Ontario Highway 17

King's Highway 17 in Ontario, Canada
Trans-Canada Highway (English) Route Transcanadienne (French)
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Basic data
Operator:	Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Start of the street:	Kenora ( 49 ° 44 ′  N , 95 ° 9 ′  W )
End of street:	Arnprior ( 45 ° 21 ′  N , 76 ° 12 ′  W )
Overall length:	1964 km
Region :	Kenora Thunder Bay Algoma District Sudbury District Greater Sudbury Nipissing District Renfrew County
Highway 17 east of Echo Bay
Course of the road Further on  ===  Manitoba Kenora District Kenora S to International Falls , MN Vermilion Bay N to Red Lake Dryden Dinorwic N to Sioux Lookout Borup's Corners Ignace Gulliver River Thunder Bay District Firesteel River Upsala Shabaqua S to International Falls , MN Thunder Bay S to Grand Marais , MN W after Kaministiquia Nipigon O to Toronto Little Gravel River Clerk Aguasabon River Terrace Bay Steel River Little Pic River Algoma District White River Wawa O to Chapleau Montreal River Harmony River Sault Ste. Marie Bruce Mines Thessalon N to Chapleau N to Elliott Lake Sudbury District Spanish River Baldwin S to Port Dover Greater Sudbury Greater Sudbury S to Parry Sound Sudbury District Markstay-Warren Nipissing District West Nipissing S according to Rutter N to Marten River North Bay W to Marten River N after Témiscaming E to Toronto W after Callander Bonfield Calvin Mattawa Renfrew County Clara and Maria Deep river Petawawa S to Kaladar Whitewater Region Horton Renfrew W to Huntsville W to Toronto  Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap map

The King's Highway 17 with a length of 1964 km is the longest in the Canadian province of Ontario . It is part of the Trans-Canada Highway system. The beginning of the highway is on the Manitoba border and it ends west of Ottawa .

Route description

Manitoba - Thunder Bay

Highway 17 is the continuation of Manitoba Highway 1 . The highway leads through extensive coniferous forests, the landscape is based on the primeval Canadian shield . The highway runs east through sparsely populated areas. The first major city is Kenora , where Highway 17A serves as a bypass. Approx. Ontario Highway 71 branches off to the south 10 km east of Kenora . This is also part of the Trans-Canada Highway System and, together with Highway 11, forms an alternative route to the south. He performs at its end on the border between Canada and the United States to International Falls in Minnesota .

Highways 17 and 71 encircle Eagle Dogtooth Provincial Park , which is south of Highway 17. Another 40 km later, the highway meets Winnange Lake Provincial Park . The route continues eastwards to bend south at Two Mile Corner, a suburb of Dryden . 3 km south, in the actual city, the roadway swings again to the east, 8 km east of Dryden to the south-east towards Lake Superior . Approximately 60 km west of Thunder Bay , Highway 11 joins Highway 17 when coming from the west. This ends this southern branch of the Trans-Canada Highway. At the entrance to the town, the Ontario Highway 61 meets Highway 17 when coming from the south ; this leads on the western outskirts as a bypass past Thunder Bay and is developed as an expressway in the area .

Thunder Bay - Sudbury

This section leads along the coast to Lake Superior. Past the Sleeping Giant Provincial Park , the route runs in dual design with Highway 11 to the northeast. Highway 11 branches off again at the northernmost point of the lake, at the tributary of the Nipigon River at Nipigon Bay . This now offers a northerly alternative route to the Trans-Canada Highway and ends in Toronto . Ruby Lake Provincial Park is south of the highway . The route now follows the north shore of the lake at Marathon . There, the Pukaskwa National Park , which has its northern end on the Pic River and is located on the eastern bank of the Superior Lake, is largely bypassed . In Wawa , the highway hits the lake shore again. There, Highway 101 branches off to the east, via which, together with Highway 144, the route to Sudbury can be shortened. Highway 17 continues south through Lake Superior Provincial Park . Sault Ste. Is 130 km south of the park . Marie , from where Highway 17 connects to US Interstate 75 .

From there, the highway runs along the Saint Marys River to the east and arrives at Lake Huron , on whose north bank, the North Channel, it follows to Spanish . Highway 6 branches off in Espanola . This leads to the island of Manitoulin , which separates the North Channel from Lake Huron. The route continues to the east and comes to Greater Sudbury , also known as Sudbury for short. The route is built as a bypass around the city, in the south of the Highway 69 branches off , which later merges into the Highway 400 to Toronto . These highways are also part of the Trans Canada Highway.

Sudbury - Ottawa

The highway curves along the south-eastern edge of the Sudbury Basin to the east of the city and turns east again. Passing Markstay-Warren and West Nipissing , the highway arrives at Lake Nipissing . It runs through the north of North Bay , where Highway 11 joins the route again when coming from the north. Both highways have a common route in an arc northeast around the city for the next 4 km, then the routes separate again, Highway 11 continues south towards Toronto. Highway 17 is now in the Ottawa-Bonnechere Trench and runs parallel to the Mattawa River . This flows into the Ottawa River in Mattawa , whose southern bank the route continues. At Pembroke , Highway 17 shortens a river loop, but runs parallel to the river again from Horton . The highway ends before Arnprior , the old route has been expanded as a freeway; this freeway is run as Highway 417 towards Ottawa.

Worth seeing

Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay is a major city located on the western shore of Lake Superior. It has around 108,000 inhabitants, making it the second largest city in northern Ontario. It was formed by the amalgamation of several historic cities, including Fort William . The eponymous replica of the historical fort, which was an important fur trading post at the beginning of the 19th century, is also located in this district.

Lake Superior

The Lake Superior to German Lake Superior , the northernmost is the Great Lakes in North America. It is the largest freshwater lake in the world in terms of area and the second largest inland body of water on earth after the Caspian Sea . Numerous sanctuaries, including the Lake Superior National Marine Conservation Area , are located on the shores of the lake.

Cascade River in Pukaskwa National Park

Pukaskwa National Park

The national park is located on the eastern shore of Lake Superior, south of the highway at Marathon. It is the largest national park in Ontario and is under the administration of Parks Canada together with the tribes of the First Nations , the Anishinabe and Métis . The national park offers an insight into the ecosystem of the boreal forests and one can get an insight into the geological development of the Canadian shield.

Lake Huron

The Lake Huron to Lake Huron German, is located east of Lake Superior and from there via the St. Marys River fed. The largest inland lake island in the world, Manitoulin , is located in the northern part of the lake.

Sudbury and Sudbury Basin

The Sudbury Basin was created 1.8 billion years ago by the impact of a meteorite. An approximately 10 km large asteroid struck northwest of the Sudbury area and left an approximately 200 km large crater. Due to geological processes this has shrunk to 60 km × 30 km. The chemical composition of the earth's surface in this area was changed by the impact, so that the world's largest nickel deposits are here.

In the middle of the basin is the largest city in Northern Ontario, Sudbury. The city is known for nickel mining, so there are also numerous tourist destinations that are dedicated to this topic. The city’s biggest attraction is Science North , a science museum. Inco Superstack is also located in Sudbury , the second largest chimney in the world, with a height of 381 m about as high as the Empire State Building and the second largest structure after the CN Tower , Toronto, in Canada.

Expansion projects

Northern Ontario

Another four-lane expansion will take place in the northern part of the province. The section from the provincial border to Manitoba is to be expanded over a length of 15 km. Furthermore, 33 km of the Thunder Bay bypass and a further 16 km in the area of ​​the Nipigon River will be extended to four lanes.

Web links

Commons : Ontario Highway 17  - Collection of Pictures, Videos, and Audio Files

Trans-Canada Highway website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Fort Wiliam Historical Park. Retrieved March 26, 2012 (English). 
2. ↑ Northern Highways Program 2015-2019. (pdf) Ontario Ministry of Transportation, accessed February 26, 2016 .