Sudbury Municipal Road 35 begins in Chelmsford at the intersection of Highway 144 and Sudbury Municipal Road 15 and travels east under the informal name of Old Highway 144 to Azilda, where turns in a southeasterly direction. In New Sudbury it passes through a trumpet interchange with Lasalle Boulevard. East of Big Nickel Road it assumes the name of Elm Street and passes through Little Britain and Downtown Sudbury. At Municipal Road 80 (Notre Dame Avenue/Paris Street), the roadway becomes Lloyd Street, before reaching Brady Street a few blocks further east and ending at Municipal Road 55; Municipal Road 55 continues east along Lloyd Street.[1][2]
History
Highway 144 origionally passed through the INCO mine property north of Copper Cliff and entered Sudbury along Spruce Street and Regent Street,[3] but was realigned in the 1970s to follow Elm Street where it terminated at Highway 17 at Lorne Street.[4][5] In 1987 the Northwest Bypass was opened at Highway 144 was rerouted to bypass Downtown Sudbury, resulting in the establishment of Regional Road 35.[6][7][8]
In 2015, Municipal Road 55 was rerouted through downtown Sudbury, bypassing segments of Lorne Street, Elm Street, Lloyd Street in favour of Douglas Street and Brady Street. As part of the project, Municipal Road 35 was extended 1.2 km (0.75 mi) east along Elm Street and Lloyd Street, while the bypassed section of Lorne Street became Municipal Road 49.
Future
The City of Greater Sudbury had widened Municipal Road 35 between the eastern intersection of Municipal Road 21 (Notre Dame Street) in Azilda to Highway 144 in Chelmsford to four lanes. Construction began in the fall of 2018 with a culvert replacement contract. The completion of widening of Municipal Road 35 was expected to be completed in 2021 and was fully completed in 2022. [9][10][11]
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Greater Sudbury Municipal Road 35.[1] The entire route is located in Greater Sudbury.
^Robins, C.P. (1956). Ontario Road Map (Map). Ontario Department of Highways. Sudbury inset.
^Cartography Section (1974). Ontario Road Map (Map). Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Sudbury inset.
^Cartography Section (1978–1979). Ontario Road Map (Map). Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Sudbury inset.
^"Highway 144 New - Sudbury North-west Bypass". Northern Transportation Construction Projects 1986-87 (Report). Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. April 1, 1986. p. VII. ISSN0822-1480.
