Ontario provincial highway 3
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Ontario Provincial Highway #3 is a provincially maintained highway in southwestern Ontario, Canada. Highway 3 currently runs from the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor to Ontario provincial highway 77 in Leamington, from Talbotville Royal (near St. Thomas) to the western city limits of Port Colborne and from Ontario provincial highway 140 in Port Colbrone to Edgewood Park (west of Fort Erie).
The total length of Highway 3 is 261km; 50.8km from Windsor to Leamington, 168.1km from Talbotville Royal to Port Colborne and 42.1km from Port Colborne to Edgewood Park.
Highway 3 is part of the Talbot Trail. Highway 3 is a super-2 highway Wellington Road to Centennial Road in St. Thomas.
Highway 3 travels through Windsor, Oliver, Oldcastle, Maidstone, Essex, and Leamington (Windsor-Leamington segment); Talbotville Royal, St. Thomas, Yarmouth Centre, New Sarum, Orwell, Aylmer, Summers Corners, Seville, Springer's Hill, North Hall, Tillsonburg, Courtland, Delhi, Gilbertville, Atherton, Simcoe, Renton, Jarvis, Erie, Balmoral, Nelles Corners, Decewsville, Cayuga, Canfield, Canborough, Dunnville, Mount Carmel, Forks Road, Winger, Chambers Corners, Wainfleet, Ostryhon Corners, and Port Colborne (Talbotville Royal-Port Colborne Section); Port Colborne, Gasline, Sherkston, and Edgewood Park (Port Colborne-Edgewood Park section).
Highway 3 travels through the following municipalities: Windsor, Tecumseh, Lakeshore, Essex, Kingsville, and Leamington (Windsor-Leamington); Southwold Township, St. Thomas, Central Elgin, Aylmer, Bayham, Tillsonburg, Norfolk County, Haldimand, and Wainfleet (Talbotville Royal-Port Colborne); Port Colborne, and Fort Erie (Port Colborne-Edgewood Park).
Highway 3 travels through the following counties: Essex (Windsor-Leamington); Elgin, Oxford, Norfolk, Haldimand, and Niagara RM (Talbotville Royal-Port Colborne); Niagara RM (Port Colborne-Edgewood Park).
Links
History of Highway 3 (http://www.thekingshighway.ca/Hwy3.htm)