Ontario Highway 77 (#2) History - The King's Highways of Ontario

King's Highway 77 is a relatively short but important arterial highway which links Highway 401 to Highway 3 in Leamington. The highway passes through a predominantly rural area along its 23 km route. Leamington is the only major town located along the highway. Highway 77 was first established in 1963 when a new provincial highway was designated through Essex County. Highway 77 was designated in order to provide a new provincial highway connection between Leamington and Highway 401. The alignment of Highway 77 did not change until 1998, when a 1.7 km section of Highway 77 between Leamington and the new Highway 3 Bypass was downloaded. This downloaded section of Highway 77 is now known as Erie Street. Highway 77 currently ends at the Leamington Bypass, where it shares a common terminus with the western section of Highway 3. This highway is not associated with the original Highway 77, which existed in the Rodney area of Elgin County from 1936 until 1957.

The current Highway 77 is a two-lane highway for its entire length between Leamington and Highway 401. Services are available in most communities along Highway 77 . The speed limit on Highway 77 is 80 km/h (50 mph), unless posted otherwise. Please visit the Highway 77 Mileage Chart page for a list of mileage reference points along Highway 77.