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This page contains historical photos of Ontario's King's Highway 17 dating from 1965 to 1969. 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. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image!
Please note that all photographs displayed on this
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electronically stored or copied, distributed, or posted onto other websites without
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Page 7: Historical King's Highway 17 Photographs (1965 to 1969)
Left - Postcard view of the Cavers Hill Rock Cut, facing south towards Rossport (ca. 1965) Right - Aerial postcard view of the Winnipeg River Bridge on Hwy 17 in Kenora (ca. 1965). See an Enlarged Photo Here. 
Above - Aerial postcard view of the new Kama Hill Rock Cut on Hwy 17 near Nipigon (ca. 1965). See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photo courtesy of H.R. Oakman) 
Left - Widening and paving operations underway on Hwy 17 at Antrim (1965) (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1965) Right - Construction of a new diversion and rock cut on Hwy 17, 9 miles north of the Hwy 563 Junction at Batchawana Bay (1965) (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1965) 
Above - Circa 1965 postcard view of Elm Street (Hwy 17 & Hwy 69) in Downtown Sudbury, facing west from Durham Street. This interesting photo shows the
traffic signals at Durham Street and Elm Street operating in a pedestrian-only phase, where vehicular traffic on all legs of the intersection face a red signal.
Pedestrians were thus allowed to cross the intersection freely in any direction. At the time this photo was taken in the mid-1960s, Hwy 69 turned north via Durham
Street towards Val Caron. The back of the junction assembly can be seen at left, mounted to the traffic signal pole. The section of Hwy 69 through Downtown Sudbury
out to Val Caron and Hanmer was ultimately decommissioned in the late 1970s. Since 1978, Hwy 69 has ended at the Sudbury Southwest Bypass (today's Hwy 17). See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photo courtesy of Sudbury News Service Ltd.) 
Left - Reconstruction and widening of Hwy 17 (Kingsway) west of Barrydowne Road in Sudbury (1965) (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1965) Right - Installing concrete curb and gutter along Hwy 17 at the western entrance to Dryden (1965) (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1965) 
Above - Bridge widening underway in 1969 at the Canadian Pacific Railway Overhead at the Hwy 17 & Hwy 533 Junction in Mattawa, Contract #1969-03. The
overhead railway bridge at Mattawa was constructed in 1953, but it was expanded in 1969 to allow for new turning lanes at the intersection lying directly above it.
Note the work crew for scale, along with the extensive roadway protection system in place to retain the soil prior to the construction of the concrete wing walls.
Although most people take our highway infrastructure for granted, photos such as this example serve as a reminder that some of our infrastructure was incredibly
challenging to construct! See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken in 1969. (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1969)
Continue on to King's Highway 17 Photos: Historical Photos: 1970-1999
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