Highway 808 (Ontario)
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| Highway 808 |
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| Northern Ontario Resource Trail | |
| Length: | 60 km (37 mi) |
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| Formed: | December 6, 1966 |
| Decomd.: | Became part of the Nothern Ontario Resource Trail in 1983 |
| Direction: | North/South |
| North end: | Secondary Highway 599 in Pickle Lake, Ontario |
| South end: | Otoskwin River Bridge/Northern Ontario Resource Trail |
| Counties: | Rainy River District, Ontario, Kenora District, Ontario |
| Major cities: | Pickle Lake, Central Patricia |
Highway 808 was Ontario's northernmost provincial highway and northernmost road period. The road travelled from Pickle Lake, Ontario (where it met up with Secondary Highways 599 and 646), and travelled northwards for 60 km to the Otoswkin River Bridge.
The southernmost 3 km of the road are paved, while the rest are gravel.
Although the Northern Ontario Resource Trail extended northwards beyond the Otoswkin River Bridge, Highway 808 assumed the southernmost 60 km. It has since been reverted to local control and re-named the Northern Ontario Resource Trail.
Since the road has been decommissioned, it has simply been known as the Northern Ontario Resource Trail.
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[edit] History
The Trail first started out as an extension of Secondary Highway 599, north of Pickle Lake, Ontario. It was extended to the Otoskwin River in 1966, and was 60 km in length (excluding southern parts of Secondary Highway 599).
On December 6, 1966, the northernmost 60 km portion of Secondary Highway 599 from Central Patricia, Ontario to the Otoskwin River was re-designated as Tertiary Highway 808. This designation lasted until 1983, when it was decommissioned as an official Provincial Highway. The southernmost 3 kilometres (2 miles) of the trail is paved, but the rest is gravel. The road is maintained year-round, due to its importance as a connection to ice/winter roads (which are only open during the winter) that connect to several Northern Ontario communities even farther north from its terminus at the Otoskwin River bridge.
[edit] Route description
Although this road is well-maintained year-round, motorists should stock up on supplies in Pickle Lake, Ontario or Central Patricia, Ontario, and be prepared for remote bush travel. There are no gas stations or any other services on Highway 808/the Northern Ontario Resource Trail north of Central Patricia. Caution must be used as well, as there are some steep grades on the route, especially just north of Central Patricia.
