Ontario Highway 24

Ontario Highway 24

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Highway{{nbsp}}24 formerly continued through Cambridge along Hespeler Road, including an interchange with Highway{{nbsp}}401, and onward to Collingwood, until January{{nbsp}}1, 1998 when it was downloaded from the province to local municipalities.{{cite report
Highway{{nbsp}}24 formerly continued through Cambridge including an interchange with Highway{{nbsp}}401, and onward to Collingwood, until January{{nbsp}}1, 1998 when it was downloaded from the province to local municipalities. Now known as Hespeler Road between Highway{{nbsp}}401 to the city limits at Wellington Road{{nbsp}}124, the section between Highway{{nbsp}}401 and Fisher Mills Road is a four-lane limited-access expressway divided by a concrete median barrier. {{cite report
| title = Highway Transfers List - "Who Does What"
| title = Highway Transfers List - "Who Does What"
| publisher = Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
| publisher = Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
| date = June 20, 2001
| date = June 20, 2001
| pages = 3, 5–6, 13, 15}}
| pages = 3, 5–6, 13, 15}} was constructed as a bypass for Highway 24


Highway{{nbsp}}24 is generally straight and flat as it progresses north through the agricultural countryside of Brant County, but suddenly drops into the [[Grand River (Ontario)|Grand River]] Valley as it enters the [[Regional Municipality of Waterloo]]. It follows the river along its eastern bank towards Cambridge, ending at the southern city limits.
Highway{{nbsp}}24 is generally straight and flat as it progresses north through the agricultural countryside of Brant County, but suddenly drops into the [[Grand River (Ontario)|Grand River]] Valley as it enters the [[Regional Municipality of Waterloo]]. It follows the river along its eastern bank towards Cambridge, ending at the southern city limits.