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 522 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 and ...
. It was established in 1956, along with most of the secondary highway system in the province, and has remained unchanged since then.
Route description
Highway 524 is a brief route connecting Highway 522 with Highway 534. It begins at Farleys Corners, and travels north alongside a farm, quickly curving to the northeast. The highway enters a forest, where it meets Commanda Lake Road; soon thereafter, it crosses the
Commanda Creek.
After crossing the creek over a single laned bailey bridge, Highway 524 curves northwest, intersecting Weller Road, and follows the creek downstream. After following it for , the highway diverges to the northeast and exits the forest. Emerging into cleared fields, the highway meets Pilgers Road and turns northwest, briefly, before curving north. The highway ends soon thereafter in the community of
Carr.
History
Highway 524 was assumed in early 1956, when secondary highways were first designated with numbers.
The route was a
gravel road
A gravel road is a type of unpaved road surfaced with gravel that has been brought to the site from a quarry or stream bed. They are common in less-developed nations, and also in the rural areas of developed nations such as Canada and the Unite ...
when it was designated,
and was paved between 1978 and 1980.
The route has remained unchanged since then.
Major intersections
References
External links
Highway 524
{{Ontario Secondary Highways
524
Roads in Parry Sound District