King's Highway 17 - Images


<- Page 2C     Page 2D - Schreiber to Marathon     Page 2E->


Photos shown in this table are arranged from North to South:

Proper Municipality Name Photo Description

Photo

Pictures taken from driver's perspective appear offset from centre-line pictures:        

South-
Bound
North-
bound
Continued from Nipigon to Schreiber Images
Township of Terrace Bay

District of Thunder Bay

View looking northerly through Schreiber.

Photo taken: August 30th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res
Township of Terrace Bay

District of Thunder Bay

Another view looking northerly through Schreiber.

Photo taken: August 30th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res
Township of Terrace Bay

District of Thunder Bay

Looking south from the south end of Schreiber.

Photo taken: August 30th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res
Township of Terrace Bay

District of Thunder Bay

Looking north towards the Hays Lake Road intersection, from the top of the CPR overhead.

Photo taken: August 30th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res
Township of Terrace Bay

District of Thunder Bay

View looking northerly at the southern approach to Schreiber's CPR overhead.

Photo taken: August 30th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res
Township of Terrace Bay

District of Thunder Bay

Just north of Terrace Bay, the highway passes overtop of the Aguasabon River.

Photo taken: August 30th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res
Township of Terrace Bay

District of Thunder Bay

Looking southerly through Terrace Bay.  Terrace Bay's commercial district is found just to the left of the highway in this photo.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res

District of Thunder Bay

The end of a four-lane stretch of highway, south of Terrace Bay.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res

District of Thunder Bay

A long passing zone situated between the hills south of Terrace Bay.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res

District of Thunder Bay

The Steel River bridge, facing South.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res

District of Thunder Bay

Looking northerly across the Steel River bridge.  Concrete decked bridges are unusual in Ontario.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res

District of Thunder Bay

Southbound from the Southern side of the Steel River bridge.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res

District of Thunder Bay

Yet another 4-lane stretch between the Steel River and the Pic River.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res

District of Thunder Bay

Straight stretches of Highway 17 are few and far between near Marathon.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res

District of Thunder Bay

Two views looking southerly across the Little Pic River bridge.  This is one of the largest and most impressive bridges along Highway 17.

Photos taken: August 29th, 2006.

Low-res     High-res

Low-res     High-res

District of Thunder Bay

Northerly view as Highway 17 passes overtop of the Little Pic River.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res

District of Thunder Bay

Situated on the south bank of the river is a very tight 90-degree curve.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res

District of Thunder Bay

From the southern side of the river, this photo shows the entire approach, and the scale of the structure.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res

District of Thunder Bay

A flashing warning sign warns drivers of the impending curve at the Little Pic River.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.

District of Thunder Bay

Several closely spaced curves found just north of Marathon.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res

District of Thunder Bay

Highway 17 crossing a high ridge north of Marathon.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


Low-res     High-res
Continues on Marathon to White River Images

<- Page 2C Images          Highway 17 Images Index          Page 2E Images ->
Back to Highway 17 - Page 2

<- Highway 16 Images          Images Index          Highway 17A Images ->

www.OntHighways.com - Home


Copyright (c) 2004-2010, Scott Steeves (Webmaster)  scott@asphaltplanet.ca