History of King's Highway 117 (#1):
The original King's Highway 117 is a perplexing mystery. This route ran along Bathurst Street from Steeles Avenue northerly to Highway 7 (Centre Street) near
Thornhill. The 2.1 km highway was first assumed by the Department of Highways on February 21, 1961. It is not clear at this time what purpose this route
was supposed to serve. It is also not clear whether the Highway 117 route number was actually posted along the highway. While this route was officially
known as Highway 117, it is quite possible that this was in fact an unposted, secret route number. The entire highway was decommissioned in 1970. A
different, unrelated Highway 117 existed between Bracebridge and Dorset from 1974 until 1998.
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