Ontario Highway 66
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Highway 11 near Swastika | ||||
East end | R-117 (TCH) towards Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Ontario | |||
Highway system | ||||
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King's Highway 66, commonly referred to as Highway 66, is a
Route description
Beginning at the village of Matachewan, where the highway continues west as
Highway 66 returns to a remote setting, eventually passing through the community of
The entirety of Highway 66 is located within Timiskaming District in the rugged and remote Canadian Shield. Outside of the communities along the route, there is almost no habitation or services. Consequently, traffic volumes drop considerably east of Highway 11.[2]
History
Highway 66 was first assumed by the
Beginning in August 2011, the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario undertook the Virginiatown Relocation Study to determine a new location around the town and bypass the abandoned Kerr Addison Mine.[7] Construction was announced in 2015 and was completed sometime before the end of 2017.[8]
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 66, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[2] The entire route is located in Timiskaming District.[4]
Location | km[2] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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Highway 566 | |||||||
4.6 | 2.9 | Elk Lake | |||||
Unorganized Timiskaming | 44.8 | 27.8 | Highway 11 / TCH – North Bay, Cochrane | Trans-Canada Highway designation begins | |||
Kirkland Lake | 54.0 | 33.6 | Highway 112 south – North Bay | ||||
57.1 | 35.5 | Goldthorpe Drive | Highway 66 ends | ||||
Highway 66 is discontinuous for 1.9 km (1.2 mi) through Kirkland Lake | |||||||
59.0 | 36.7 | Main Street | Highway 66 resumes; beginning of Kirkland Lake Connecting Link agreement | ||||
61.0 | 37.9 | Kirkland Lake city limits; end of Kirkland Lake Connecting Link agreement | |||||
Unorganized Timiskaming | 73.6 | 45.7 | Highway 672 north | ||||
Highway 624 south (Ontario Street) | |||||||
Rouyn-Noranda | Continuation into Quebec | ||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Appendix No. 3 – Schedule of Assumptions and Reversions of Sections of the King's Highway System for the Year Ending March 31, 1938". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1938. p. 80. Retrieved February 3, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2016). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Dalal, Kishan; Sanderson, Payton; Ho, Harvey; Silvestri, Ryan (January 2020). "History of Swastika, Ontario and its Controversies". Controversial Commemorations in Ontario: Fall 2020. Sheridan College. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
- ^ "Appendix 3 – Schedule of Assumptions of Sections". Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1956. p. 205.
- ^ Highway Transfers List (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. April 1, 1997. p. 10.
- Ministry of Northern Development and Mines. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
- ^ "Ontario investing in Highway 66 at Virginiatown". Northern News. October 2, 2015. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
External links
- Media related to Ontario Highway 66 at Wikimedia Commons
- Highway 66 pictures and information