Secondary Highway 650, commonly referred to as Highway 650, is a provincially maintained highway in the

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. The highway is in length, connecting Highway 112 in

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with the now abandoned

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site. The route was designated in 1964, shortly after the mine opened. It is sparsely travelled, but paved throughout its length.

Route description

Highway 650 begins in the west at Highway 112, travelling southeast through the community of Dane. It passes several residences and turns east. The highway exits the community and crosses the

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(ONR), east of which the road is sparsely travelled. It zig-zags southeast through dense forest. After crossing a swamp, the highway curves to the northeast and passes beneath two high-tension transmission lines. It then curves to the south, crossing a

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of the ONR built to serve the mine, after which the road is privately maintained. The entire length of the route is paved.

History

Highway 650 was designated on April 1, 1964, following an access road to the newly opened mine east from Dane. The route was gravel-surfaced at the time; it was paved in its entirety by mid-1967. The route has remained unchanged since then. Despite the closure of the mine in 1990, the road remained a provincial route through the 1997 and 1998 highway transfers; its

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is 30 vehicles, the second lowest of any provincially maintained highway.

Major intersections

References

{{Ontario Secondary Highways

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Roads in Timiskaming District