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== Major intersections == |
== Major intersections == |
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The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 618. The entirety of the route is located within [[Kenora District]].<ref name="2010 mapart">{{cite map |
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 618. The entirety of the route is located within [[Kenora District]].<ref name="2010 mapart">{{cite map |
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Revision as of 09:39, 22 April 2013
 Highway 618 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | ||||
| Length | 11.7 km[1] (7.3 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1956[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Olsen Mine Road in Starratt-Olsen | |||
| East end |  Highway 105 – Ear Falls, Vermillion Bay | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Ontario | |||
| Divisions | Kenora District | |||
| Towns | Red Lake | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Secondary Highway 618, commonly referred to as Highway 618, is a provincially maintained secondary highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. It connects Olsen Mine and Madsen with the northern terminus of Highway 105 in the town of Red Lake. The 11.7-kilometre (7.3 mi) route was established in 1956, and has remained the same since then. It passes through a remote forested area, and encounters no communities of any significance outside of Red Lake.
Route description
Highway 618 is a short highway which serves to connect several mines and the community of Madsen with the northern terminus of Highway 105 in the town of Red Lake.[3] On an average day, 500 vehicles travel the route, which is 11.7 kilometres (7.3 mi) long.[1]
The route begins at Olsen Mine Road and travels east-northeast through thick boreal forest. It meets a forestry road and Main Street towards Madsen. The highway passes north of Faulkenham Lake and travels parallel to a high-tension power line. Continuing northeast, Highway 618 zig-zags through the forest, then enters Red Lake, where it is also known as Howey Street. The route shares its eastern terminus with the northern terminus of Highway 105[3]
History
Highway 618 was first assumed by the Department of Highways in early 1956, along with several dozen other secondary highways, but was possibly maintained as a development road prior to that.[2][4] The route has not changed since that time.[3]
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 618. The entirety of the route is located within Kenora District.[3]
| Location | km[1] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Starratt-Olsen | 0.0 | Olsen Mine Road | |
| Madsen | 1.3 | Main Street | |
| Red Lake | 10.2 | Starratt Street | |
| 11.7 | Highway 105
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| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||
References
- ^ a b c Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2007). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Retrieved May 7, 2011.
- ^ a b Ontario Road Map (Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1956. § C4–D5.
- ^ a b c d Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. Peter Heiler. 2010. p. 106. § E–F4. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
- ^ "Ontario Secondary Roads Now Designated 500, 600". Vol. 112, no. 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
