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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 the King's Highway 11 Junction near Nipigon
westerly to the Secondary Highway 628 Junction at Red Rock Corners. All photographs displayed on this page were taken by the Webmaster (Cameron Bevers), unless
specifically noted otherwise. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image!
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Page 29: Present Day King's Highway 17 Photographs (Nipigon to Red Rock Corners)
![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Although it has since been replaced, this interesting extruded aluminum diagrammatic highway guide sign used to stand on the western approach to the Hwy 11 & Hwy 17 Junction near Nipigon. The Nipigon Highway Junction is one of the key route decision points in Northwestern Ontario's highway network. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - View of the Nipigon River Bridge on Hwy 11 & Hwy 17 in 2004, before rehabilitation showing the original curb-faced sidewalk and concrete barrier walls. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Northern side of the Nipigon River Bridge on Hwy 11 & Hwy 17 in 2004. This four-span steel girder structure was completed in 1974. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - When the Nipigon River Bridge on Hwy 11 & Hwy 17 was replaced during the 1970s, only the steel deck truss portions of the original highway bridge were dismantled. The concrete piers for the old bridge were left in place. These concrete piers were constructed in 1936 as part of the Lake Superior North Shore Highway project, which ultimately became an extension of Hwy 17. The original Nipigon River Bridge on Hwy 17 was completed and officially opened to traffic to much fanfare on September 24, 1937, after almost two years of construction. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - The east abutment of the original 1937 Nipigon River Bridge is almost completely hidden by the fill for the newer replacement bridge. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Looking east across the Nipigon River, showing the replacement (1974) Nipigon River Bridge at right and the ruins of the old 1930s highway bridge piers at left, just upstream of the replacement bridge. The original highway bridge consisted of several steel deck truss spans supported on concrete piers, footings and abutments. It may appear that the Trans-Canada Highway originally crossed the Nipigon River at a much lower elevation than it does today, but in reality, both the 1937 highway bridge and replacement 1974 highway bridge had comparable deck surface elevations. Due to its length, the main deck truss span across the Nipigon River had a significant depth, as can be seen in this Historical 1937 Photo. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Facing east along Hwy 11 & Hwy 17 across the Nipigon River Bridge in 2004, before rehabilitation. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Scenic view of the Nipigon River from Hwy 11 & Hwy 17, facing north towards Lake Helen. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on October 7, 2015 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on October 7, 2015 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on October 7, 2015 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on October 7, 2015 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Approaching the eastern end of the Nipigon Bypass (Hwy 11 & Hwy 17) in 2004, facing east towards the Nipigon River Bridge. The current route of
Hwy 11 & Hwy 17 joins back into the original route of the Trans-Canada Highway at Railway Street, which intersects the highway just west of the Nipigon River
Bridge. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on October 7, 2015 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Abandoned highway alignment located just west of the Hwy 585 Junction in Nipigon. This was one of several sections of Hwy 17 that were bypassed by a new, improved highway corridor between Nipigon and Red Rock Corners during the late 1950s. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]() ![]() (Photograph taken on August 30, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Stillwater Creek Bridge on Hwy 11 & Hwy 17 west of Nipigon. This three-span steel girder structure was completed in 1958. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on August 21, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - This abandoned Hwy 17 alignment near Nipigon still boasts a section of its original asphalt surface, before it disappears into the forest. This section
of Hwy 17 was bypassed by a new alignment on an improved grade in 1958. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east along Hwy 11 & Hwy 17 towards Nipigon. This section of Hwy 11 & Hwy 17 is actually a newer diversion, which bypassed a winding section of the original 1930s-era Trans-Canada Highway between Thunder Bay and Nipigon. A portion of the original highway can be seen where the truck is parked near the hydro pole off to the right. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - A large rock cut was blasted through this rocky ridge near Nipigon in the late 1950s for a highway diversion in an effort to improve the road's
vertical profile. The original 1937 highway alignment looped up and over this rocky ridge, resulting in a steep grade and crooked alignment. The new highway through
the rock cut was completed and opened to traffic in 1958. The old 1930s highway alignment was subsequently closed off and abandoned. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - The former alignment of Hwy 17 crosses the current highway part-way up the ridge. The abandoned alignment emerges from the forest at the bottom left corner of this photo and continues on the other side of the current highway towards Nipigon. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - The former highway alignment across the ridge is slowly being consumed by the surrounding forest. Eventually, there will be no evidence that a road ever
existed here. This section of Hwy 17 was bypassed by a new highway on an improved vertical grade in 1958. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east along Hwy 11 & Hwy 17 towards Nipigon from the Hwy 628 Junction at Red Rock Corners. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Special route marker indicating the end of the Terry Fox Courage Highway on Hwy 11 & Hwy 17 near Nipigon. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 3, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() (Photograph taken on September 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) |
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