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Photos shown in this table are arranged from West to East:

Proper Municipality Name Photo Description

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Highway 548 is a loop highway that encircles St. Joseph Island.  Click here for Highway 548 images.
Township of Tarbutt & Tarbutt Additional

District of Algoma
Two views looking westerly towards the Highway 548 intersection.

Photos taken: April 3rd, 2012.

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Township of Tarbutt & Tarbutt Additional

District of Algoma
Advanced signage for the left hand turn to Highway 548 and St. Joseph Island.

Photo taken: April 3rd, 2012.
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Township of Tarbutt & Tarbutt Additional

District of Algoma
Two easterly views from just east of the Highway 548 junction.  As is evident from the photos, the divided highway ends just east of the Highway 548 junction.  Highway 17 remains as a two lane highway from this point easterly for over 200km until the highway resumes as a freeway west of Sudbury.

Photos taken: April 3rd, 2012.

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Township of Tarbutt & Tarbutt Additional

District of Algoma
Distance signage indicating several of the next major communities accessible from Highway 17 as the highway narrows to a single lane in each direction.

Photo taken: April 3rd, 2012.
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Township of Tarbutt & Tarbutt Additional

District of Algoma
Easterly view at the end of the divided highway.  Highway 17 is an undivided arterial highway from this point easterly for nearly 200km until west of Sudbury.

Photo taken: April 3rd, 2012.

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Town of Bruce Mines

District of Algoma
Easterly view at the Highway 638 intersection in Bruce Mines.  Highway 638 is somewhat of an alternate to Highway 17 through this part of Algoma District.  Highway 638 follows an inland route that is considerably more rugged.
Photo taken: September 11th, 2012.

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Township of Plummer Additional

District of Algoma
Easterly view about 7 km east of Bruce Mines.

Photo taken: September 11th, 2012.

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Township of Plummer Additional

District of Algoma
This photo looks easterly approaching the Braniff Road intersection along Highway 17 between Bruce Mines and Thessalon.

Photo taken: September 11th, 2012.

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Township of Plummer Additional

District of Algoma
Easterly view along Highway 17 from just east of the Braniff Road intersection.  Highway 17 passes through scenic agricultural land through this part of northern Ontario.
Photo taken: September 11th, 2012.

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Township of Thessalon

District of Algoma

Opposing passing lanes give Highway 17 a very brief four lane section.  This view looks easterly about 5km west of Thessalon.

Photo taken: September 11th, 2012.

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Township of Thessalon

District of Algoma

Easterly view approaching the Highway 17B intersection in Thessalon.  Diagram signs such as this are quite rare along two-lane provincial highways in Ontario.

Photo taken: September 11th, 2012.

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Township of Thessalon

District of Algoma

Easterly view approaching the Highway 129 junction in Thessalon.

Photo taken: September 11th, 2012.

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Township of Thessalon

District of Algoma

Highway 17 looking west from the Highway 129 intersection; the intersection is located just north of the community of Thessalon.  This is a fairly typical looking view of Highway 17 between Desbarats and Sudbury.

Photo taken: July 2nd, 2004.


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Highway 129 leads northerly from Thessalon through the lonely Algoma Highlands bound for Chapleau.  Click here for Highway 129 images.
Township of Thessalon

District of Algoma

Highway 17 looking west from Brownlee Road.  Brownlee Road is located roughly 10 km east of Highway 129 at Thessalon.  Passing lanes are very frequent on Highway 17 between Sault Ste. Marie and North Bay.
Photo taken: July 2nd, 2004.

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Township of Huron Shores

District of Algoma

This view looks westerly along Highway 17 from just west of Soweby about halfway between Thessalon and Iron Bridge.

Photo taken: September 10th, 2012.

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Township of Huron Shores

District of Algoma

This view looks easterly towards the Dayton Road intersection between Thessalon and Iron Bridge.

Photo taken: September 10th, 2012.

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Township of Huron Shores

District of Algoma

Highway 17 looking west across the Mississagi River bridge.  The Mississagi River cuts directly through the centre of the small community of Iron Bridge.  Iron Bridge is a full service community of about 700 residents.  Highway 17 has a posted speed limit of 60km/h throughout Iron Bridge.
Photo taken: July 3rd, 2005.

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Township of Huron Shores

District of Algoma

Junction assembly for Highway 546 in Iron Bridge.  Highway 546 is a long and desolate secondary highway that leads travelers northeasterly, deep into the Algoma Highlands.
Photo taken: July 3rd, 2005.
Township of Huron Shores

District of Algoma

Highway 17 looking east through Iron Bridge.  To the left at the intersection shown in this photo is Highway 546.

Photo taken: July 3rd, 2005.


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