Kawartha Lakes Road 35
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Kawartha Lakes Road 35, also known as Victoria Road and Fennel Road, is a municipally-maintained road located in the city of Kawartha Lakes
, in the Canadian
province of Ontario
. The road is mostly straight, running in a north–south orientation throughout its length. It begins at the hamlet of Glenarm
and travels 30.5 km (19 mi) to Uphill.
The road was constructed in the 1850s as the Victoria Colonization Road in an effort to settle the southern fringe of the Canadian Shield
. The northern half was designated as Secondary Highway 505 until 1998, when it became part of Kawartha Lakes Road 35.
. The road runs in a predominantly north–south direction and covers a distance of 30.5 kilometres (19 mi).
The road crosses primarily rural geography, with the exception of the three unincorporated communities: Glenarm, Victoria Road
and Uphill.
The route begins in the hamlet of Glenarm at an intersection with Kawartha Lakes Road 8
(Glenarm Road) and runs between farms for most of its length; the occasional forest breaks the farmland. The road crosses the Trent-Severn Waterway
and intersects Kawartha Lakes Road 48 (formerly Highway 48
). The 18.7 km (11.6 mi) road north of this point was known as Highway 505
until January 1, 1998, when it was downloaded to Victoria County
and was numbered as County Road 35. This was changed to Kawartha Lakes Road 35 on January 1, 2001 when Victoria County became the city of Kawartha Lakes.
The road continues to the village of Victoria Road
. North of this point, the road is on a lower maintenance priority,
and pavement conditions quickly deteriorate. It continues until reaching the Digby–Laxton Boundary Road. The road descends into the Head River valley, crosses the river and begins to wind through thick coniferous forest. It rises out of the valley, now in the Canadian Shield. The road becomes very narrow and features several blind turns before ending in Uphill at Kawartha Lakes Road 45.
. It then followed the Black River north-east to the Peterson Road in Vankoughnet; this part of the road fell into disuse in the late 1800s. Between 1956 and 1998, the portion of The Victoria Road between Highway 46 (Highway 48
after 1975) and Highway 503
was designated as Secondary Highway 505. On January 1, 1998, the entire road south of Uphill was designated as Victoria County Road 35. Victoria County was restructured as the city Kawartha Lakes
on January 1, 2001, which renamed the road as Kawartha Lakes Road 35.
! Location
! Kilometre
! width="174px" | Road(s) intersected
! Notes
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| Glenarm
| 0.0
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| Southern terminus of Kawartha Lakes Road 35.
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| 11.5
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| Kawartha Lakes Road 35 is known as Victoria Road north of this junction, and as Fennel Road south of it.
|-
| Victoria Road
| 13.4
| Blanchard's Road (east)
Talbot River Road (west)
|
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| Uphill
| 30.5
|
| Northern terminus of Kawartha Lakes Road 35; formerly
Kawartha Lakes
The city of Kawartha Lakes is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. Although called a city, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontarian county and is mostly rural....
, in the Canadian
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....
. The road is mostly straight, running in a north–south orientation throughout its length. It begins at the hamlet of Glenarm
Glenarm, Ontario
Glenarm is a community in the City of Kawartha Lakes of about 80 people. At one time the hamlet included a general store, restaurant, church, two taverns, a blacksmith shop, dance hall and a jail, although the general store has since closed. The church, Knox Presbytrian, used to have many people...
and travels 30.5 km (19 mi) to Uphill.
The road was constructed in the 1850s as the Victoria Colonization Road in an effort to settle the southern fringe of the Canadian Shield
Canadian Shield
The Canadian Shield, also called the Laurentian Plateau, or Bouclier Canadien , is a vast geological shield covered by a thin layer of soil that forms the nucleus of the North American or Laurentia craton. It is an area mostly composed of igneous rock which relates to its long volcanic history...
. The northern half was designated as Secondary Highway 505 until 1998, when it became part of Kawartha Lakes Road 35.
Route description
Kawartha Lakes Road 35 is a straight road, and only deviates north of the Head RiverHead River (Ontario)
The Head River is a river in southern Ontario which flows from Head Lake to join the Black River which joins the Green River, about a mile downstream from Lake Couchiching, where it becomes the Severn....
. The road runs in a predominantly north–south direction and covers a distance of 30.5 kilometres (19 mi).
The road crosses primarily rural geography, with the exception of the three unincorporated communities: Glenarm, Victoria Road
Victoria Road, Ontario
Victoria Road is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the single-tier municipality of Kawartha Lakes. The village was built around a station on the Toronto and Nipissing Railway, which was constructed in 1872...
and Uphill.
The route begins in the hamlet of Glenarm at an intersection with Kawartha Lakes Road 8
Kawartha Lakes Road 8
Kawartha Lakes Road 8 is a municipally-maintained class-3 roadway...
(Glenarm Road) and runs between farms for most of its length; the occasional forest breaks the farmland. The road crosses the Trent-Severn Waterway
Trent-Severn Waterway
The Trent–Severn Waterway is a Canadian canal system formerly used for industrial and transportation purposes and now for recreational and tourism purposes, connecting Lake Ontario at Trenton to the Georgian Bay portion of Lake Huron at Port Severn...
and intersects Kawartha Lakes Road 48 (formerly Highway 48
Ontario Highway 48
King's Highway 48, also known as Highway 48, is a provincially-maintained highway in southern Ontario that extends from Major Mackenzie Drive in Markham, through Whitchurch-Stouffville, to Highway 12 south-east of Beaverton, Ontario. Prior to 1998, Highway 48 extended from Highway 401 in Toronto to...
). The 18.7 km (11.6 mi) road north of this point was known as Highway 505
until January 1, 1998, when it was downloaded to Victoria County
Victoria County, Ontario
The County of Victoria, or Victoria County, was a county in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was formed in 1854 as The United Counties of Peterborough and Victoria, and gained independence in 1863. In 2001, the county was dissolved and reformed as the city of Kawartha Lakes...
and was numbered as County Road 35. This was changed to Kawartha Lakes Road 35 on January 1, 2001 when Victoria County became the city of Kawartha Lakes.
The road continues to the village of Victoria Road
Victoria Road, Ontario
Victoria Road is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the single-tier municipality of Kawartha Lakes. The village was built around a station on the Toronto and Nipissing Railway, which was constructed in 1872...
. North of this point, the road is on a lower maintenance priority,
and pavement conditions quickly deteriorate. It continues until reaching the Digby–Laxton Boundary Road. The road descends into the Head River valley, crosses the river and begins to wind through thick coniferous forest. It rises out of the valley, now in the Canadian Shield. The road becomes very narrow and features several blind turns before ending in Uphill at Kawartha Lakes Road 45.
History
Victoria Road is one of several colonization roads in southern Ontario built in the 1850's to promote settlement in what was then the frontier of Ontario. The road continued north of its current terminus in Uphill into what is now the Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial ParkQueen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park
The Queen Elizabeth II Wildlands Provincial Park is a provincial park in south-central Ontario, between Gravenhurst and Minden. The park, named for Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, is 33,505 hectares in size, making it the second largest park south of Algonquin Park , but it has a fragmented shape as...
. It then followed the Black River north-east to the Peterson Road in Vankoughnet; this part of the road fell into disuse in the late 1800s. Between 1956 and 1998, the portion of The Victoria Road between Highway 46 (Highway 48
Ontario Highway 48
King's Highway 48, also known as Highway 48, is a provincially-maintained highway in southern Ontario that extends from Major Mackenzie Drive in Markham, through Whitchurch-Stouffville, to Highway 12 south-east of Beaverton, Ontario. Prior to 1998, Highway 48 extended from Highway 401 in Toronto to...
after 1975) and Highway 503
Ontario Highway 503
Highway 503 was a provincial secondary highway in Ontario, Canada, that existed between 1956 and 1998. Between 1956 and 1963, the highway stretched from Kirkfield to Sebright, and then along the Monck Road from Sebright to Kinmount, entirely within Victoria County...
was designated as Secondary Highway 505. On January 1, 1998, the entire road south of Uphill was designated as Victoria County Road 35. Victoria County was restructured as the city Kawartha Lakes
Kawartha Lakes
The city of Kawartha Lakes is a unitary municipality in Central Ontario, Canada. Although called a city, Kawartha Lakes is the size of a typical Ontarian county and is mostly rural....
on January 1, 2001, which renamed the road as Kawartha Lakes Road 35.
Major intersections
{| class="wikitable"! Location
! Kilometre
! width="174px" | Road(s) intersected
! Notes
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| Glenarm
Glenarm, Ontario
Glenarm is a community in the City of Kawartha Lakes of about 80 people. At one time the hamlet included a general store, restaurant, church, two taverns, a blacksmith shop, dance hall and a jail, although the general store has since closed. The church, Knox Presbytrian, used to have many people...
| 0.0
|
| Southern terminus of Kawartha Lakes Road 35.
|-
|
| 11.5
|
| Kawartha Lakes Road 35 is known as Victoria Road north of this junction, and as Fennel Road south of it.
|-
| Victoria Road
Victoria Road, Ontario
Victoria Road is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Ontario, located within the single-tier municipality of Kawartha Lakes. The village was built around a station on the Toronto and Nipissing Railway, which was constructed in 1872...
| 13.4
| Blanchard's Road (east)
Talbot River Road (west)
|
|-
| Uphill
| 30.5
|
| Northern terminus of Kawartha Lakes Road 35; formerly