This is a list of suffixed routes of
Ontario Highway 8
King's Highway 8, commonly referred to as Highway 8, is a Ontario Provincial Highway Network, provincially maintained highway in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. The route travels from Ontario Highway 21, Hi ...
. There have been seven confirmed iterations of
Highway 8 with a suffixed
route number, all but two of which were the original route of the highway prior to the construction of a
bypass or diversion.
Highway 8A (St. David's–Queenston)
The Hamilton–Queenston Highway was assumed as part of "The Provincial Highway" in August 1918.
On October13 of that year, several roads were taken over by the province between St. David's and the
Whirlpool Rapids Bridge
The Whirlpool Rapids Bridge, commonly known as the Whirlpool Bridge or the Lower Steel Arch Bridge (before 1937), is a spandrel braced, riveted, two-hinged arch bridge that crosses the international border between Canada and the United States, con ...
in Niagara Falls.
When highway numbers were introduced in the summer of 1925, the route between St. David's and Niagara Falls was designated as part of Highway8, while the route between St. David's and the bridge to
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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was designated as Highway8A.
Highway8A followed York Road to Front Street before crossing the
Queenston-Lewiston Bridge. It remained in place until September1, 1970, when it was transferred to the newly-formed
Regional Municipality of Niagara
The Regional Municipality of Niagara, also colloquially known as the Niagara Region or Region of Niagara, is a regional municipality comprising twelve municipalities of Southern Ontario, Canada. The regional seat is in Thorold. It is the southern ...
, along with Highway8.
Highway 8A (Stoney Creek–Burlington)
A predecessor to
Highway 20, Highway8A followed what is now known as Centennial Parkway, as well as Beach Boulevard and Lakeshore Road across
Burlington Beach. It began near
Stoney Creek at Queenston Road (Highway 8) and ended at the corner of North Shore Boulevard East, Maple Avenue, and Lakeshore Road (the latter two comprising part of Highway 2).
*
*Renumbered as part of Highway 20 in 1932
Highway 8 Alt (Kitchener)
*1958 to 1960, only appears in the 1958 and 1959 Ontario Road Maps
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*Followed King Street and Queen Street through downtown Kitchener following Highway being rerouted along Ottawa Street and Courtland Avenue
Highway 8B (New Hamburg)
Highway 8B (Rockton)
*1959 to April 1, 1970
*Followed what is now Old Highway 8, created when Rockton was bypassed in 1958.
Highway 8B (Sheffield)
*1959 to April 1, 1970
*Followed what is now Old Highway 8, created when Sheffield was bypassed in 1958.
Highway 8D
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