Ontario Highway 522

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Highway 522
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length: 109.6 km[1] (68.1 mi)
Existed: 1956[2][3] – present
Major junctions
West end:  Highway 69 – Cranberry
East end:  Highway 11 – Trout Creek
Location
Districts: Parry Sound District
Highway system
← Highway 520Highway 522B →

Secondary Highway 522, commonly referred to as Highway 522, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The highway is 109.6 kilometres (68.1 mi) in length, connecting Highway 69 near Cranberry with Highway 11 at the community of Trout Creek. Highway 522 serves as the only link between these two routes south of Highway 17 and north of Highway 124. It is often used to access Grundy Lake Provincial Park, a popular camping area for northbound travellers.

Highway 522 was established between Loring and Trout Creek alongside many other secondary highways in 1956. It was extended to the Pickerel River in 1965, but did not connect with Highway 69 until the mid-1970s. It was fully paved by 1980. In 2002, the Trout Creek Bypass opened, shifting Highway 11 around the town. Highway 522 was extended from its eastern terminus south to an interchange with the new bypass as a result.

Route description

Highway 522 in Trout Creek. At the stop sign, drivers can continue on the highway by turning right, or can turn left onto Highway 522B; both end at Highway 11.
Highway 522 in Loring

Highway 522 serves the following communities and designated places: Arnstein, Bear Valley, Commanda, Cranberry, Ess Narrows Landing, Farley's Corners, Fleming's Landing, Golden Valley, Gurd, Loring, Lost Channel, Pakesley, Port Loring, Spring Creek, and Trout Creek.

History

Highway 522 was initially designated in 1956, along with many of the secondary highways in Ontario.[2] However, the route only travelled from Trout Creek as far west as Loring. It was paved into Trout Creek and between Loring and Arnstein, but a gravel road otherwise.[3] The route was paved between Arnstein and Golden Valley by 1958,[4] and to east of Commanda in 1961[5][6] Under the funding of a "day labour program", the route was extended west 21.4 kilometres (13.3 mi) along a gravel road to the Pickerel River at Kawigamog Lake on April 25, 1965.[7][8] The remainder of the route between Commanda and Trout Creek was paved in 1966, and work continued to extend Highway 522 further west.[9][10] The route was extended as a gravel road to Highway 69 at some point between 1974 and 1976.[11][12] The remaining gravel sections, west of Loring, were paved in 1978 or 1979.[13][14]

Trout Creek Bypass

In 2002, Highway 11 was re-routed along a recently completed bypass around Trout Creek. Highway 522 was then extended south by 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) along the former alignment of Highway 11, terminating at the new alignment of Highway 11 at Exit 301 (interchange with Highway 522 and McFadden Lane). The remainder of the former alignment of Highway 11 running north in Trout Creek was retained in the provincial system and renumbered as Highway 522B, terminating at Exit 306 (interchange with Highway 522B and Hemlock Road).

Major intersections

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 522. The entirety of the highway is located within Parry Sound District.[15]

Location[15] km[1] Destinations Notes
Trout Creek 0.0  Highway 11 - Barrie, North Bay McFadden Line Exit 301. Boundary between Municipality of Powassan and Laurier Township
1.8 McCarthy Street South
2.7 Main Street Highway 522B Highway 522 turns westerly at intersection. Runs concurrent with Main Street, Trout Creek
2.8 McKenzie Street
2.85 Adelaide Street
2.9 McEachern Street
3.0 Arthur Street
3.1 McCarthy Street
3.3 Barrett Street
Hwy 11 Underpass 4.6 Trout Creek Bypass, no interchange
5.2 Whitehead & Chalet Roads
South River Bridge 5.6
Gurd 8.2 Butterfield Road Boundary between Township of Nipissing and Municipality of Powassan
10.3 Black Creek Road N & Black Creek Road S Black Creek Road N (Hurrell's Sideroad), Black Creek Road S (Lavigne's Sideroad)
13.1 Granite Hill Road Known as Westphalia Road pre-First World War
Black Creek crossing 14.3 Known locally as the Twin Bridges
14.7 Lingenfelters Road
16.1 Height of Land between South River Watershed (Black Creek) and Restoule Watershed (Rochette Creek). Western boundary of the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority
16.9 Muskoka Road (unassumed) Historic colonization road, used as snowmobile and ATV trail
17.2 South Shore-Restoule Snowmobile Trail 706
Rochette Creek crossing 20.9
21.0 Rye Road
22.4 Alsace Road
Commanda 22.9 Old Nipissing Road N & Old Nipissing Road S Commanda General Store Museum, historic Rosseau-Nipissing Colonization Road
23.7 Pilgers Road
Commanda Creek crossing 23.75
24.2 Bennett Road Originally the northeastern terminus of The Great North Road
Pringle Township 25.0 Boundary between the Township of Nipissing and Pringle Township
27.8 Schermers Road
Farley's Corners 29.0  Highway 524
Tricky Hill 32.0
32.5 Commanda Lake Road
Bear Valley 34.1
Pine Lake 36.1
38.3 Clelland Road
39.5 Odorizzi Road
41.1 Little River Road
41.4 Olivers Road
Golden Valley 43.3 Boundary Road Boundary between Pringle Township and East Mills Township
44.4 Golden Valley Parkway
45.7 Jack's Lake Road
Picnic/Rest Area 46.9
Milton Lake 49.1
50.4 Long Lake Road
52.9 Legrou's Lake Road
53.6 Concession Road 10 & 11 (East Mills) & Old Highway Road
Arnstein 54.5 Seagull Lake Road
54.7 Rupert Road
54.8 Rupert Road
55.0 Clear Lake Road
55.2 Old Mill Road & Trailaine Road
55.7 Hilltop Road
56.0 Birch Point Road
57.4 Lovers Lane
58.5 Duck Lake Road
Port Loring 59.3 Davis Drive
59.4 Wilson Lake Crescent
59.5 Wilson Lake Crescent
60.0 Gekkes Golden Glade
Loring 61.4 East Road & North Road Highway 522 turns westerly at 4 way intersection. Location known as 'The Four Corners', as four townships meet here: East Mills (southeast), Hardy (northeast), McConkey (northwest), Wilson (southwest).
63.3 Bower's Road
64.4 Browns Drive
65.6 Caribou Lake Road
66.3 Foreshew Road
66.9 Gohm Road
67.2 Northern Lights Road
67.5 La Breches Road
69.0 Little Long Lake Road
69.7 20th Sideroad (McConkey)
70.0 Maple Drive
70.9 Tornado's Road
71.5 Pinegrove Road
Fleming's Landing 72.8 Balsam Creek Road
74.3 Balsam Creek Road
74.9 Birch Wood Trail
76.6 Boundary between McConkey Township and Blair Township
Ess Narrows Landing 82.0
82.9 Osprey Road
85.3 Hole in the Wall Road
86.0 Laing Road
89.0 Stumpy Bay Road
Lost Channel 90.0 Lost Channel Road
91.9 Smith Bay Road
92.5 Large electricity line crossing Boundary between Blair Township and Mowat Township
96.4 MNR Road
104.0 MNR Road
105.0 Ludgate Trail/CPR Crossing Pakesley
108.0 Grundy Lake Provincial Park Entrance
Cranberry 109.6  Highway 69 - Parry Sound, Greater Sudbury
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2007). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Government of Ontario. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Ontario Secondary Roads Now Designated 500, 600" 112 (33,119). The Globe and Mail. February 4, 1956. p. 4. Two new Ontario road numbers appear on the province's 1956 official road map which will be ready for distribution next week. The new numbers are the 500 and 600 series and designate hundreds of miles of secondary roads which are wholly maintained by the Highways Department. More than 100 secondary roads will have their own numbers and signs this year. All of these secondary roads were taken into the province's main highways system because they form important connecting links with the King's Highways
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1956. § O33–34.
  4. ↑ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1958. § O33–34.
  5. ↑ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1961. § O33–34.
  6. ↑ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1962. § O33–34.
  7. ↑ A.A.D.T. Traffic Volumes 1955–1969 And Traffic Collision Data 1967–1969. Ontario Department of Highways. 1970. p. 122.
  8. ↑ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by K.G. Gould. Ontario Department of Highways. 1966. § O22–23.
  9. ↑ "District No. 13 – North Bay". Annual Report. Department of Highways. April 1, 1967. p. 155.
  10. ↑ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by K.G. Gould. Ontario Department of Highways. 1967. § O22–23.
  11. ↑ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. 1974. § D22–23.
  12. ↑ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. 1977. § B21–23.
  13. ↑ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. 1978–79. § B21–23.
  14. ↑ Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. 1980–81. § B21–23.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. Peter Heiler. 2010. p. 106. § G4–H5. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.