GUELPH, ONTARIO - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
GUELPH, ONTARIO - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
GUELPH, ONTARIO - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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Transportation <strong>and</strong> 3farkets<br />
Transportation in Bruce County, for many of its early years, depended<br />
upon the waterways. However, in 18-l8 the government opened up a colonization<br />
road running from Simcoe County to the mouth of the Penetangore River.<br />
This was the first road in Bruce County.<br />
Since that time many improved roads have been built <strong>and</strong> the County is<br />
now served by a good system of highways. Highway No. 21 follows the Lake<br />
Huron shore <strong>and</strong> connects Owen Sound <strong>and</strong> Kincardine. Highway No. 6<br />
serves the Bruce Peninsula <strong>and</strong> has created a good summer playground. This<br />
highway also connects Wiarton with Owen Sound, Guelph <strong>and</strong> Hamilton.<br />
Kincardine <strong>and</strong> Walkerton are joined by Highway No. 9. In addition to<br />
these main highways there is a good system of County highways <strong>and</strong> township<br />
roads.<br />
The first locomotive steamed into Walkerton on November 30, 1871. On<br />
December 7, 1872 the railway was completed to Southampton. Since that<br />
time the railway facilities have been greatly increased. The Canadian National<br />
Railway serves the larger part of the County with lines running from Lucknow<br />
t)o Kincardine, Clifford to Walkerton to Southampton, <strong>and</strong> Hanover to Chesley<br />
to Wiarton. These lines meet at Palmerston. The Canadian Pacific Railway<br />
has two short lines in the County, one going from Wingham to Teeswater <strong>and</strong><br />
the other going from Hanover to Walkerton.<br />
The railway systems afford connections to all the major centres <strong>and</strong> present<br />
a means of transportation of farm produce to distant markets.<br />
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