Secondary Highway 560, commonly referred to as Highway 560, is a provincially maintained secondary highway in the northern section of the Canadian province of Ontario. It begins in the west at an intersection with Highway 144 and the

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and proceeds east to Highway 11 at Englehart. Highway560 was established, along with many of the secondary highways in Ontario, in 1956. It was extended westward to

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in 1965. Aside from minor realignments along its isolated route, the route has remained unchanged since then.

Route description

Highway560 is a remote route through some of the most isolated parts of Northeastern Ontario, spanning between Highway144, where the road continues west as the Sultan Industrial Road, and Highway11 at Englehart. There are few gas stations and services located along the route, which is heavily travelled by

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trucks; warning signs are posted along the route as a reminder of this hazard. The first of the route is relatively straight, though like the rest of the highway, there are few signs of habitation along its journey through thick forests in the

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; the hamlet of Ostrom is an exception to this. At Morin Village, the spur route Highway560A branches southwest to the village of Westree. Highway560 meanders around several lakes dotting the remainder of its journey to Englehart, serving the communities of Shining Tree and Gowganda along its twisting route. It also provides access to the West Montreal River Provincial Park at two locations west of Gowganda. Within this vast uninhabited region, Highway560 is the closest public road to the highest point in Ontario, Ishpatina Ridge.The Atlas of Canada
At Elk Lake, the route provides access to Makobe - Grays River Provincial Park and then meets Highway 65, with which it shares a

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. It continues another through dense forests before suddenly emerging into the Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben. The remaining of Highway560 travels through agricultural lands, as well as the community of

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(where it intersects Highway 573), before ending at Highway11 on the western edge of Englehart. Like other provincial routes in Ontario, Highway560 is maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. In 2016, traffic surveys conducted by the ministry showed that on average, 1,100vehicles used the highway daily along the section between Highway11 and Highway573 (Bay Street) while 180vehicles did so each day along the section between the latter and Highway65, the highest and lowest counts along the highway, respectively.

Highway 560A

Highway560A is a secondary highway which serves as a short spur route from Highway560 southwest to the railway flag stop in the community of Westree. Its total length is . Based on the metrics provided in the section above, an average of 190vehicles traverse the highway each day.

History

Highway560 was first designated in early 1956, like many of the secondary highways in Ontario. It initially provided the only access into the interior of the Temagami region and

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. However, in the mid-1960s, work began on a new link between

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and Timmins. was absorbed into the route of Highway144 in April 1965. Since then, the western terminus of Highway560 has been at Highway144. Although numerous minor realignments have been made to the route over the years, the general alignment of the highway has remained unchanged.

Major intersections

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, 174.7 , , , - , Englehart , 183.9 , , Trans-Canada Highway

References

External links

Highway 560 at OntHighways.com
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