Map of Highway 23 Current route Former route | |||||||
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Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | |||||||
Length | 97.7 km[2] (60.7 mi) | ||||||
Existed | June 22, 1927[1]–present | ||||||
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Country | Canada | ||||||
Province | Ontario | ||||||
Counties | Middlesex, Huron, Perth, Wellington | ||||||
Towns | Mitchell, Monkton, Listowel, Palmerston, Harriston | ||||||
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King's Highway 23, commonly referred to as Highway 23, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The route travels from Highway 7 east of Elginfield north to Highway 9 and Highway 89 in Harriston. The total length of Highway 23 is 97.7 kilometres (60.7 miles). The highway was first established in 1927 between Highway 8 in Mitchell and Highway 9 in Teviotdale, via Monkton, Listowel and Palmerston. As part of a depression relief program, it was extended south to Highway 7 in 1934. It remained relatively unchanged until 2003, when it was rerouted northward from Palmerston to Harriston.