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The western portion of this stretch of Highway 17 runs in close proximity to the North Shore of Lake Huron.  While the terrain along the northern shore of Lake Huron is much more subdued then is the terrain along the shores of Lake Superior, this highway does offer some scenic views of Lake Huron, while the highway traverses through both rugged rocky terrain, and gentle pastures.  Along the North Shore, Highway 17 passes through numerous small communities that in most cases offer all services needed by through travelers.  East of Sudbury the terrain is a mix of flat fertile farmland and rocky rugged terrain.  Between Sudbury and North Bay Highway 17 passes through a predominantly French part of Ontario.


JCT. King's Highway 17

  Highway 17 information that pertains to the North Bay to Ottawa Section:

Multiplexes:  15.7km with Highway 64 between Verner and Sturgeon Falls and for 4.1km with Highway 11 along the North Bay By-pass.

Freeway:  There is a roughly 20km long stretch of freeway west of Sudbury and north of Lively.  Though not a full freeway, in the vicinity of Sault Ste. Marie a new 4-lane highway is being constructed through the Garden River first nation and around Echo Bay.  This road will be built to only to expressway standards and will tie into the existing 4-lane portion of Highway 17 between Barr River Road and Desbarats.

Trans-Canada Highway: Entire Length as both the Lake Superior Road and the Ottawa Valley Route

AADT (2002):  Highest: 25,700, from Fisher Street easterly to Seymour Street on the North Bay By-pass;

                             Lowest: 3,850, from Highway 129 at Thessalon easterly to Dean Lake Road east of Iron Bridge.

Road Info:  For the most part, Highway 17 is in very good condition between Sault Ste. Marie and North Bay.  Only one small portion of this long section of highway is in rough shape, though this will be rectified during the next few years as the MTO is planning on reconstructing this portion of highway.  Between Sudbury and Hagar, Highway 17's alignment isn't great as the route is fairly built up, has tight curves, and an at-grade railway crossing.  Between Sudbury and McKerrow, Highway 17 is quite busy and could use additional capacity, though this section is otherwise well built.  Highway 17 has a rural posted speed limit of 90km/h.


Communities and Major Intersections along this section of Highway 17 from West to East:

Proper Municipality Name Community Name Distance Intersecting Road
At Highway 550:  EB: Continued from Page 2.  Highway 17 South becomes Highway 17 east, turn left onto Second Line.  WB:  Highway 17 West becomes Highway 17 North, click here to continue northbound.
City of Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie (1,236.7km) / (893.0km) King's Highway 17B (Great Northern Road-South) & Secondary Highway 550
At Black Road:  EB: Follow the ramp to the right to stay on Highway 17 Eastbound.  WB: Turn Left onto Second Line to follow Highway 17 westbound.
City of Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie --- Black Road (-North)
City of Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie --- McNabb Street
At Truck Road/Black Road:  EB: Turn Left onto Trunk Road towards Sudbury.  WB: Follow the ramp to the right away from Downtown Sault Ste. Marie
City of Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie (1,241.8km) / (887.9km) King's Highway 17B (Trunk Road-West)
City of Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie --- Boundary Road
City of Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie --- Dacey Road
City of Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie --- Fournier Road
Sault Ste. Marie - Garden River IR # 14 Boundary Sault Ste. Marie East Limits --- -----
Garden River IR # 14 Garden River --- -----
Township of McDonald, Meredith and Aberdeen Additional Echo Bay (1,262.9km) / (866.8km) Secondary Highway 638
Township of Laird ----- (1,272.6km) / (857.1km) Pumpkin Point Road
Township of Tarbutt and Tarbutt Additional ----- (1,283.3km) / (846.4km) Secondary Highway 548
Township of Johnson (Former) Desbarats West Limits (1,289.8km) / (839.9km) -----
Township of Johnson Desbarats --- Huron Drive
Township of Johnson (Former) Desbarats East Limits (1,290.8km) / (838.9km) -----
Township of Johnson ----- (1,293.4km) / (836.3km) Gordon Lake Road
Plummer Additional - Bruce Mines Boundary Bruce Mines West Limits (1,301.8km) / (827.9km) -----
Town of Bruce Mines Bruce Mines (1,303.4km) / (826.3km) Secondary Highway 638 (Richardson Street)
Bruce Mines - Plummer Additional Boundary Bruce Mines East Limits (1,304.3km) / (825.4km) -----
Huron Shores - Thessalon Boundary Thessalon West Limits (1,320.0km) / (809.7km) -----
Town of Thessalon (Thessalon By-pass) (1,320.9km) / (808.8km) Highway 17B (Lakeside Drive)
Town of Thessalon (Thessalon By-pass) (1,322.9km) / (806.8km) King's Highway 129 (Wharncliffe Drive) & Highway 17B (Boyle Street)
Thessalon - Huron Shores Boundary Thessalon East Limits (1,323.8km) / (805.9km) -----
Township of Huron Shores (Former) Iron Bridge West Limits (1,344.6km) / (758.1km) -----
Township of Huron Shores Iron Bridge (1,350.2km) / (779.5km) Secondary Highway 546
Township of Huron Shores (Former) Iron Bridge East Limits (1,351.1km) / (778.6km) ------
Township of Huron Shores ----- (1,357.3km) / (772.4km) Dean Lake Road
Huron Shores - North Shore Boundary Blind River West Limits (1,374.2km) / (744.5km) -----
Town of North Shore Blind River (1,375.9km) / (753.8km) Highway 557-NB (Woodward Avenue)
Town of North Shore Blind River (1,376.0km) / (753.7km) Highway 557-SB (Lawton Avenue)
Blind River - North Shore Boundary Blind River East Limits (1,378.4km) / (751.3km) -----
Township of North Shore Algoma Mills (1,387.1km) / (742.6km) Secondary Highway 538 (West Jct.)
Township of North Shore ----- (1,392.9km) / (737.8km) Secondary Highway 538 (East Jct.)
Township of North Shore Pronto East --- -----
Township of North Shore Spragge --- -----
Township of North Shore Serpent River (1,406.5km) / (723.2km) Secondary Highway 108
Serpent River IR # 7 Cutler (1,413.8km) / (715.9km) (Imperial Road)
Township of Shedden Spanish (1,425.0km) / (704.7km) John Street & Trunk Road
Township of Sables- Spanish Rivers Walford (1,435.0km) / (694.7km) -----
Township of Sables- Spanish Rivers (Former) Massey West Limits (1,445.9km) / (683.8km) -----
Township of Sables- Spanish Rivers Massey (1,446.5km) / (683.2km) Highway 553 (Imperial Street)
Township of Sables- Spanish Rivers (Former) Massey East Limits (1,447.1km) / (682.6km) -----
Township of Sables- Spanish Rivers (Former) Webbwood West Limits (1,462.3km) / (667.4km) -----
Township of Sables- Spanish Rivers Webbwood (1,463.5km) / (666.2km) (O'Neil Street)
Township of Sables- Spanish Rivers (Former) Webbwood East Limits) (1,464.4km) / (665.3km) -----
Township of Baldwin ---- (1,472.4km) / (657.3km) King's Highway 6
Township of Baldwin McKerrow --- -----
Township of Baldwin Lorne --- -----
Township of Nairn and Hyman Nairn --- -----
Nair and Hyman - Greater Sudbury Boundary Sudbury West Limits (Former Walden West Limits) (1,490.1km) / (639.6km) -----
City of Greater Sudbury ----- (1,507.2km) / (622.5km) Fairbanks Lake Road (Sudbury Road 4)
City of Greater Sudbury ----- (1,509.1km) / (620.6km) Sudbury Road 55
City of Greater Sudbury ----- (1,523.7km) / (606.0km) King's Highway 144
City of Greater Sudbury (Sudbury Southwest By-pass) (1,528.8km) / (600.9km) Sudbury Road 55
City of Greater Sudbury (Former Walden - Sudbury Limits) (1.532.9km) / (596.8km) -----
City of Greater Sudbury (Sudbury Southwest By-pass) (1,538.7km) / (591.0km) Long Lake Road (Sudbury Road 80)
City of Greater Sudbury (Sudbury By-pass) (1,542.1km) / (587.6km) King's Highway 69

At Sudbury Road 55:  EB: Follow the ramp to the right to follow Highway 17.  WB: Turn Left at the traffic lights to follow Highway 17 along the Southeast By-pass

City of Greater Sudbury (Sudbury By-pass) (1,553.1km) / (576.6km) Sudbury Road 55
City of Greater Sudbury (Former Sudbury - Nickel Centre Limits) (1,553.4km) / (576.4km) -----
City of Greater Sudbury Coniston (1,556.0km) / (573.7km) Second Avenue (Sudbury Road 93)
City of Greater Sudbury Coniston (1,556.5km) / (573.2km) Garson Coniston Road (Sudbury Road 90)
City of Greater Sudbury Coniston (1,556.8km) / (572.9km) Birch Street (Sudbury Road 67)
City of Greater Sudbury Wahnapitae (1,561.2km) / (568.5km) Highway 537 (Sudbury Road 537, Municipal Road)
Greater Sudbury - Markstay-Warren Boundary Sudbury East Limits (Former Nickel Centre Limits) (1,568.9km) / (560.8km) -----
Town of Markstay-Warren Stinson --- -----
Town of Markstay-Warren Callum --- -----
Town of Markstay-Warren (Markstay By-pass) --- Pioneer Road
Town of Markstay-Warren (Markstay By-pass) (1,582.2km) / (547.5km) Main Street
Town of Markstay-Warren Hagar (1,592.5km) / (537.2km) Secondary Highway 535
Town of Markstay-Warren Warren (1,600.9km) / (528.8km) Secondary Highway 539
Sudbury District - Nipissing District Boundary ----- (1,602.3km) / (527.4km) -----
Municipality of West Nipissing Verner (1,614.5km) / (515.2km) Secondary Highway 575
Municipality of West Nipissing Verner (1,615.5km) / (514.2km) King's Highway 64-South
Municipality of West Nipissing (Former) Sturgeon Falls West Limits (1,630.6km) / (466.1km) -----
Municipality of West Nipissing Sturgeon Falls (1,631.2km) / (498.5km) King's Highway 64-North (Ottawa Street)
Municipality of West Nipissing (Former) Sturgeon Falls East Limits (1.644.0km) / (496.7km) -----
District of Nipissing ----- (1,664.9km) / (464.8km) King's Highway 17B
North Bay Boundary North Bay West Limits (1,665.7km) / (464.0km) -----
City of North Bay (North Bay By-pass) --- Gormanville Road
City of North Bay (North Bay By-pass) (1,668.6km) / (461.1km) King's Highway 11-North & Highway 11B (Algonquin Avenue)
City of North Bay (North Bay By-pass) (1,670.9km) / (458.2km) King's Highway 63 (Cassells Street & Trout Lake Road)
City of North Bay (North Bay By-pass) (1,671.5km) / (458.2km) Highway 17B (Fisher Street)
City of North Bay (North Bay By-pass) --- Seymour Street
City of North Bay (North Bay By-pass) (1,672.7km) / (457.0km) King's Highway 11-South

EB: Highway 17 continues easterly here.  (Coming Soon!).  WB: Continued from Page 4

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