Ontario Highway 67 History - The King's Highways of Ontario

King's Highway 67 is a minor collector highway which connects Iroquois Falls to Highway 11 at Porquis Junction. The highway was first established in 1937, when the Northern Development Trunk Road between Timmins and Iroquois Falls was designated as a new King's Highway. Originally, Highway 67 was 70 km in length, but the route has been getting progressively shorter ever since. In 1956, Highway 101 assumed the route of Highway 67 between Hoyle and Timmins. At the same time, Highway 67 was rerouted along the Barbers Bay Cutoff. The Barbers Bay Cutoff was a 10 km highway diversion that was constructed in the late 1930s. The diversion connected Highway 67 at Barbers Bay to Highway 101 west of Matheson. Until it was designated as Highway 67, the Barbers Bay Cutoff was an unnumbered King's Highway. The old route of Highway 67 between Barbers Bay and Hoyle was redesignated as Secondary Highway 610. The rerouting of Highway 67 in 1956 chopped the length of the highway down to only 37 km.

Apart from some minor realignments, the route of Highway 67 did not change much until 1998, when the Ontario Government downloaded most sections of the highway. In addition, the short concurrent route of Highway 67 and Highway 11 near Porquis Junction was discontinued. The entire southern section between Highway 101 and Highway 11 at Porquis Junction was turned over to the City of Timmins and the Town of Iroquois Falls. The former highway is now simply named "Municipal Road", although most area residents still refer to the road as Highway 67. Only 11 km of Highway 67 survived the 1997-1998 highway downloading. The highway was kept between Porquis Junction and Iroquois Falls because it was the only suitable truck route into Iroquois Falls. The only other highway access to Iroquois Falls is via Secondary Highways 577 and 578, but heavy trucks are prohibited on these routes because of steep hills and sharp curves.

Highway 67 passes through a very rural area along its original 35 km route. The only town located along the highway is Iroquois Falls. Highway 67 is a two-lane road for its entire length. Services are only available in Iroquois Falls. The speed limit on Highway 67 is 80 km/h (50 mph) betwen Porquis Junction and Iroquois Falls, unless posted otherwise. The City of Timmins and Iroquois Falls raised the speed limit on most sections of Former Highway 67 (Municipal Road) from Highway 101 to Porquis Junction to 90 km/h (55 mph). Please visit the Highway 67 Mileage Chart page for a list of mileage reference points along Highway 67.