Tertiary Highway 801, now known as Road 801 or Auden Road, was a
provincially maintained highway in the
Canadian province of
Ontario
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. The tertiary highway was located entirely in
Greenstone, in south central
Thunder Bay District
Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay.
In 2016, the population was 146,048. The land area is ; the population density was . Most ...
. It was established in 1963 as a forest resource access road to the
Sturgeon River Mine. In 2010, jurisdiction over the highway was transferred to the
Ministry of Natural Resources.
Route description
Highway801 began at
Highway 11, part of the
Trans-Canada Highway
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, at
Nezah, between the towns of Jellicoe to the east and
Beardmore to the west. The entirely gravel-surfaced road travelled north through dense
boreal forest
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to the
Namewaminikan River
The Namewaminikan River is a river in Thunder Bay District in northwestern Ontario, Canada. It is in the Great Lakes Basin and is a tributary of Lake Nipigon.
Course
The river begins at an unnamed lake in Unorganized Thunder Bay, just east of ...
.
From there, the locally maintained Auden Road continued north to the
Auden flag stop serviced by
VIA Rail
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s
Canadian
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line.
Highway801 was located within the former townships of Walter and Elmhirst.
There are no communities along the former highway, with Jellicoe being the closest settlement, to the east.
In 2008, the final year for which traffic data is available, an average of 90vehicles travelled along the highway each day.
History
Highway801 was first assumed as a provincial highway on October24, 1963, as a forest resource access road to connect Highway11 with the Sturgeon River Mine.
The route remained unchanged throughout its existence. On September1, 2010, jurisdiction over the highway was transferred to the
Ministry of Natural Resources. Today the roadway is signed as ''Road801''.
Major intersections
References
External links
Highway 801 - Length and Route
{{Ontario Provincial Highways
0801
Roads in Thunder Bay District