Ontario Highway 667

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Highway 667
Route information
Length: 35.4 km (22.0 mi)
Existed: 1977[1][2] – present
Major junctions
West end:  Highway 129
East end: Ramsay Road in Sultan
(continues as Sultan Industrial Road)
Location
Districts: Sudbury District
Highway system
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Secondary Highway 667, commonly referred to as Highway 667, is a provincially maintained secondary highway located in the Sudbury District of the Canadian province of Ontario. Roughly 35 kilometres (22 mi) in length, the route connects Highway 129 to the town of Sultan and to Wakami Lake Provincial Park. East of the town, the route continues as the Sultan Industrial Road, a privately maintained but publicly accessible logging road, towards Highway 144.

Route description

Highway 667 near Sultan

Highway 667 begins at Highway 129 near the entrance to Five Mile Lake Provincial Park. The highway travels southeast for 14 kilometres (8.7 mi), crosses Little Wenebegon Lake then curves to the east. It is mostly straight from that point to its eastern terminus at the Sultan Industrial Road, passing clear cut forests along the way. The road which carries Highway 667 continues east into Sultan as a local street.[3]

History

Highway 667 was established along an existing forest access road in 1977. The route was originally unpaved.[1][2] Since then, it has been paved, but otherwise remains unchanged.[3]


Major intersections

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 667, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[4] The entire route is located in Sudbury District.[3] 

Locationkm[4]miDestinationsNotes
Unorganized Sudbury District0.00.0 Highway 129 – Thessalon, Chapleau
Sultan35.422.0Sultan Industrial Road
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. 1977. § O11–12.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. 1978/79. § O11–12. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. Peter Heiler. 2010. p. 106. § G4–H5. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2008). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Government of Ontario. Retrieved February 8, 2012.