Photographic History of King's Highway 11 - Page 3


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All photographs displayed on this page were taken by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, unless specifically noted otherwise. Historical photographs are arranged in approximate chronological order, while present day photographs (Year 2000 to date) are arranged by location from south to north. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image!

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Historical Highway 11 Photographs (1950 to 1999)


HWY 11 #68       HWY 11 #47

Left - Postcard view of Hwy 11 in Downtown Huntsville (ca. 1950)

Right - Postcard view of the Hwy 11 & Hwy 60 Junction in Huntsville (ca. 1950)





HWY 11 #11       HWY 11 #10       HWY 11 #12

Left - Hwy 11 south of Thornhill in 1950 before highway widening project
Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Centre - Completed highway widening on Hwy 11 south of Thornhill (1950)
Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Right - New pavement on Hwy 11 between Gravenhurst and Bracebridge (1950)
Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation





HWY 11 #13       HWY 11 #14       HWY 11 #15

Left - Construction of relocated Hwy 11 alignment south of Bracebridge (1950)
Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Centre - Buskegon River Bridge under construction in 1950, 10 miles west of Cochrane
Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Right - New White Clay River Bridge in 1951, 12 miles north of Kenogami Lake
Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation





HWY 11 #16       HWY 11 #17

Left - Zone Striping on Hwy 11, 1 1/2 miles south of Hwy 101 and Matheson (1951)
Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Right - Completed Buskegon River Bridge in 1951, 10 miles west of Cochrane
Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation





HWY 11 #216       HWY 11 #217

Left - New Muskoka River Bridge (North Branch) on Bracebridge Bypass (1954)
Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation

Right - Shekak River Bailey Bridge on timber cribs, 30 miles west of Hearst (1954)
Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation





HWY 11 #257

Above - Facing north along Hwy 11 near the Palisades of Pijitawabik near Beardmore (1955)
Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation





HWY 11 #256

Above - Facing east along Hwy 11 at Klotz Lake between Hearst and Geraldton, showing new asphalt pavement (1955)
Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation





HWY 11 #410

Above - Postcard view of Hwy 11 at Beaver Creek Hill south of Gravenhurst (ca. 1960)
Photo courtesy of Sterling Photos, Cornwall, ON

Compare this circa 1960 photo with my 2006 photo, taken from the same location showing the current four-lane divided highway.





HWY 11 #48

Above - Aerial photo of Noden Causeway under construction near Fort Frances (ca. 1963)
Photo courtesy of Ontario Department of Travel & Publicity





HWY 90 #5

Above - Postcard view of Dunlop Street in Barrie at the Junction of Hwy 11, Hwy 27 & Hwy 90 (ca. 1965)
Photo courtesy of Stewart Wholesale Co. Ltd.




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