List of secondary highways in Thunder Bay District

This is a list of secondary highways in Thunder Bay District, most of which serve as logging roads or provide access to the isolated and sparsely populated areas in the Thunder Bay District of northern Ontario.

Highway 527

Secondary Highway 527, commonly referred to as Highway 527 is a provincial maintained secondary highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is one of the longest secondary highways in the province; only Highway 599 is longer. Highway 527 spans a distance of 235.8 km (146.5 mi) from a junction with Highway 11 and Highway 17, the Trans-Canada Highway, in the community of Shuniah just outside of Thunder Bay, to the small, remote community of Armstrong and neighbouring Whitesand Indian Reserve.^[1]

The Gull Bay First Nation occupies one of the few permanent settlements on Highway 527, Gull Bay Reserve, situated on the western shore of Lake Nipigon about 70 kilometres south of Armstrong. The highway also passes the start of Highway 811 along its route.

Highway 527 was created in the 1950s as a forest access road and designated Highway 800 in 1963. Throughout the 1960s, the route was gradually extended until it reached what is now Highway 811 in 1969. The route was designated Highway 2527 in 1976.

Highway 580

Highway 582

Highway 582 is a short secondary highway in the Canadian province of Ontario, which serves to connect the small community of Hurkett to Highway 17, the main route of the Trans-Canada Highway through the area.

Highway 582 is itself a former route of Highway 17, which was given its current number when a new alignment of Highway 17 between the two endpoints was later constructed.

Highway 584

Highway 584 is a secondary highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. Its total length is approximately 69.6 km. Its northern terminus is Kingsland Street in Nakina, and its southern terminus is at Highway 11 in MacLeod. The Road is signed as Michael Power Boulavard, First Avenue North, Third Street North, and Center Street.

Highway 585

Highway 585 is a 36 kilometre road in the Thunder Bay District of Northwestern Ontario, starting at Trans-Canada Highway 11/17 in Nipigon. It travels northward, parallel to the Nipigon River, to the community of Cameron Falls.

Towns and Highways

• Nipigon, Ontario
• Cameron Falls, Ontarios
• Pine Portage, Ontario

Highway 586

Highway 587

Highway 587 is a secondary highway 40 kilometers away from Thunder Bay. It is 37 kilometers and is on the Sibley Peninsula. It travels 15 kilometers in the Township Of Shuniah then 22 kilometers in the Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. It begins at pass lake truck stop at Highway 11/Highway 17. It ends at Silver Islet. Towns on 587 are Pass Lake, Silver Islet and a campground called Lake Marie Louise Lake Campground.

History

Highway 587 started out as a logging road in the 1800s and a connection to the silver mines at Silver Islet, Ontario. Later about the 1870s Sleeping Giant Provincial Park was incorporated 587 was in the planning stages. Finally about 1940 it was finished.

Surface

Highway 587 is paved with rocks and oil (a cheap form of asphalt). Due to that the speed limit is 80 kilometers per hour.

Highway 588

Secondary Highway 588, commonly referred to as Highway 588, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Thunder Bay District.

Route description

Highway 588 is a 54 kilometre road in the Thunder Bay District of Northwestern Ontario, starting at Trans-Canada Highway 11/17 in Stanley, Ontario. It travels to approximately 10 kilometres west of the village of Suomi. The highway intersects with Highway 595 south of Hymers, Highway 590 in Nolalu, and Highway 593 between Nolalu and Suomi.

Major intersections

• Highway 590
• Highway 593
• Highway 595

Highway 589

Highway 589, also known as Dog Lake Road, is a 31 kilometre road in the Thunder Bay District of Northwestern Ontario, starting at Highway 102 (Dawson Road) in Thunder Bay. It travels north to Dog Lake. The highway intersects with Highway 591 in Lappe.

Towns and Highways

• Highway 102
• Highway 591
• Lappe, Ontario

Highway 590

Highway 590 is a 26 kilometre road in the Thunder Bay District of Northwestern Ontario, starting at Trans-Canada Highway 11/17 in Kakabeka Falls. It travels west for approximately 12 kilometres then turns due south to terminate at highway 588 in Nolalu. It intersects with Highway 595.

Towns and Highways

• Highway 588
• Highway 595
• Kakabeka Falls
• O'Connor, Ontario
• Gillies, Ontario
• Nolalu, Ontario

Highway 591

Highway 591 is an 8 kilometre road in the Thunder Bay District of Northwestern Ontario, starting at Highway 589 in Lappe. It travels west then north and terminates at the corners of Glenbride and Island Lake Roads, 8 km northwest of Lappe.

Towns and Highways

• Highway 589
• Lappe

Highway 593

Highway 593 is an 52 kilometre road in the Thunder Bay District of Northwestern Ontario, starting at Highway 61, three kilometres north of the Pigeon River border crossing at the Canada-US Border. It travels west then north and terminates at Highway 588 between Suomi and Nolalu.

Towns and Highways

• Highway 61
• Highway 588

Highway 595

Highway 595 is an 41 kilometre road in the Thunder Bay District of Northwestern Ontario, starting at Highway 597, 22 kilometres southwest of South Gillies. It travels west then north to Highway 590, 8 kilometres west of Kakabeka Falls. It intersects with Highway 588 south of Hymers and Highway 608 at South Gillies.

Towns and Highways

• Highway 588
• Highway 590
• Highway 597
• Highway 608
• Gillies
• Hymers

Highway 597

Highway 597 is a 17 kilometre road in the Thunder Bay District of Northwestern Ontario, starting at Highway 595 in the Cloud Lake area. It travels north to Highway 608, east of South Gillies.

Towns and Highways

• Highway 595
• Highway 608

Highway 608

Secondary Highway 608, commonly referred to as Highway 608, is a secondary highway in the Thunder Bay District of Northwestern Ontario, starting at Highway 595 in South Gillies. It travels 19 kilometres (12 mi) east to Highway 61, 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Highway 130 in Neebing, Ontario

Towns and Highways

• Highway 597
• Highway 61
• Neebing, Ontario
• South Gillies

Highway 614

Highway 625

Highway 627

Highway 628

Secondary Highway 628, commonly referred to as Highway 628, is a 7.0-kilometre (4.3 mi) secondary highway in the Thunder Bay District of Northwestern Ontario, starting at Trans-Canada Highway, Highway 11/Highway 17 approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of Nipigon. It travels east to the town of Red Rock.

Highway 643

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