Hwy 811 Quick Facts:
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 Modern Tertiary Highway 811 Sign |
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This long Tertiary Highway extends from Hwy 527 northwesterly for 59 km. In 1974, the MTC
(later MTO) released a transportation study for Northwestern Ontario, which suggested the
potential benefit of a future highway corridor between Hwy 527 and
Hwy 599 in the Savant Lake area. The
MTO assumed a forest access road leading from Hwy 527 northwesterly as Hwy 811 in 1976. While
the link to the Savant Lake area has not materialized yet, Hwy 811 still forms an important
forestry road. The entire highway is gravel surfaced. Presently, Hwy 811 is Ontario's
highest-numbered provincial highway, and it is also Ontario's longest Tertiary Highway. Click
here
to see a route map of Hwy 811, showing historical re-routings and realignments.
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