Ontario Highway 560
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Secondary Highway 560, commonly referred to as Highway 560, is a
Highway 560 was established, along with many of the secondary highways in Ontario, in 1956. It was extended westward 31.5 kilometres (19.6 mi) to Ontario Highway 144 in 1965. Aside from minor realignments along its isolated route, the route has remained unchanged since then.
Route description
Highway 560 is a remote route through some of the most isolated parts of Northeastern Ontario, spanning 183.9 kilometres (114.3 mi) between Highway 144, where the road continues west as the Sultan Industrial Road, and Highway 11 at Englehart. There are few gas stations and services located along the route, which is heavily travelled by logging trucks; warning signs are posted along the route as a reminder of this hazard.[3][4]
The first 31 kilometres (19 mi) of the route is relatively straight, though like the rest of the highway, there are few signs of habitation along its journey through thick
Within this vast uninhabited region, Highway 560 is the closest public road to the highest point in Ontario,
Like other provincial routes in Ontario, Highway 560 is maintained by the
Highway 560A
Highway 560A is a secondary highway which serves as a short spur route from Highway 560 southwest to the railway
History
Highway 560 was first designated in early 1956, like many of the secondary highways in Ontario.[6][1] It initially provided the only access into the interior of the Temagami region and Gogama. However, in the mid-1960s, work began on a new link between Sudbury and Timmins. 31.5 kilometres (19.6 mi) was absorbed into the route of Highway 144 in April 1965.[7] Since then, the western terminus of Highway 560 has been at Highway 144. Although numerous minor realignments have been made to the route over the years, the general alignment of the highway has remained unchanged.[8]
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 560.[2][8]
| Division | Location | km[2] | Destinations | Notes |
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 Highway 560 continues west as the Sultan Industrial Road
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| Sudbury | 0.0 |  Timmins
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| Morin Village | 31.0 |  Westree
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| 41.7 | Opikimimk River Bridge | |||
| Timiskaming | Gowganda | 100.9 | Gowganda Creek Bridge | |
Elk Lake
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143.1 |  Matachewan
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Beginning of Highway 65 concurrency | |
| 144.1 | New Liskeard
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End of Highway 65 concurrency | ||
Charlton
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174.7 |  Highway 573 (Bay Street)
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| Englehart | 183.9 |  New Liskeard
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Trans-Canada Highway | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||
References
- ^ a b "Ontario Secondary Roads Now Designated 500, 600". Vol. 112, no. 33, 119. The Globe and Mail. February 4, 1956. p. 4.
Two new Ontario road numbers appear on the province's 1956 official road map which will be ready for distribution next week. The new numbers are the 500 and 600 series and designate hundreds of miles of secondary roads which are wholly maintained by the Highways Department. More than 100 secondary roads will have their own numbers and signs this year. All of these secondary roads were taken into the province's main highways system because they form important connecting links with the King's Highways
- ^ a b c d e Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2016). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Retrieved February 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c Google (June 20, 2015). "Route of Highway 560 (Including Streetview)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 20, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-897225-40-0.
- ^ The Atlas of Canada Archived 2013-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1956. § K29–L33.
- ^ AADT Traffic Volumes 1955–1969 And Traffic Collision Data 1967–1969. Ontario Department of Highways. 1969. p. 114.
Notes: 2. Hwy. 144 renumbered from Sec. Hwy. 544 in April 1965
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
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