Ontario Highway 672

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Highway 672
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length: 47.6 km[1] (29.6 mi)
Major junctions
South end:  Highway 101
North end:  Highway 66
Location
Districts: Timiskaming
Cochrane
Towns: Northlands Park
Highway system
← Highway 671Highway 673 →

Highway 672 is a secondary highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. Its total length is 47.6 kilometres (29.6 mi). Its northern terminus is Highway 101, and its southern terminus is at Highway 66, which is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. It is the only highway to provide access to Esker Lakes Provincial Park.

Route description

Highway 672 begins at a junction with Highway 66, part of the Trans-Canada Highway, east of Kirkland Lake. It proceeds north past the Timiskaming–Cochrane District boundary, travelling through and providing the only road access to Esker Lakes Provincial Park. The route ends at Highway 101, approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) east of Matheson and 23 kilometres (14 mi) west of the Quebec border.[2]

History

Highway 672 was built out of an access road that travelled north from Highway 66 to Esker Lakes Provincial Park that existed as early as 1977,[3] Between 1986 and 1988, this road was extended north through the park and beyond to meet with Highway 101.[4][5] By 1990, the road was given the Highway&nsbp;672 designation. It appears for the first time on the 1990 Official Road Map as a paved road;[6] however, it does not appear in the 1989 Highway Distance Table published eight months earlier.[7] The route has remained unchanged since.[2]

Major intersections

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 672, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] 

DivisionLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
TimiskamingKing Kirkland0.00.0 Highway 66 – Kirkland Lake, Rouyn–Noranda
Cochrane 47.629.6 Highway 101 – Timmins, Matheson
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2008). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Government of Ontario. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. Peter Heiler. 2010. p. 105. § H18. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
  3. ↑ Official Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. 1977. § N14.
  4. ↑ Official Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. 1986–87. § L–M37.
  5. ↑ Official Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation. 1988–89. § L–M37.
  6. ↑ Official Road Map (Map). Cartography by Cartography Section. Ministry of Transportation. 1990. § L–M37.
  7. ↑ Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (April 1, 1989). Provincial Highways Distance Table. Government of Ontario. p. 124. ISSN 0825-5350.