Dougall Parkway
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Highway 401Dougall Parkway | |||||||
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| Highway 401 (north leg) | |||||||
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| Length | 1.6 km[1] (0.99 mi) | ||||||
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| East end | Highway 401 | ||||||
| West end | Interchange with Dougall Avenue and Howard Avenue | ||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||
| Province | Ontario | ||||||
| Counties | Essex County, Ontario | ||||||
| Major cities | Windsor | ||||||
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Dougall Parkway is a municipal expressway in Windsor, Ontario. The expressway acts as an extension of Dougall Avenue and serves traffic heading towards the Windsor city-centre and the Detroit–Windsor Tunnel.[2] The road is named for former mayor of Windsor James Dougall.[3]
Dougall Parkway is a short 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) controlled-access highway that begins after connecting ramps split off of Highway 401.[1] From the split, the expressway travels in a west-northwest direction having interchanges with 6th Concession Road and Howard Avenue.[4] It is at the intersection when the expressway passes under Howard Avenue where it transitions into Dougall Avenue.[5]
History
Dougall Parkway was constructed as one of the two western forks of Highway 401 in the mid-1950s, connecting Highway 401 with Highway 3B (Howard Avenue).[6] Somewhat confusingly, Dougall Parkway was officially numbered as Highway 401 along with the other leg of the fork, with Dougall Parkway being the north leg.[7]
In 2008 to 2010, as part of the reconstruction of the section of Highway 401 from Dougall Parkway to Provincial Road, the Dougall Parkway split with Highway 401 was reconfigured, replacing a one-lane 1950s-era underpass tunnel with a modern high-speed flyover ramp.[8]