This is a list of secondary highways in Parry Sound District, many of which provide access to isolated settlements and recreational properties within the
Parry Sound District
Parry Sound District is a Census divisions of Canada, census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its boundaries are District Municipality of Muskoka, District of Muskoka to the south, the Sudbury District to the north-northwest, the Fre ...
of
Ontario
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.
Highway 510
Secondary Highway 510, commonly referred to as Highway 510, is a
provincially maintained highway in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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. The highway is in length, connecting
Highway 520 in
Magnetawan
Magnetawan is a township in the Almaguin Highlands region of the Parry Sound District in the Canadian province of Ontario, as well as the name of the primary population centre in the township.
The Township of Magnetawan was formed in 1998 thr ...
with
Highway 124.
Highway 518
Secondary Highway 518, commonly referred to as Highway 518, is a
provincially maintained secondary highway in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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. Highway 518 spans between
Parry Sound
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and
Kearney. It serves as one of the many links between
Highway 400 and
Highway 11. The highway was assumed in 1956, and has remained generally unchanged since, aside from being truncated slightly at both ends.
Highway 520
Secondary Highway 520, commonly referred to as Highway 520, is a
provincially maintained highway in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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. The highway is in length, connecting several small communities in
Parry Sound District
Parry Sound District is a Census divisions of Canada, census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its boundaries are District Municipality of Muskoka, District of Muskoka to the south, the Sudbury District to the north-northwest, the Fre ...
with
Highway 124 and
Highway 11.
The highway links several remote
First Nation
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hamlets to the major highway routes of the region. However, the only places of noteworthy size are the village of
Magnetawan
Magnetawan is a township in the Almaguin Highlands region of the Parry Sound District in the Canadian province of Ontario, as well as the name of the primary population centre in the township.
The Township of Magnetawan was formed in 1998 thr ...
and the town of
Burk's Falls. It is
concurrent
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* Concurring opinion (also called a "concurrence"), a ...
with Highway 124 for .
Highway 522
Secondary Highway 522, commonly referred to as Highway 522, is a
provincially maintained highway in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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. The highway is in length, connecting
Highway 69 near
Cranberry
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with
Highway 11 in
Powassan
Powassan is a municipality in the Canadian province of Ontario, located near North Bay. Powassan is located in the Almaguin Highlands region of Parry Sound District, at its easternmost boundary with the Nipissing District.
The municipality inc ...
. Highway 522 serves as the only link between these two routes south of
Highway 17 and north of
Highway 124. It is often used to access
Grundy Lake Provincial Park, a popular camping area for northbound travellers.
Highway 522B
Secondary Highway 522B, commonly referred to as Highway 522B, is a
provincially maintained highway in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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. The highway is in length, connecting
Highway 522 within
Trout Creek with
Highway 11 to the north.
The highway was created in late 2002 when the Trout Creek Bypass of Highway 11 opened; Highway 522B forms a portion of the former routing.
Highway 524
Secondary Highway 524, commonly referred to as Highway 524, is a
provincially maintained highway in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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. The highway is in length, connecting
Highway 520 at
Farley's Corners with
Highway 534, which leads to
Restoule
Restoule is a community and designated place in geographic Patterson Township in the Centre Unorganized Part of Parry Sound District in Central Ontario, Canada. It is situated on the Restoule River between Commanda Lake, and Restoule Lake an ...
.
Highway 526
Secondary Highway 526, commonly referred to as Highway 526, is a
provincially maintained secondary highway in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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. It is a short and lightly travelled route that connects
Highway 69 with the community of
Britt.
Highway 529
Secondary Highway 529, commonly referred to as Highway 529, is a
secondary highway
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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. Located within
Parry Sound District
Parry Sound District is a Census divisions of Canada, census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its boundaries are District Municipality of Muskoka, District of Muskoka to the south, the Sudbury District to the north-northwest, the Fre ...
, the highway follows a route, from its southern terminus at
Highway 69 near
Pointe au Baril to its northern terminus at Highway 69's crossing of the
Magnetawan River
The Magnetawan River is a long river in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada. The river flows 175 km from its source of Magnetawan Lake inside Algonquin Provincial Park to empty into Georgian Bay at the community of Britt on Byng Inlet. ...
near
Byng Inlet.
Highway 529A
Secondary Highway 529A, commonly referred to as Highway 529A, is a
provincially maintained secondary highway in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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. Located within
Parry Sound District
Parry Sound District is a Census divisions of Canada, census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its boundaries are District Municipality of Muskoka, District of Muskoka to the south, the Sudbury District to the north-northwest, the Fre ...
, the highway is a short spur of
Highway 529, extending from
Manbert to
Bayfield Inlet.
Highway 534
Highway 559
Secondary Highway 559, commonly referred to as Highway 559, is a
secondary highway
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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, located within the township of
Carling in
Parry Sound District
Parry Sound District is a Census divisions of Canada, census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its boundaries are District Municipality of Muskoka, District of Muskoka to the south, the Sudbury District to the north-northwest, the Fre ...
. The highway extends from the entrance to
Killbear Provincial Park, near the shores of
Georgian Bay
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, to an interchange with
Highway 400 (Exit 247) north of
Nobel.
The highway serves as an access road to most of the communities in Carling Township, as well as the current northern terminus of Highway 400 as of 2010.
Highway 592
Secondary Highway592, commonly referred to as Highway592, is a
secondary highway
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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. Located in the
Parry Sound District
Parry Sound District is a Census divisions of Canada, census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its boundaries are District Municipality of Muskoka, District of Muskoka to the south, the Sudbury District to the north-northwest, the Fre ...
, the highway provides access to
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,
Emsdale, and others. It is the former routing of
Highway 11 between Novar and
Katrine. Highway592 was assumed by the Department of Highways, predecessor to the modern
Ministry of Transportation
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, on March23, 1961.
Highway 612
Secondary Highway 612, commonly referred to as Highway 612, is a
secondary highway
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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. Located in the
Parry Sound District
Parry Sound District is a Census divisions of Canada, census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its boundaries are District Municipality of Muskoka, District of Muskoka to the south, the Sudbury District to the north-northwest, the Fre ...
, the highway extends for from a junction with Lake Joseph Road, the former route of
Highway 69, outside of
Gordon Bay to the boundary of Parry Sound District with the regional municipality of
Muskoka near a junction with Healey Lake Road.
At the boundary, the roadway continues southward as Muskoka Road 11 through
MacTier. Prior to 1997, this
county road
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was also part of Highway 612.
A previous iteration of Highway612 existed in
Algoma District
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The name was created by an American ethnologist, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864), who was appointed Indian agent to the Ojibwe in ...
between 1956 and 1958, which was renumbered as
Highway 108 in late 1957 and 1958.
Highway 632
Secondary Highway632, commonly referred to as Highway632, is a
secondary highway
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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, located in
Parry Sound District
Parry Sound District is a Census divisions of Canada, census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its boundaries are District Municipality of Muskoka, District of Muskoka to the south, the Sudbury District to the north-northwest, the Fre ...
. The highway extends for from a junction with
Highway 141 in
Rosseau to the boundary between Parry Sound District and the
Muskoka. At the boundary, the roadway continues southward as Muskoka Road 7 through the communities of
Minett,
Gregory and
Port Sandfield. Prior to 1997, this
county road
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was also part of Highway 632.
Highway632 was first assumed by the Department of Highways, predecessor to the modern
Ministry of Transportation
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, in Parry Sound District on July20, 1961 at a length of . One week later, on July29, another within what was then just Muskoka District was assumed as part of the highway.
When the District Municipality of Muskoka was created in 1971, secondary highways within its boundaries were transferred to Muskoka and redesignated as part of its
county road network.
Highway 644
Secondary Highway 644 commonly referred to as Highway 644, is a
secondary highway
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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. It is a very minor and extremely short route, and holds the distinction of being Ontario's shortest posted highway at only 800 metres (1/2 mile) in length.
It is located in
Pointe au Baril in
Parry Sound District
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and simply acts as an access road to the community from
Highway 69.
Highway 645
Secondary Highway 645, commonly referred to as Highway 645, is a
secondary highway
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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. Located within
Parry Sound District
Parry Sound District is a Census divisions of Canada, census division of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its boundaries are District Municipality of Muskoka, District of Muskoka to the south, the Sudbury District to the north-northwest, the Fre ...
, the highway extends for from
Highway 529 to the community of
Byng Inlet. The route was established on April1, 1964,
and has remained unchanged since then.
Highway 654
Secondary Highway 654, commonly referred to as Highway 654, is a
secondary highway
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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. The highway is in length, connecting
Highway 534 south of
Nipissing with
Highway 11 in
Callander. The route was designated through
North Himsworth on August26, 1964, and through Nipissing on August28,
and has remained unchanged since then, aside from a short extension to the Highway11 Callander Bypass. It is sparsely travelled, but paved throughout its length.
References
{{Ontario Secondary Highways
Roads in Parry Sound District