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Originally Posted by Dengler Avenue
Given that Old Montreal Road was the old 17, I’ve always wondered whether 174 (then ON-17A) was already abutted by properties before the downloading. That whole stretch feels like a super 2 to me otherwise (including Old 17 Hawkesbury Bypass).
If 174 and old 17 do get widened to 4 lanes though, I’d like to race you from Parliament Hill to Anjou (you via A50-A15-A40, me via 417-174-17-417-A40). I wanna see which way’s faster. 
Il y a une petite compétition entre les deux rives de la Rivière des Outaouais. |
The shore route of the 174 (former ON-17) in the Cumberland area has been there for a very long time. Maybe 50-60 years I think.
As for the 17 route in general from Orleans to east of Hawkesbury, it's almost a half and half mix of "new" (sic) routings and the path of the old road to Montreal. There are quite a few segments where the current 17 is the only main east-west road in the area. So logically that's where the road to Montreal has always been.