Route Description
Highway 55 began at an intersection with the old Iroquois Road, which later became Highway 8, until 1970, when it became Niagara Regional Road 81; it is also known as Queenston Street to the west and York Road to the east. The roadway carrying Highway 55 continued south as Taylor Road (Niagara Regional Road 70). Pressing north, the highway passed beneath the QEW, which ascends over the Garden City Skyway to cross the Welland Canal. The highway entered Homer, then curved north east and entered farmland. From here to its northern terminus, the highway was dead-straight. It passed south of the St. Catharines/Niagara District Airport and later intersected Niagara Regional Road 106.
Highway 55 passed through the small town of Virgil, which is centred on the Four Mile Creek. It intersected Four Mile Creek Road (Niagara Regional Road 100) in the centre of the town, then entered back into an agricultural area. Shortly thereafter, the highway entered the urban area of Niagara-on-the-Lake, where it ended at Mary Street (Niagara Regional Road 87).
Several wineries are established along the former route of Highway 55, most notably the Jackson-Triggs Estate.
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