 Highway 59 was established in 1937 when the Department of Highways ( DHO ) assumed the Delhi – Woodstock Road . This 41 @.@ 0 @-@ kilometre ( 25 @.@ 5 mi ) road was designated on August 25 . The route remained unchanged until the early 1960s , when several highways were renumbered effective December 19 , 1961 . Highway 19 between Woodstock and Shakespeare was redesignated as Highway 59 , while Highway 100 between Thamesford and St. Marys was redesignated as Highway 19 . On July 20 , 1961 , Highway 59 was extended south from Courtland to Long Point Provincial Park along Norfolk County roads 8 and 8A , which the DHO rebuilt in the years prior . A concurrency was also established along Highway 3 between Courtland and Delhi . These extensions nearly tripled the length of the highway to 120 @.@ 1 kilometres ( 74 @.@ 6 mi ) . The route remained this way for nearly four decades . However , on January 1 , 1998 , as part of budget cutbacks , several highways were transferred to local jurisdiction . Highway 59 was transferred the counties of Norfolk , Oxford and Perth , decommissioning the route entirely . 
