Ontario Highway 125
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| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | ||||
| Length: | 13.6 km[1] (8.5 mi) | |||
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| South end: |  Highway 105 near Red Lake |
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| North end: | Cochenour | |||
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→King's Highway 125, commonly referred to as Highway 125, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is the second northernmost provincial highway in Ontario, behind Secondary Highway 599. The 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) route connects Highway 105 in Red Lake with Cochenour to the northeast.
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[edit] Route description
Highway 125 is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) long and travels from Highway 105 in Red Lake to the ferry docks in the Cochenour/McKenzie Island area. Beyond Cochenour and Balmertown, unmaintained forestry roads travel northwards to Pikangikum, and link to winter/ice roads that service communities even further north. The only provincially-maintained highway that travels further north is secondary Highway 599 to Pickle Lake.[2]
Despite connecting two nearby communities, the majority of the route is rural in nature; only the final kilometre is within a built-up area.
[edit] History
Highway 125 was first assumed by the Department of Highways in the mid-1950s, connecting Red Lake with its Airport. The road was paved in its entirety by 1963.[citation needed]
[edit] Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 125, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] The entire route is located in Kenora District.[2]
| Location | km[1] | Mile | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Red Lake | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 105 – Vermilion Bay |
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| 3.5 | 2.2 | Red Lake–Balmertown boundary | |||
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| 13.6 | 8.5 | Cochenour Dock Red Lake Airport |
Northernmost point in the King's Highway system | ||
| 1.000 km = 0.621 mi; 1.000 mi = 1.609 km Closed/former • Unopened |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2004). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Government of Ontario. http://www.raqsb.mto.gov.on.ca/techpubs/TrafficVolumes.nsf/tvweb?OpenForm&Seq=5. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
- ^ a b Peter Heiler (2010). Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. p. 106, section E4. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
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