair, passing through more farmland.〔 north of the county line, the highway crosses the W. Darcy McKeough Floodway, a channel constructed in 1984 to protect Wallaceburg from flooding. Highway 40 continues north parallel to and several kilometres east of the St. Clair River. At Bickford, it swerves slightly to the east while passing between the CF Industries nitrogen fertilizer plant to the west and Bickford Oak Woods Provincial Conservation Reserve to the east.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = CF Industries Holdings )〕 As the highway approaches the south end of Sarnia, it widens into a divided four lane expressway and passes through Chemical Valley, the location of several industrial plants. The route enters the city of Sarnia at La Salle Street, and the surroundings abruptly switch from farmland to forest. At the intersection with Churchill Line, Highway 40 turns east onto the Sarnia Bypass. Approximately east of the intersection, the highway narrows back to a two lane road. Soon thereafter, it gently curves to the north, intersecting Plank Road and becoming Modeland Road. It passes along the western edge of the Sarnia Photovoltaic Power Plant, the world's largest photovoltaic (solar) power plant. The route passes above a CN and VIA rail line as it travels along the eastern rural–urban fringe of the city. It widens to a divided four lane road once more just prior to intersecting former Highway 22 (London Line), then ends at an interchange with Highway 402 (Exit 6). Modeland Road continues north as Lambton County Road 27.〔 The African-Canadian Heritage Tour follows a portion of Highway 40, from the interchange with Higwhay 401 to Chatham-Kent Road 29 (Countryview Line) in Oungah, Ontario, midway between Chatham and Wallaceburg, where it turns east on to Road 29 towards Dresden. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ontario Highway 40」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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