Ontario Highway 118 Photographs - Page 3 - History of Ontario's Kings Highways

Left - Facing north along Hwy 35 towards the Hwy 118 Junction at Carnarvon. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 30, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Advance directional sign on Hwy 35 indicating the upcoming Hwy 118 Junction at Carnarvon. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Green directional sign at the Hwy 35 and Hwy 118 Junction at Carnarvon. Even though this is relatively minor highway junction, it is exceptionally well-signed. There are major King's Highway junctions in Ontario that exhibit far simpler junction signs, such as the junction of Hwy 10 and Hwy 89 near Shelburne, which is merely marked with square white junction signs. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing north along Hwy 35 towards the traffic signals at the Hwy 118 Junction at Carnarvon. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing south along Hwy 35 towards Minden from the Hwy 118 Junction at Carnarvon. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 118 towards Bracebridge from the Hwy 35 Junction at Carnarvon. The Hwy 118 link between Carnarvon and Bracebridge is a relatively new King's Highway route. Until 1981, there was no direct provincial highway link between these two towns. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east along Hwy 118 towards Haliburton Village from the Hwy 35 Junction at Carnarvon. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 118 towards the Hwy 35 Junction at Carnarvon. The traffic signals at Carnarvon operate in an "actuated" mode. The traffic signals display a continuous green indication for Hwy 35 traffic, except when a vehicle approaches the intersection along Hwy 118, or a pedestrian activates the push button. Note the large white sign at the stop bar directing traffic to "Stop here on red signal". The vehicle loop detectors that are embedded in the pavement will detect the presence of a waiting vehicle, and put in a call to the traffic signal control box to change the intersection right-of-way. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east along Hwy 118 towards the Hwy 35 Junction at Carnarvon. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing north along Hwy 35 towards Dwight from the Hwy 118 Junction at Carnarvon. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - View of Highland Street (Hwy 121) in Haliburton's village centre, facing west from the Hwy 118 Junction at Maple Avenue. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 30, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing east along Highland Street (Hwy 121) approaching the Hwy 118 Junction at Maple Avenue in Haliburton Village. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 30, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Junction sign assembly on southbound Maple Avenue (Hwy 118) approaching Highland Street (Hwy 121) in Haliburton Village. Up until 2003, the route of Hwy 118 came to an end at this intersection, while Hwy 121 continued straight ahead towards the Bancroft area via Maple Avenue. As a result of a 2003 highway renumbering, the Hwy 121 designation east of Haliburton Village was supplanted by the Hwy 118 designation. This resulted in a 50 km easterly extension of Hwy 118 to the Hwy 28 Junction at Paudash, located southwest of Bancroft. Signs are still in place at this intersection advising motorists of the change in route numbers. The western leg of Hwy 121 from Haliburton Village to Minden was downloaded to the County of Haliburton in 1998 and is now officially known as Haliburton County Road 21. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 30, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Junction of Hwy 118 & Hwy 121 in Haliburton Village, facing south along Maple Avenue. At this intersection, motorists can either turn right and follow Hwy 121 (today's Haliburton County Road 21) west towards Minden, or continue straight ahead towards the Bancroft area via Hwy 118. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 30, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing north along Maple Avenue (Hwy 118) from Highland Street (Hwy 121) in Haliburton Village. From this intersection, Hwy 118 follows Maple Avenue north out of the village centre. Hwy 118 then curves around the eastern and northern shores of Head Lake and then resumes its route westerly towards Carnarvon and Bracebridge. Up until the early 1980s, this section of Hwy 118 was part of an Ontario Secondary Highway (Hwy 519). In 1981, the Vankoughnet Road between Bracebridge and Carnarvon was assumed by the province as an easterly extension of Hwy 118. East of Carnarvon, parts of Hwy 519 and Hwy 530 were renumbered as Hwy 118, in order to complete a new King's Highway link between the District of Muskoka and Haliburton County. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 30, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Junction sign assembly on northbound Maple Avenue (Hwy 118) approaching Highland Street (Hwy 121) in Haliburton Village. Traffic approaching this junction can either turn left and follow Hwy 121 (today's County Road 21) westerly to Minden, or continue straight ahead via westbound Hwy 118 towards Bracebridge. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 30, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Junction sign assembly on southbound Maple Avenue (Hwy 118) at Highland Street (Hwy 121) in Haliburton Village. Up until the 1990s, Hwy 121 ran in both directions from this highway junction. Hwy 121 continued east towards Minden at right via today's Haliburton Road 21. Until 2003, Hwy 118 ended here, while Hwy 121 continued straight ahead (east) towards Bancroft. In order to simplify route numbering this area, the Ministry of Transportation decided to renumber the eastern leg of Hwy 121 as an easterly extension of Hwy 118 during 2003. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 30, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Reassurance route marker for Hwy 118 on southbound Maple Avenue in Haliburton Village. A "Formerly 121" crown sign and tab are still in place at this junction following the renumbering of the eastern leg of Hwy 121 from Haliburton Village to Paudash as Hwy 118 back in 2003. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 30, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing north along Maple Avenue (Hwy 118) approaching Highland Street (Hwy 121) in Haliburton Village. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 30, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - View of Maple Avenue (Hwy 118) facing south from Highland Street (Hwy 121) in Haliburton Village. The route of Hwy 118 continues south via Maple Avenue for one block. At the flashing beacon in the background, Hwy 118 turns left onto Mountain Street where the highway resumes its route east towards Tory Hill and the Bancroft area. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 30, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers)