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Highway 11 (Ontario)

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Highway 11
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length: 1,784.9 km (1,109.1 mi)
Existed: 1920 – present
Major junctions
South end:  Highway 400 – Barrie
   Highway 12 – Orillia
 Highway 60 – Huntsville
 Highway 17 – North Bay
 Highway 63 – North Bay
 Highway 64 – Marten River
 Highway 65 – New Liskeard
 Highway 66 – Kenogami
 Highway 101 – Matheson
  Highway 17 / Highway 61 – Thunder Bay
 Highway 71 – Fort Frances
West end: MN 72Baudette, MN
Location
Divisions: Simcoe County, Muskoka, Parry Sound District, Nipissing District, Timiskaming District, Cochrane District, Thunder Bay District, Rainy River District
Major cities: Barrie, Orillia, North Bay, Temiskaming Shores, Thunder Bay
Towns: Gravenhurst, Bracebridge, Huntsville, Burk's Falls, South River, Powassan, Temagami, Englehart, Matheson, Cochrane, Kapuskasing, Hearst, Longlac, Geraldton, Nipigon, Fort Frances, Rainy River
Highway system
←  Highway 10   Highway 12  →

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King's Highway 11, commonly referred to as Highway 11, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. At 1,784.9 kilometres (1,109.1 mi), it is the second longest highway in the province, following Highway 17. Highway 11 begins at Highway 400 in Barrie, and arches through northern Ontario to the Ontario–Minnesota border at Rainy River via Thunder Bay; the road continues as Minnesota State Highway 72 across the Baudette-Rainy River International Bridge. North and west of North Bay, Highway 11 forms part of the Trans-Canada Highway. The highway is also part of MOM's Way between Thunder Bay and Rainy River.

Although many of the roads that make up the route were constructed before the highway was designated, Highway 11 became a provincial highway in 1920 when the network was formed. At the time, it only extended to north of Orillia. In 1937, the route was extended to Hearst, northwest of Timmins. The route was extended to Nipigon by 1943. In 1965, Highway 11 was extended to Rainy River, bringing it to its maximum length. The section through Barrie and south to Toronto was decommissioned as a provincial highway in 1998. Since then, ongoing construction resulted in the highway being four-laned as far north as North Bay by 2012. A section concurrent with Highway 17 was rebuilt as a divided highway in the early 2010s, while construction of a twin-span bridge at Nipigon is underway.


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