Fourth Line Road ( Ottawa Road #5) is a designated

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in the rural portion of

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. The street follows one of the meridian lines first laid out when

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was surveyed. It begins southeast of

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at Brophy Drive, and runs southeast until it hits the

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, where it turns into Donnelly Drive at Reevcraig Road South. Fourth Line Road passes through the heart of

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, and when in that town it is known as "Main Street." The road runs just to the west of Highway 416, which is the more important north-south route. The southern portion of it was originally part of Ontario Highway 16.

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