Present Day Highway 11 Photographs (Loon to Thunder Bay)
Above - Unusual Hwy 11/17 Junction assembly on Hwy 587 north of Pass Lake
(Photograph taken on August 30, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Terry Fox Monument, located in a memorial park beside Hwy 11/17 just east of Thunder Bay
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Another view of the Terry Fox Monument. The commemorative monument was unveiled by the government in 1982, shortly after Terry Fox lost his battle with cancer.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - When the Terry Fox Monument was originally dedicated in 1982, it was located on the south side of Hwy 11/17 in the flat grassy area seen in this photo. The tiny rest area and scenic lookout was inadequate for the large number of visitors who stop at the monument every year. In 1993, the MTO relocated the monument to a new rest area directly across the road. An old concrete base marks the original monument's location, and it is still visible in the tall grass from the new Terry Fox scenic lookout. The new Terry Fox Memorial Park has considerably more visitor parking than its predecessor, and it has much better facilities for tourists.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - The old Terry Fox Rest Area is located just off to the left in this photo
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - The start of the Thunder Bay Expressway facing south, as seen from Hodder Avenue
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Only the northernmost portion of the Thunder Bay Expressway is divided. Between Balsam Avenue and the Thunder Bay Airport, Hwy 11/17 is an undivided four-lane highway.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Approach to Balsam Avenue intersection on Hwy 11/17
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - View of Mount MacKay and Thunder Bay Expressway from Oliver Road
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Facing north on Thunder Bay Expressway (Hwy 11/17) from Harbour Expressway
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Approach to Harbour Expressway intersection on Hwy 11/17
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Western terminus of Harbour Expressway at the Thunder Bay Expressway (Hwy 11/17)
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - A westerly extension of the Harbour Expressway is now under construction. This photo shows the cleared right-of-way for the new highway facing west from the Thunder Bay Expressway. This new road will one day become Hwy 11/17, bypassing a congested portion of Arthur Street.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)
Left - Facing north on the Thunder Bay Expressway towards the Harbour Expressway intersection
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)
Right - Facing south on the Thunder Bay Expressway towards the Arthur Street intersection. At the traffic signals, Hwy 11/17 turns west towards Kakabeka Falls and Kenora, while Hwy 61 continues south along the Thunder Bay Expressway towards the airport and the Ontario-Minnesota Border.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)
