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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:        

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Continued from Schreiber to Marathon Images
Town of Marathon

District of Thunder Bay
Junction signage for the Highway 627, traveling south along Highway 17.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.

Town of Marathon

District of Thunder Bay
View looking southerly at the Highway 627 junction as the Pic River Truss Bridge comes into view.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


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Town of Marathon

District of Thunder Bay
Opposing view (looking northerly) towards the Highway 627 intersection.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


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Town of Marathon

District of Thunder Bay
Looking south across the Pic River truss bridge from the Highway 627 intersection.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


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Town of Marathon

District of Thunder Bay
View looking northerly across the Pic River bridge.  Just days after this photo was taken, jersey barriers were erected along side the existing steel railings to protect the intricate truss members.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


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District of Thunder Bay  View looking northerly from further up the Pic River Valley.  The Pic River bridge is of a modified Warren truss design that is unlike any other highway bridge in Ontario.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


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District of Thunder Bay   View looking northerly along Highway 17 as it passes overtop of Black Creek.

Photo taken: September 5th, 2006.

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District of Thunder Bay   View looking northerly as Highway 17 passes Cigar Lake, just west of the Hemlo Gold Mine.

Photo taken: September 5th, 2006.

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District of Thunder Bay   View looking southerly as Highway 17 rounds the curve away from Cigar Lake towards the Hemlo Gold Mine.

Photo taken: September 5th, 2006.

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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.


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District of Thunder Bay

View looking northerly from the north end of the White Lake Narrows bridge as Highway 17 rounds the bend to follow the White Lake shoreline.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


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District of Thunder Bay

Southerly view approaching the White Lake Narrows bridge.  The White Lake Narrows bridge is a bowstring arch truss bridge.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


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District of Thunder Bay  Side view of the White Lake Narrows Truss Bridge.  This bridge is reminiscent of the new Bluewater Bridge span that links Highway 402 in Sarnia to Interstate 69/94 in Port Huron Michigan.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.

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District of Thunder Bay

The White Lake Narrows Bridge, looking north.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


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District of Thunder Bay

A southbound passing lane begins immediately north of the White Lake Narrows Bridge.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


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District of Thunder Bay

View looking south as the southbound White Lake passing lane ends.  A northbound passing lane also ends in this photo, passing lanes are very frequent along Highway 17 between Sault Ste. Marie and Thunder Bay..

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


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Township of White River 

District of Algoma

View looking northerly at the north end of White River.  White River is a small town of roughly 850 people.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


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Township of White River 

District of Algoma

Southerly view through White River towards the Highway 631 junction.  White River is a notable stop along Highway 17 -- it features both an A&W and Robins Donut location.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.


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Township of White River 

District of Algoma

Southbound junction assembly for the Highway 631 intersection.  Highway 631 is a long secondary highway that links Highway 17 to Highway 11 via Hornepayne.

Photo taken: August 29th, 2006.

Highway 631 leads north from White River to Hornepayne and Highway 11.  Click here for Highway 631 images.
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