King's Highway 69 - Images
Musquash River to Horseshoe Lake

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

Proper Municipality Name Photo Description Photo

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

North-Bound South-Bound
Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

Sign denoting the southern terminus of Highway 69.  This sign is located just south of the Musquash River bridge at the transition from 2- to 4-lanes.  Click here for Highway 400 Images.

Picture size: 65kb.

Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

This picture shows Highway the southern terminus of Highway 69.  Highway 69 ends as the divided Highway begins just south of the Musquash River Bridge.  Before being freewayalized, the Highway 69 designation continued southerly to Highway 12.  As Highway 69 becomes freewayalized, it is being re-designated as Highway 400.
Picture taken: June 1st, 2005.  Size: 50kb.
Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

Highway 69/400 looking north across the Musquash River Bridge.  North of the Musquash River, Highway 69/400 passes through roughly 5km of the Wahta Mohawk Territory.  Ongoing land use negotiations had delayed twinning of Highway 69/400 until Summer 2004.  This dispute resulted in a 9km gap in freeway between Parry Sound and Barrie.  Freewayalization is now underway with expected completion in the summer or fall of 2008.
Picture taken: June 1st, 2005.  Size: 50kb.
Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

Looking west from the existing Musquash River Bridge along Highway 69/400 towards the twin structures that will carry the divided highway across the Musquash River.

Picture taken: May 22nd, 2006.  Size: 45kb.

Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

Looking south towards the Musquash River bridge along Highway 69/400.  The divided highway is being constructed on a new alignment from the future Cranberry Marsh Interchange to the Musquash River Bridge.  Presumably, the existing highway will be converted into a service road.
Picture taken: May 22nd, 2006.  Size: 60kb.
Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

Looking northerly from just north of the Musquash River towards the future Cranberry Marsh overpass.  The central pier and western abutment of the Cranberry Marsh Access Road have been completed and are visible in the photo.
Picture taken: May 22nd, 2006.  Size: 50kb.
Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

View from road level along the current Highway 69/400 alignment from just north of the Cranberry Marsh Road.  As evident from the photo, the newly constructed southbound carriageway navigates the pictured curve much more gradually then the current highway does.  Presumably the existing carriageway will be realigned to match the southbound carriageway before completion.
Picture taken: May 22nd, 2006.  Size: 35kb.
Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

Looking north along Highway 69/400 from just north of the previous picture.  This photo again shows the geometric improvements the divided highway will have over the existing two-lane highway.

Picture taken: May 22nd, 2006.  Size: 64kb.

Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

Looking north along the existing Highway 69/400 towards the Twelve Mile Lake Road junction.

Picture taken: May 22nd, 2006.  Size: 50kb.

Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

The eastern facade of the nearly completed southbound Twelve Mile Lake Road underpass.  The Twelve Mile Lake interchange will be located roughly 200m south of the current at-grade intersection.  The future western on- and off-ramps are of a diamond configuration.
Picture taken: May 22nd, 2006.  Size: 65kb.
Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

View of the current Twelve Mile Lake Road junction looking southbound.  Twelve Mile Lake Road meets Highway 69/400 in a rather inopportune location, at the crest of a hill at the end of a curve.

Picture taken: May 22nd, 2006.  Size: 40kb.

Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

Looking north towards the Moon River bridge.  The existing truss-structure will likely be replaced due to its rather poor condition.  The Moon River bridge is located just north of Twelve Mile Lake Road.

Picture taken: May 22nd, 2006.  Size: 55kb.

Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

Looking south towards the Moon River bridge.  The newly constructed Moon River bridge crosses the valley on a much improved alignment compared to the existing structure.

Picture taken: May 22nd, 2006.  Size: 55kb.

Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

View of the beginning of the divided highway at the northern end of the Wahta Gap.  About 1km north of where the divided highway resumes Highway 69 splits from Highway 400 heading towards MacTier and Foot's Bay.
Picture taken: May 22nd, 2006.  Size: 45kb.
Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

Advanced guide signage informing northbound traffic of the Highway 69 split located just to the north of the Wahta Gap.

Picture taken: July 13th, 2006.  Size: 40kb.

Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

Signage at the interchange for the Highway 69 split.  Click here for Highway 400 images.

Picture taken: July 13th, 2006.  Size: 35kb.

Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

Looking south from the southern Highway 69 overpass towards Highway 69/400.  The divided highway narrows for the Wahta Gap just south of this overpass.

Picture taken: July 13th, 2006.  Size: 60kb.

Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

Highway 69 looking south towards the southern trumpet interchange with Highway 400

Picture taken: June 1st, 2005.  Size: 45kb.

Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

Highway 69 looking south from just south of Tower Road.  This picture shows a recently (2003) realigned section of highway that was bypassed for the new trumpet interchange with Highway 400.  This interchange is located just south of this picture.
Picture taken: June 1st, 2005.  Size: 55 kb.
Township of Georgian Bay

District Municipality of Muskoka

Looking south along Highway 69 from the junction of Muskoka Road 11.  Before the District Municipality of Muskoka was set up in the early 1970s, Muskoka Road 11 was part of Secondary Highway 612.

Picture taken: August 7th, 2004.  Size: 50kb.

Township of Muskoka Lakes

District Municipality of Muskoka

Highway 69 driving north from just north of the Highway 169 junction.  Before the 400 opened in Fall 2003, this section of Highway 69 was much more important.  This is still evident by the use of overhead signage.  This overhead sign has unfortunately since been removed.

Picture taken: May 29th, 2004.  Size: 45kb

Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Looking south along Highway 69 from Silver Lake towards Gordon Bay.

Picture taken: July 13th, 2006.  Size: 50kb.

Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Sign denoting the junction of Highways 69 and 612.  This picture was taken looking northwards on Highway 69.  Click here for Highway 612 images (Coming Soon!).

 

Picture size: 50kb

Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Looking north along Highway 69 from the Highway 612 intersection.  Interestingly, Highway 612 (as well as its southern continuation as Muskoka Road 11) was the original alignment of Highway 69 through MacTier.

Picture taken: May 29th, 2004.  Size: 70kb.

Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Advanced junction assembly for the southern Highway 141 junction.

Picture size: 50kb.

Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Looking northerly along Highway 69 towards the southern Highway 141 junction.  Highway 69 was realigned to a 'T' junction with Highway 141 to provide free-flow movements for Highway 141 traffic.  As such, northbound traffic must turn right at the stop sign to continue along Highway 69.
Picture taken: July 13th, 2006.  Size: 65kb.
Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Signage at the southern Highway 141 junction.  At this junction, Highway 400 is located approximately 1km west of Highway 69 via Highway 141.  Click here for Highway 141 images (Coming Soon).

Picture size: 100kb.

Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Southbound junction assembly for the southern Highway 69/141 junction.  Notice the signage directing traffic to Muskoka Road 169 (former Highway 169).  A considerable amount of signage directing traffic to Highway 169 has been erected at this junction and along Highway 69.
Picture size: 35kb.
Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Green directional signage approaching the southern Highway 69/141 junction.

Picture size: 40kb.

Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Looking south along Highway 69/141 towards the southern 69/141 junction.  Highway 69 was realigned in this area as part of the Highway 400 construction during 2003.  A left turn is now required to continue southbound along Highway 69.
Picture taken: July 13th, 2006.  Size: 55kb.
Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

View of Highway 69/141 looking north from just northof the southern Highway 141 junction.  Notice that the Highway 69 diversion constructed in the vicinity of Highway 141 was not constructed with fully paved shoulders unlike other sections of Highway 69 .
Picture taken: August 7th, 2004.  Size: 50kb.
Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Signage reminding drivers of possible obstacles that could be encountered on the paved shoulders.  The shoulders along Highway 69 were originally paved so that slow drivers could pull off onto the shoulder to allow faster vehicles to pass; though this courtesy has become quite rare in modern years.
Picture size: 40kb.
Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Looking north along Highway 69/141 towards the northern Highway 141 junction.

Picture taken: July 13th, 2006.  Size: 50kb.

Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Junction assembly for the northern Highway 69/141 junction.  As evident from the signage, Highway 141 departs towards to the right towards Huntsville and Rosseau at this junction.  Click here for Highway 141 images.  (Coming Soon!)
Picture size: 50kb.
Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Signage for Highway 69/141 just south of the northern Highway 141 junction.

Picture size: 45kb.

Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Green signage for the northern Highway 141 junction located on southbound Highway 69.  Highway 141 continues straight ahead at this junction in addition to heading to the left, following Highway 69 for roughly 3km before ending at Highway 400.  Click here for Highway 141 images.  (Coming Soon!)
Picture size: 40kb.
Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

View of Highway 69 looking south towards the northern Highway 141 junction.

Picture taken: July 13th, 2006.  Size: 50kb.

Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Green signage denoting the northern Highway 400 interchange along Highway 69.

Picture size: 45kb.

Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Looking northerly towards the northern Highway 400 interchange.  Before the 400 diversion was constructed, Highway 69 continued straight ahead towards Parry Sound along what has now become the northbound ramp to the new highway.
Picture taken: July 13th, 2006.  Size: 50kb.
Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Junction assembly for the upcoming interchange.  Click here for Highway 400 images.

Picture size: 75kb.

Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Highway 69 shield cosigned with a Highway 141 trailblazer.  Surprisingly when the 400 diversion opened in 2003, Highway 141 was routed to the 4-lane highway via the newly constructed Airport Road interchange, and not the seemingly more logical connection via Highway 69.
Picture size: 50kb.

Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

View looking northwest towards the northern Highway 69/400 interchange.  Highway 69 meets Highway 400 at a non-standard interchange that with a parclo-b on the west side and a diamond configuration on the east side.
Picture taken: July 13th, 2006.  Size: 50kb.
Township of Seguin

District of Parry Sound

Looking north along Highway 69/400 from the Highway 69/Rankin Lake Road overpass.  Before 2003, this point marked the southern end of the Parry Sound By-pass.

Picture taken: July 13th, 2006.  Size: 55kb.

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