Ontario Highway 804

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Highway 804
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length: 21.4 km[1] (13.3 mi)
Existed: April 25, 1962 – present
Major junctions
West end: Manitou Falls Dam
East end:  Highway 105 near Ear Falls
Location
Districts: Kenora
Highway system
Highway 803Highway 805

Tertiary Highway 804, commonly referred to as Highway 804, is a provincially maintained access road in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Kenora District.

Route description

Highway 804 is 21.4 kilometres (13.3 mi) long, and connects Highway 105 south of the town of Ear Falls with the hydroelectric dam at Lower Manitou Falls. The short highway travels entirely through an uninhabited forested region dotted with lakes and swamps. Near the western end of the route, a logging road branches northwest that provides a rough and winding connection to Highway 658 as well as to the northern terminus of Highway 105 in Red Lake.[2] On an average day, only 70 vehicles travel along the highway.[1]

History

Highway 804 was designated on April 25, 1962. It was paved in 1969. At that time, it was the only tertiary highway in Ontario that was paved,[3] but it has since reverted to a loose gravel surface highway. The route and length of the highway have remained unchanged since it was designated.[2]

Major intersections

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 804, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] The entire route is located in Kenora District.[2] 

Locationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Manitou Falls0.00.0Lower Manitou Falls Dam
Ear Falls21.413.3 Highway 105  Red Lake
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2007). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Government of Ontario. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. Peter Heiler. 2010. p. 106. § F4. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
  3. Tertiary Highways, Ontario Highways.