Ontario Highway 520
Highway 520 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by theMinistry of Transportation of Ontario | ||||
| Length | 67.9 km[1](42.2 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Clear Lake Road inArdbeg | |||
 Highway 124–Dunchurch Highway 510–Magnetawan Highway 11–Burk's Falls | ||||
| East end | Highway 11(Exit257) atBurk's Falls | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Ontario | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Secondary Highway 520,commonly referred to asHighway 520,is aprovincially maintained highwayin theCanadianprovince ofOntario.The highway is 67.9 kilometres (42.2 mi) in length, connecting several small communities inParry Sound DistrictwithHighway 124andHighway 11.
The highway links several remoteFirst Nationhamlets to the major highway routes of the region. However, the only places of noteworthy size are the village ofMagnetawanand the town ofBurk's Falls.It isconcurrentwithHighway 124for 15.4 kilometres (9.6 mi).
Route description
[edit]Highway520 begins inArdbegas a continuation of the local Clear Lake Road, and travels south then east about 500 metres (1,600 ft) to reach a level crossing of theCanadian National Railway(CN) line at Ardbegflag stop.[2]It continues east, then south through a sparsely populated region of theCanadian Shield,though providing access to several First Nation villages. Upon reaching Highway124 atDunchurch,the two routes travel east, concurrently, for 15.4 kilometres (9.6 mi).[1]Highway520 then branches to the south, meetsHighway 510and passes through the village ofMagnetawan.[3]
Southeast of Magnetawan, the highway winds along the northern shore ofCecebe Lake,bisecting several small communities en route. It enters the town of Burk's Falls, where it is known as Ryerson Centre Road. Passing beneath the Burk's Falls Bypass of Highway11, Highway520 parallels theMagnetawan Riverbriefly then turns south onto Ontario Street, the former alignment of Highway11. It crosses the river and travels through the centre of the town, meeting the bypass south of it. Highway520 ends at aninterchangewith Highway11, atExit257, south of Burk's Falls.[3] The portion of Highway520 from the intersection of Ontario Street south to the Burk's Falls town limits is maintained under aConnecting Linkagreement.
History
[edit]Highway 520 is one of many Secondary Highways assigned a route number in 1956.[4] Prior to this time, the route was a numbered, but unposted Development Road maintained by theDepartment of Highways.
Major intersections
[edit]The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 520, as noted by theMinistry of Transportation of Ontario.[1]The entire route is located inParry Sound District.[3]
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardbeg | 0.0 | 0.0 | 500 m (1,600 ft) east of railway crossing | Highway begins at the eastern terminus of the local Clear Lake Road | |
| Dunchurch | 25.0 | 15.5 | Highway 124west –Parry Sound | Beginning ofconcurrencywith Highway124 | |
| Magnetawan | 40.4 | 25.1 | Highway 124east –Sundridge | End of concurrency with Highway124 | |
| 43.1 | 26.8 | Highway 510 | |||
| Burk's Falls | 65.7 | 40.8 | Highway 7162(Ontario Street) | Beginning of Burk's FallsConnecting Link | |
| 66.7 | 41.4 | End of Burk's Falls Connecting Link | |||
| Armour | 67.9 | 42.2 | Highway 11–Huntsville,North Bay | Exit257 | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^abcMinistry of Transportation of Ontario(2016)."Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts".RetrievedFebruary 1,2021.
- ^"Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)".Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.2014.Retrieved2021-01-11.
- ^abcOntario Back Road Atlas(Map). Cartography byMapArt.Peter Heiler. 2010. pp. 76–77. § M26–N32.ISBN978-1-55198-226-7.
- ^"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
