Hwy 808 Quick Facts:
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Tertiary Highway 808 was once Ontario's most northern provincial highway. The highway started
at the end of Hwy 599 at Central
Patricia, and continued north to the bridge over the Otoskwin River. The entire length of
Hwy 808 was actually a part of Hwy 599
initially. On December 6, 1966, the northernmost 60 km portion of
Hwy 599 from Central Patricia to the
Otoskwin River was re-designated as Hwy 808. The highway lasted until 1983, when it was formally
decommissioned as a provincial highway. The southernmost 3 km of Hwy 808 is paved, but the
balance of the highway is gravel. The road is maintained year-round, as it forms an important
connection to several ice roads, which are open during the winter months only. These ice roads
intersect with Hwy 808, and continue even further north to serve remote communities in
Ontario's far north regions. Click
here
to see a route map of Hwy 808, showing historical re-routings and realignments.
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