This is a list of secondary highways in Cochrane District, most of which serve as
logging road
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s, mine and dam access roads, or provide access to isolated and sparsely populated areas in the
Cochrane District
Cochrane District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1921 from parts of Timiskaming and Thunder Bay districts.
In 2016, the population was 79,682. The land area of th ...
of northeastern
Ontario
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.
Highway 572
Secondary Highway 572, commonly referred to as Highway 572, is a
secondary highway
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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which acts as a convenient short-cut for drivers travelling from
Highway 11/
Trans Canada Highway
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-northbound to
Highway 101-eastbound, and vice versa. By taking this road, one reduces the length of their trip by .
Highway 574
Secondary Highway 574, commonly referred to as Highway 574, is a short connecting road from the community of
Norembega to the intersection of
Highway 652 near
Brower, all in
Unorganized Cochrane North Part Territory, Ontario, Canada.
Highway 577
Secondary Highway 577, commonly referred to as Highway 577, is a
secondary highway
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in
Northern Ontario
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connecting
Iroquois Falls, Ontario
Iroquois Falls is a town in Northern Ontario, Canada, with a population of 4,537 at the 2016 census.
The town centre lies 11 km east of Hwy 11 on the banks of the Abitibi River, west of Lake Abitibi. Timmins, one of the largest cities in ...
to
Highway 11/
Trans Canada Highway
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, and to
Highway 101. This provides a very direct route for
Timmins
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-Iroquois Falls traffic.
The road is in length, but before the large 1998 highway downloading spree by the province, the road continued an additional into Iroquois Falls, terminating at an intersection with
Highway 67 (which was concurrent with
Highway 578, another
downloaded highway).
Highway 578
Highway 578 was a short spur road in
Iroquois Falls
Iroquois Falls is a town in Northern Ontario, Canada, with a population of 4,537 at the 2016 census.
The town centre lies 11 km east of Hwy 11 on the banks of the Abitibi River, west of Lake Abitibi. Timmins, one of the largest cities in ...
that was transferred to that
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
on January 1, 1998.
The road served to connect Iroquois Falls to
Highway 11, the
Trans Canada Highway
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, much like its sibling road,
Highway 577 does. The road travelled along Victoria Road in Iroquois Falls, before terminating at Anson Drive.
Highway 579
Secondary Highway 579, commonly referred to as Highway 579 is a
secondary highway
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that travels north from 5th Street on the outskirts of
Cochrane, north through the town of
Clute to the
Abitibi River
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A ...
, where an
automobile
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The year 1886 is regarde ...
ferry allows drivers and pedestrians to cross to the town of
Gardiner (its northern terminus). The road is in length, excluding a non-assumed section through Cochrane along 5th Street and 3rd Avenue to an intersection with
Highway 11/
Trans Canada Highway
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and
Highway 652.
Highway 581
Secondary Highway 581, commonly referred to as Highway 581, is a
secondary highway
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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. Located within
Cochrane District
Cochrane District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1921 from parts of Timiskaming and Thunder Bay districts.
In 2016, the population was 79,682. The land area of th ...
, the highway extends from
Ontario Highway 11 in the community of
Moonbeam north for to the entrance of
René Brunelle Provincial Park.
Highway 583
Secondary Highway 583, commonly referred to as Highway 583, is a
secondary highway
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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. Located within
Cochrane District
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In 2016, the population was 79,682. The land area of th ...
, the highway extends from the community of
Mead approximately north to
Lac-Sainte-Thérèse. En route, it passes through the communities of
Coppell and
Jogues, and intersects with
Highway 11 in
Hearst. The portion through the town of Hearst is not maintained by the
Ministry of Transportation
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and separates the two halves of the highways by . The portion south of Hearst to Mead is long, while the portion north of Mead to Lac-Sainte-Thérèse is long.
While the highway's designation ends at Mead, the roadway continues as a lower-grade rural road, which extends for 102 kilometres to meet
Highway 631 at
Hornepayne. A network of rural wilderness roads extending eastward from Jogues also connects the highway to
Dubreuilville and portions of
Missinaibi Provincial Park.
Highway 626
![Ontario Highway 626](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Ontario_Highway_626.png)
Secondary Highway 626, commonly referred to as Highway 626, was a former alignment of
Highway 11 in
Northern Ontario
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. The
secondary highway
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started in
Porquis Junction at
Highway 67, and headed south, roughly a kilometre away from the main road, paralleling it for the entire length.
It travelled through the towns of
Monteith,
Val Gagné and
Matheson, where it ended at
Highway 101. The road used to continue south all the way to
Highway 66 near
Kirkland Lake,
Ontario
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, but some of the pavement was removed, leaving only short dead-end streets off other roads.
Highway 572 currently uses a tiny portion of Highway 626's former routing.
The road was transferred to local municipalities by the early 1990s. Another unrelated Highway 626 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 ...
for 5 years. This Highway 626 ran from
Highway 17 south to the town of
Marathon. The road leading to Marathon was designated Highway 626 after the first Highway 626 was deleted. The highway was downloaded in 1998 and is known today as Peninsula Road.
Highway 634
Secondary Highway 634, commonly referred to as Highway 634, is a remote highway that travels through
Northern Ontario
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from its southern terminus at
Highway 11 in
Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario
Smooth Rock Falls is an incorporated town in the Cochrane District in Northeastern Ontario, Canada, with a population of 1,330 at the 2016 census.
Geography and transportation
The town lies on the Mattagami River and on Highway 11. The next f ...
to the
Abitibi Canyon Generating Station at the community of
Abitibi Canyon, Ontario.
It is the second highway in
Ontario
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to be named Highway 634 (with the original Highway 634 being near
Sudbury). Its original designation was
Highway 807, but was renumbered in 1977, shortly after a route renumbering. The road was re-aligned around the eastern part of Smooth Rock Falls in the mid-1990s.
Although the 2003 Ontario Official Road Map shows the road as completely
paved
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* Road surface, the durable surfacing of roads and walkways
** Asphalt concrete, a common form of road surface
* Sidewalk or pavement, a walkway ...
for its entire length, the northernmost are
gravel-surfaced. There are no
gas stations on this road, aside from in Smooth Rock Falls.
Highway 636
Secondary Highway 636, commonly referred to as Highway 636, 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
Cochrane District
Cochrane District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1921 from parts of Timiskaming and Thunder Bay districts.
In 2016, the population was 79,682. The land area of th ...
, the highway connects the community of
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* Frederick (given name), the name
Nobility
Anhalt-Harzgerode
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Austria
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to
Highway 11 just outside
Cochrane.
Highway 652
Secondary Highway 652, commonly referred to as Highway 652, is a long and extremely desolate
secondary highway
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in far
Northeastern
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Ontario
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. It is one of the most isolated highways in
North America, stretching from
Cochrane into
boreal forest
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to a
mine
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*Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
...
at
Detour Lake
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.
As of 2019, the entire route is paved. There are no settlements of any kind along the route except for the southern terminus of Cochrane. No services are available along the route.
*Southern terminus:
Highway 11 intersection in
Cochrane
*Northern terminus: Entrance to the
Detour Lake Mine
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(becomes a
private road
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)
Highway 655
Secondary Highway 655, commonly referred to as Highway 655, is a
secondary highway
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in the
Cochrane District
Cochrane District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1921 from parts of Timiskaming and Thunder Bay districts.
In 2016, the population was 79,682. The land area of th ...
in
Northern Ontario
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. The highway is about long. It is heavily used by trucks as a critical access road to
Timmins
Timmins ( ) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River. The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 (2021). The city's economy is based on natural resource ext ...
. The highway is one of the widest (by lane width), best-maintained secondary highways in the north (more comparable to a Kings Highway), and has the distinction of being Ontario's only secondary highway that features a 90 km/h (55 mph)
speed limit
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, due to its importance and high design standards.
Highway 663
Secondary Highway 663, commonly referred to as Highway 663, is a short
secondary highway
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in the
Canadian
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province of
Ontario
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, which links
Highway 11 to the community of
Calstock in the
Cochrane District
Cochrane District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was created in 1921 from parts of Timiskaming and Thunder Bay districts.
In 2016, the population was 79,682. The land area of th ...
.
While the highway designation ends in Calstock, the roadway continues for several more kilometres through and past the
Constance Lake First Nation
Constance Lake First Nation ( ojs, ᑾᐣᐢᑕᐣᐢ ᓴᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ) is an Oji-Cree First Nations band government located on the shores of Constance Lake near Hearst, Cochrane District in northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is directly nort ...
.
Highway 668
References
External links
Google Maps: Highway 652 routeDegree Confluence Project: 50°N 80°W - Highway 652 used for access
{{Ontario Secondary Highways
Roads in Cochrane District