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This page contains present day photos (Year 2000 to date) of Ontario's King's Highway 17, arranged by location from Spanish
westerly to Blind River. All photographs displayed on this page were taken by the Webmaster (Cameron Bevers), unless specifically noted otherwise. Click on any
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Page 16: Present Day King's Highway 17 Photographs (Spanish to Blind River)
![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 21, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 21, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Abandoned Hwy 17 bridge across the Serpent River near Cutler. This short pony truss bridge was likely built in the 1920s. It was used by Hwy 17 traffic up until the completion of the Cutler-Serpent River Diversion in 1939. The old alignment of Hwy 17 to Serpent River ceased to be under the jurisdiction of the DHO in 1948. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on August 31, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Old Serpent River Bridge on Hwy 17 west of Cutler in 2003, prior to replacement. This bridge was completed in 1937 & 1938 as part of the construction of
the Cutler-Serpent River Diversion in the late 1930s. The Serpent River Bridge was replaced with a new single-span structure in 2004. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on August 31, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east along Hwy 17 towards Cutler at the old Serpent River Bridge in 2003. This structure is located about 5 km east of the Hwy 108 Junction. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on August 31, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Northern side of the old Serpent River Bridge on Hwy 17 in 2003, prior to replacement. In 1937, a single concrete rigid frame span with a length of 60 feet
was completed along a new diversion of Hwy 17 between Cutler and Serpent River. An additional concrete rigid frame span of 30 feet was constructed in 1938, presumably
to accommodate additional water flow during the peak spring runoff season. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on August 31, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Picturesque view of the old Serpent River Bridge on Hwy 17 near Cutler in 2003, prior to replacement. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on August 31, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 31, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 31, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Facing east along Hwy 17 towards Cutler at the new Serpent River Bridge in 2005. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - New Serpent River Bridge on Hwy 17 near Cutler. This single span concrete girder structure was completed in 2004. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - The new Serpent River Bridge has a pedestrian walking trail from a roadside park and picnic area to a series of waterfalls on the northern side of the
highway. The new structure is slightly longer than the old bridge, which allows pedestrians a safe passage below Hwy 17. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - View of the new Hwy 17 bridge over the Serpent River from Kennebec Falls in 2005. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on July 3, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Facing west along Hwy 17 towards the Hwy 108 Junction at the new Serpent River Bridge in 2005. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Steel box-beam handrails on the new Serpent River Bridge. This type of bridge handrail is becoming quite common on bridges in Northern Ontario. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Part of the former 1937 bridge abutment was strategically left in place to resist erosion of the rock and gravel fill placed below the walking trail.
See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Structure identification number (Site #38S-247) and date stamp (2004) on the new Serpent River Bridge on Hwy 17 west of Cutler. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 21, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 21, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 31, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Trans-Canada Highway sign on Hwy 17 at Serpent River, located about 2 km east of the Hwy 108 Junction. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Green guide sign on westbound Hwy 17 at the Hwy 108 Junction at Serpent River. Elliot Lake is a sizeable city situated about 30 km north of the Hwy 17 & Hwy 108 Junction. The Elliot Lake Highway was initially known as Secondary Highway 612 in the mid-1950s. It was re-designated as King's Highway 108 in 1957. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 16, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 31, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Facing east along Hwy 17 towards Cutler from the Hwy 108 Junction at Serpent River. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Junction of Hwy 17 & Hwy 108, facing north towards Elliot Lake from the Serpent River Truck Scales. Only three King's Highways head north from Hwy 17 between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie - Hwy 144, Hwy 108 and Hwy 129. Of these three highways, Hwy 108 is the only one which does not connect to any other King's Highways at the northern terminus. Rather, Hwy 108's only outlet is via Secondary Highways (Hwy 639 and Hwy 546), which form a rather scenic but long loop back to Hwy 17 at Iron Bridge. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 28, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east along Hwy 17 at the Lauzon Creek Culvert east of Blind River. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 5, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Concrete arch culvert at Lauzon Creek on Hwy 17 at Algoma Mills, located about 12 km east of Blind River's town centre. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 5, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Northern side of the Lauzon Creek Culvert on Hwy 17. This concrete barrel arch structure was completed in 1937, under Contract #1937-99. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 5, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 17, 2022 - © Cameron Bevers) |
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