Present Day Highway 11 Photographs (Cochrane to Driftwood)
Left - Green guide signs on Hwy 11 for Hwy 579 and Hwy 652 approaching the Cochrane turn-off
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Approaching the Hwy 11 turn-off in Cochrane. Here, Hwy 11 turns right to head south towards New Liskeard and North Bay. Turning left at this intersection leads into Downtown Cochrane and eventually to Hwy 579 and Hwy 652.
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Facing west along Hwy 11 from the Cochrane turn-off. It is 1,170 km (727 miles) from Cochrane to the end of Hwy 11 at Rainy River.
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Facing east along Hwy 11 towards the Cochrane turn-off. Both quadrants of this intersection have been channelized to facilitate right turning movements.
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Green guide sign for Hwy 11 to Iroquois Falls at the Cochrane turn-off
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Facing south along Hwy 11 from the Cochrane turn-off. It is 615 km (382 miles) from Cochrane to the end of Hwy 11 at Barrie.
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Approaching the Hwy 11 turn-off in Cochrane from the south. Here, Hwy 11 turns left to head west towards Kapuskasing and Thunder Bay. The road that continues straight through the junction leads into Downtown Cochrane and to Hwy 579 and Hwy 652.
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Green guide sign for Hwy 11 to Smooth Rock Falls at the Cochrane turn-off
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Facing south from Cochrane towards the Hwy 11 turn-off
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Facing west along Hwy 11 through Cochrane. This section of the highway was recently reconstructed and widened to a standard five-lane urban cross section. There is now a continuous two-way left-turn lane along Hwy 11 through Cochrane, as well as two through lanes in each direction.
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)
Above - Hwy 11 begins its westward journey in Cochrane, after travelling over 600 km north from Barrie
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Mileage sign on Hwy 11 leaving Cochrane. To the best of my knowledge, Thunder Bay is the most distant control city marked on a provincial highway sign in Ontario, at 733 km (455 miles). The trip along Hwy 11 between Cochrane and Thunder Bay takes about 8 hours, if the posted speed limit of 90 km/h is observed.
(Photograph taken on September 4, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Frederickhouse River Bridge on Hwy 11 west of Cochrane. Structure completed in 1949.
(Photograph taken on August 19, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Southern side of the Frederickhouse River Bridge on Hwy 11 west of Cochrane
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Northern side of the Frederickhouse River Bridge. The Frederickhouse River Bridge is a Warren-type deck truss.
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - The Frederickhouse River Bridge consists of a continuous Warren-type deck truss structure across three spans, in addition to two single-span Warren-type deck truss approach structures at either end of the bridge. Note the bevelled concrete piers, which are designed to deflect driftwood and other timber debris.
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Facing east along Hwy 11 towards Cochrane at the Frederickhouse River Bridge
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Facing east along Hwy 11 towards Cochrane near the Buskegon River Bridge
(Photograph taken on September 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Abandoned Hwy 11 alignment near the Buskegon River Bridge west of Cochrane
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Abandoned highway alignment near the Buskegon River Bridge on Hwy 11 west of Cochrane
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Buskegon River Bridge on Hwy 11 west of Cochrane. This modern structure was completed in 1998. It replaced an old deck truss bridge that was built in 1950.
(Photograph taken on September 4, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Date stamp (1998) and structure identification number on the Buskegon River Bridge on Hwy 11 west of Cochrane
(Photograph taken on September 4, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Creosoted timber triple-box culvert under Hwy 11 near Hwy 668 junction
(Photograph taken on August 19, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Photo of Old Hwy 11 (now Hwy 668) north of Hunta. The old corner diversion at left leads back to the present alignment of Hwy 11 at Driftwood. This section of Hwy 11 was bypassed in 1959. The present-day route of Hwy 668 continues north from Hunta to Greenwater Provincial Park.
(Photograph taken on August 19, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Advance green guide sign on Hwy 11 for Hwy 655 to Timmins
(Photograph taken on September 4, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Facing west along Hwy 11 towards the Hwy 655 Junction near Driftwood
(Photograph taken on September 4, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Northern terminus of Hwy 655 at Hwy 11 near Driftwood
(Photograph taken on September 4, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)
