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This page contains historical and present day photos of Ontario's King's Highway 121 from Powles Corners northerly to Minden.
All photographs displayed on this page were taken by the Webmaster (Cameron Bevers), 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 east. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger
image!
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Page 1: Historical King's Highway 121 Photographs
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Above - New pony truss bridge on Hwy 121 at Kinmount in 1957, facing south towards the Hwy 500 Junction. This great centreline view of the newly-constructed
Kinmount Bridge over the Burnt River also depicts the junction with Secondary Highway 500 in the background. Note the interesting (and erroneous) junction sign
assembly, which incorrectly marks Secondary Highway 500 as a King's Highway. The route of Hwy 500 from Kinmount to Tory Hill was renumbered as an extension of Hwy 503
in 1964. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on August 28, 1957.
(Photo © Archives of Ontario - Series RG-14-162-5, Photo #54) ![]() ![]() (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1957) ![]() ![]()
Left - Fenelon Falls Bridge on Hwy 121 in 1960, facing south. This interesting multiple-span concrete rigid frame bridge was completed by the County of
Victoria in 1948. Note the junction sign for Hwy 35A on the light pole, located about half-way across the bridge. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken in 1960. (Photograph courtesy of Norman Sanderson) ![]() (Photograph courtesy of Norman Sanderson) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1974) ![]() (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1975) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1976) ![]() (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1977) ![]() ![]() (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1980) |
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Present Day King's Highway 121 Photographs (Powles Corners to Minden)
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Left - Facing north along Hwy 121 from the Hwy 35 Junction at Powles Corners, prior to the intersection's reconstruction. This portion of Hwy 121 was later
bypassed. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 30, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Old distance guide sign showing the distance to Fenelon Falls on Hwy 121 near the Hwy 35 Junction at Powles Corners. This particular sign likely dates from the late 1970s, when Ontario's highway mileage signs were converted to Metric measurements. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 30, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on September 17, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on September 17, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on September 17, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on September 17, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on September 17, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on September 17, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on September 17, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on September 17, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on October 9, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along Hwy 121 towards Kinmount near Burnt River, about 20 km north of Fenelon Falls. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Union Creek Bridge on Hwy 121 north of Burnt River. This single-span concrete rigid frame structure was completed in 1957. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along Hwy 121 at the Union Creek Bridge north of Burnt River. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Facing south along Hwy 121 at the Union Creek Bridge north of Burnt River. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Close-up view of the concrete and steel handrails on the Union Creek Bridge. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Western side of the Union Creek Bridge on Hwy 121 between Burnt River and Kinmount. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south along Hwy 121 towards Burnt River at the Union Creek Culvert, located about 21 km north of Fenelon Falls. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Union Creek Culvert on Hwy 121 north of Burnt River. Although it is a very small structure, the Union Creek Culvert is one of the more interesting
bridges along Hwy 121. The culvert was originally built by the Department of Northern Development in the 1920s, but it was later extended on the eastern side to
permit the construction of a wider roadway across the structure. The concrete rigid frame extension, carrying the northbound highway lane, was added to the existing
structure in 1938. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - View underneath the Union Creek Culvert. The original 1920s concrete culvert beams can be seen in the background, while the shallow-arched concrete rigid frame extension of 1938 can be seen in the foreground. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - The western side of the Union Creek Culvert is of a standard Department of Northern Development design, similar to hundreds of other small
watercourse crossings built on Northern Ontario trunk roads during the 1920s and early 1930s. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Green guide sign for County Road 49 (Former Hwy 649) on northbound Hwy 121. Although it's not easy to see in this photo, there was once an erroneous "King's Highway" 649 crown on this sign. After Hwy 649 was downloaded to the County of Victoria (now City of Kawartha Lakes) in 1998, the erroneous crown was pasted over with a County Road 49 "flowerpot" sticker. This former Ontario Secondary Highway once connected Hwy 121 to Hwy 36 at Bobcaygeon. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Green guide sign for Hwy 121 at the end of Former Hwy 649 (now Kawartha Lakes Road 49). The old King's Highway 121 crown on this sign was simply pasted
over with a County Road 121 "flowerpot" sticker when Hwy 121 was downloaded to the County of Victoria (now City of Kawartha Lakes) in 1998. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along Hwy 649 towards the Hwy 121 Junction. The Hwy 121 and Hwy 649 intersection was reconstructed in 1957 and is remarkably overbuilt, with full right-turn channelizations on all approaches. Given the low traffic volumes at this intersection, one can only wonder what prompted such an expenditure. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]()
Above - Old "Ramp Speed 30" sign on Hwy 121 at the Former Hwy 649 Junction. These signs have mostly been phased out by the Ministry of Transportation of
Ontario (MTO) and replaced with new plain yellow signs which just post the numerical advisory speed only. This interesting old highway sign would not likely exist on
the road today, if Hwy 121 had not been downloaded. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Facing north along Hwy 121 towards Kinmount at the Former Hwy 649 Junction north of Bobcaygeon. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south along Hwy 121 towards Fenelon Falls at the Former Hwy 649 Junction between Burnt River and Kinmount. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Facing north along Hwy 121 towards Kinmount from the Former Hwy 649 Junction north of Bobcaygeon. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Abandoned Hwy 121 alignment just north of the Hwy 649 Junction. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Facing north along Hwy 121 towards the community of Union Creek. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Facing north along Hwy 121 across the arched truss bridge over the Burnt River in Kinmount. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - The Kinmount Bridge on Hwy 121 was completed in 1957. The bridge was extensively rehabilitated in 1994. During the rehabilitation, concrete Jersey barriers were installed along the sides of the roadway to reduce the likelihood of damage to the structural truss members from vehicle collisions. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - The Kinmount Bridge on Hwy 121 over the Burnt River is a Pratt-type steel truss bridge, a design which was not commonly used for Ontario highway
bridges. Most steel truss bridges on Ontario's highways built after 1930 were Warren-type truss structures. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Eastern side of the Kinmount Bridge on Hwy 121. Note the low bridge clearance above the river surface. The low bridge clearance was necessary in order to avoid the demolition of buildings adjacent to the bridge along Kinmount's main street during the bridge's construction in the 1950s. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Facing south along Hwy 121 towards the Kinmount Bridge. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along Hwy 121 between Kinmount and Minden. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 19, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Facing south along Hwy 121 from the Hwy 35 Junction south of Minden. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 30, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along Hwy 35 towards the Hwy 121 Junction south of Minden. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 30, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Facing north along Hwy 35 and Former Hwy 121 towards Minden from the Hwy 121 South Junction. The Hwy 121 sign in the sign assembly beside the
highway at right is the only surviving Hwy 121 shield along the highway. Fortunately, this sign was somehow missed during the reconstruction of Hwy 35
through Minden in 2001. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 30, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south along Hwy 35 towards the Hwy 121 Junction south of Minden. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 30, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) |
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