 Highway 36 was first assumed by the Department of Highways ( <unk> ) on July 1 , 1931 , and was one of several highways completed as part of a depression – relief program . The highway initially connected downtown Lindsay with Bobcaygeon . This section was fully paved by the end of 1937 . On August 11 , 1937 , the <unk> extended the highway east to Highway 28 at Burleigh Falls . 
