Secondary Highway 510, commonly referred to as Highway 510, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

. The highway is in length, connecting Highway 520 in Magnetawan with Highway 124. It was established in 1956, along with most of the secondary highway system in the province, and is little changed since then.

Route description

Highway 510 is a short secondary highway in Parry Sound District which follows the

Nipissing Colonization Road The colonization roads were created during the 1840s and 1850s to open up or provide access to areas in Central and Eastern Ontario for settlement and agricultural development. The colonization roads were used by settlers to lead them toward areas ...

north from the village of Magnetawan to Highway 124. It is lightly travelled, with an average of 220 vehicles travelling it per day in 2016. At its southern end the highway meets Highway 520, which also connects with Highway 124 to the northwest. It curves north between exposed rock formations and is promptly surrounded by forests. The undulating highway curves several times as it passes by the occasional residence or summer cottage. The route curves northeast to avoid a large

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. It curves northwest around the muskeg as Arrow Drive, an old alignment of the highway, diverges to the west. After passing back into the forest, it curves to the north. The route passes several grass fields and houses before ending at an intersection with Highway 124, east of

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and west of Sundridge. The old

continues north.

History

Highway 510 is one of several dozen secondary highways designated at the beginning of 1956. The highway is little changed since it was designated, and was unaffected by highway downloading in the late-1990s.

Major intersections

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References

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