Ontario Highway 17 facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
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| Trans-Canada Highway | ||||
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| Length | 1,964.0 km (1,220.4 mi) | |||
| Existed | February 26, 1920–present | |||
| Tourist routes |
 Lake Superior Circle Tour |
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| West end |  PTH 1 (TCH) towards Winnipeg |
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 Highway 71 – Kenora Highway 61 – Thunder Bay Highway 11 – Nipigon Highway 101 – Wawa To I-75 in Sault Ste. Marie Highway 6 – McKerrow Highway 69 – Sudbury Highway 11 – North Bay Highway 41 – Pembroke Highway 60 – Renfrew |
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| East end |  Highway 417 near Arnprior |
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| Major cities: | Kenora, Dryden, Ignace, Thunder Bay, Wawa, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury, North Bay, Mattawa, Petawawa, Pembroke, Arnprior | |||
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→Ontario Highway 17 is a provincial highway in Ontario, Canada. It is 1,964 kilometres (1,220 miles) long. This makes it Ontario's longest highway. It starts on the border with Manitoba, near Kenora. It ends near Arnprior where the highway merges with Ontario Highway 417.
Highway 17 forms the Ontario part of the Trans-Canada Highway.
Images for kids
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The official ceremony for the opening of the Lake Superior Circle Tour and the Trans-Canada Highway was held on September 17, 1960, near Wawa.
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Highway 17 at Nipigon Bay in 1937.
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A gravel-surfaced Highway 17 near Kenora in 1939
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Highway 17 divides mountains on its journey along the north shore of Lake Superior
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Highway 17 near Wawa
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Highway 17 meets the Ottawa River in Deux Rivieres
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Highway 17 looking east towards Stonecliffe
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One of the few short sections of 4-lane divided Highway 17 between Echo Bay and Desbarats
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A new route east of Cobden has been selected by the MTO
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The Nipigon River Bridge, of the cable stayed design, carries Highway 11/17 over the Nipigon River.
