Ontario Highway 801
Route map:
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| North end | Namewaminikan River bridge | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Ontario | |||
| Districts | Thunder Bay | |||
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Tertiary Highway 801, now known as Road 801 or Auden Road, was a
Ministry of Natural Resources
.
Route description
Highway 801 began at
boreal forest to the Namewaminikan River.[2]
From there, the locally maintained Auden Road continued north to the
Highway 801 was located within the former townships of Walter and Elmhirst.[5]
There are no communities along the former highway, with Jellicoe being the closest settlement, 10 kilometres (6 mi) to the east.[4]
In 2008, the final year for which traffic data is available, an average of 90 vehicles travelled along the highway each day.[6]
History
Highway 801 was first assumed as a provincial highway on October 24, 1963, as a forest resource access road to connect Highway 11 with the Sturgeon River Mine.[7][8] The route remained unchanged throughout its existence. On September 1, 2010, jurisdiction over the highway was transferred to the
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 801, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] The entire route is located in Thunder Bay District.[3]
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Jellicoe | Trans-Canada Highway | ||||
| Unorganized Thunder Bay District | 14.0 | 8.7 | Namewaminikan River | Highway ends at river crossing[1] | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ ISSN 0825-5350.
- ^ Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2008). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts" (PDF). Government of Ontario. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ a b Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Geomatics Office. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2001. § G8. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ a b Google (October 19, 2020). "Highway 801 - Length and Route" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Mackasey, W.O. (1976). Geology of Walters and Leduc Townships (Report). Ministry of Natural Resources. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Traffic Office, Highway Standards Branch (December 31, 2008). Traffic Volumes 1988–2008 – King's Highways / Secondary Highways / Tertiary Roads (Report). Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. p. 894.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Department of Highways Ontario. 1962. Northern Portion inset. § F17. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Department of Highways Ontario. 1963. Northern Portion inset. § F17. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ "MNRF Road Segments - OGF ID#121979552". Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
External links
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