Ontario Highway 802

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Highway 802
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length: 41 km[1] (25 mi)
Major junctions
South end: Burchell Lake
   Highway 11
North end:  Highway 17 near Upsala
Location
Districts: Thunder Bay
Highway system
← Highway 801Highway 803 →

Tertiary Highway 802, commonly referred to as Highway 802, is a provincially maintained access road in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Thunder Bay District.

Route description

Highway 802 is 41 kilometres (25 mi) long, existing in two discontinuous segments: one extends for 13.8 km (9 mi)[2] between the community of Kashabowie and the ghost town of Burchell Lake,[3] inclusive of a 2 km (1 mi) unsigned corouting with Highway 11, and the second, approximately 16 km (10 mi) further north, extends from Lac des Mille Lacs northerly for 28 km (17 mi)[1] to Highway 17 near Upsala.[4]

Highway 802, like most other tertiary highways, is not maintained by the Ministry of Transportation during the winter months.

The segment from Highway 11 to Kashabowie also has the name Kashabowie Road, while the segment from Lac des Mille Lacs to Highway 17 also has the name Lac des Mille Lacs Road. The segment from Highway 11 to Burchell Lake is unnamed.

History

The road was originally built in 1902 as a link between the mineral exploration site at Burchell Lake and the train station at Kashabowie, but was not designated as part of the provincial highway system until 1962. Burchell Lake was later abandoned in 1967.[5]

The more northerly section of Highway 802, from Lac des Mille Lacs to Upsala, appeared on the Ministry of Transportation's official road map for the first time in 2012.[4] The road had already existed for many years, but never previously appeared on the provincial highway map as it lacked a highway designation. The Ministry of Transportation has not to date announced whether the sections will be connected in the future.[1]

Major intersections

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 802, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[2] The entire route is located in Kenora District.[3] 

Locationkm[2]miDestinationsNotes
Burchell Lake0.00.0Highway ends at fence blocking entrance to former mine and ghost town
Unorganized Kenora District10.96.8 Highway 11 west – Rainy River, Fort FrancesBeginning of Highway 11 concurrency
12.77.9 Highway 11 east – Thunder BayEnd of Highway 11 concurrency
Kashabowie13.88.6Highway ends at CN railway crossing
Unconstructed gap of approx. 16 km
Pine Point0.00.0
Cushing Lake Water Aerodrome17.811.1
Upsala2817 Highway 17 – Thunder Bay8 km (5 mi) east of Upsala
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ontario Highway 802 at thekingshighway.ca.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2007). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Government of Ontario. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. Peter Heiler. 2010. p. 107. § H7. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by Geomatics Office. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. 2012. § H5.
  5. ↑ Burchell Lake at Ontario Abandoned Places.