Ontario Highway 532
Highway 532 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byMinistry of Transportation of Ontario | ||||
| Length | 14.2 km[1](8.8 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1974[citation needed]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Highway 556nearGlendale | |||
| North end | Christina Mine Road | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Ontario | |||
| Districts | Algoma | |||
| Towns | Searchmont | |||
| Villages | Wabos | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Secondary Highway 532,commonly referred to asHighway 532,is aprovincially maintained secondary highwayin theCanadianprovince ofOntario.The route connects several mining and milling towns inUnorganized Algoma District,notablySearchmont.The route is remote, ending at a mine access road 14.2 kilometres (8.8 mi) north ofHighway 556,its southern terminus.
A former designation of Highway 532 travelled throughMuskokaalong theParry Sound Colonization Roadand was redesignated asHighway 141in 1974. At that time, the present route was established following what was until then a segment of Highway 556. It has remained unchanged since then.
Route description
[edit]The southern terminus of the highway is at Highway 556, 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) south of Searchmont. It is the only highway that passes through the community and connects with the entrance to theSearchmont ResortSki Area. Just north of the town, the pavement continues as the highway becomes a hilly road with blind corners. The highway passes through the hamlet ofWabos,and approximately 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) to the northeast comes upon a left-hand turn where a sign indicates that "Highway 532 ends".[2]The route is 14.2 kilometres (8.8 mi) long.[1]
History
[edit]The current route of Highway 532 was first assumed by theDepartment of Highwaysin early 1956, along with several dozen other secondary highways. It was likely maintained as a development road prior to that. It formed the final 14.2 kilometres (8.8 mi) of Highway 556.[3][4]
The original use of the Highway 532 designation was in southern Ontario. In 1956, this route was designated along the Parry Sound Colonization Road between Highway 69 atHayes Cornersand the former route ofHighway 11atFalkenburg,north of Bracebridge. When the Highway 11 bypass east of Bracebridge was completed and the old route decommissioned in 1958, Highway 532 was extended south through Bracebridge toMuskoka Falls.[5] The route remained this way until January 1, 1973, when theDistrict Municipality of Muskokawas formed. Unlike most other secondary highways in the new municipality, the route was not decommissioned entirely, but rerouted southeast ofRaymond.Instead of travelling south throughBeatrice,Falkenburg and Bracebrige, the route continued east along what wasHighway 516,passing throughUttersonand ending at Highway 11.[6]
This new routing was short-lived; in 1974, the entirety of the highway was upgraded to a King's Highway and redesignated Highway 141. Highway 532 assumed its current routing through Algoma that same year,[7] and has remained unchanged since then.[2]
Major intersections
[edit]The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 532. The entirety of the route is located withinAlgoma District.[2]
| Location | km[1] | Destinations | Notes |
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| Unorganized Algoma District | 0.0 | Highway 556–Heyden,Glendale
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| 14.2 | Christina Mine Road | ||
| 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.
- ^abcOntario Back Road Atlas(Map). Cartography byMapArt.Peter Heiler. 2010. p. 84. § X–Y94.ISBN978-1-55198-226-7.
- ^Ontario Road Map(Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1956. § O31.
- ^"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
- ^Ontario Road Map(Map). Cartography by C.P. Robins. Ontario Department of Highways. 1958. § P33–Q34.
- ^Ontario Road Map(Map). Cartography by Photogrammetry Office. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. 1973. § F22–G23.
- ^Ontario Road Map(Map). Cartography by Photogrammetry Department. Ministry of Transportation and Communications. 1978–1979. § P10, D23–24.
