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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
east to west. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image!
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Page 9: Present Day Highway 17 Photographs (Sudbury to Whitefish)
 Left - Junction Creek Bridge on the Sudbury Bypass (Hwy 17). Structure completed in 1973. (Photograph taken on July 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - The Junction Creek Bridge was formally redesignated as the Cst. Joe MacDonald Memorial Bridge a few years ago. Ontario now has several provincial highway bridges which have been named after police officers who have fallen in the line of duty. (Photograph taken on July 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Southern side of the Junction Creek Bridge on Hwy 17 in Sudbury. (Photograph taken on July 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Structure identification number and date stamp (1973) on the Junction Creek Bridge. (Photograph taken on July 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing west along Hwy 17 towards the Junction Creek Bridge in Sudbury. (Photograph taken on July 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Junction Creek forms a surprisingly deep ravine beneath Hwy 17. (Photograph taken on July 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing east along Hwy 17 towards the Junction Creek Bridge in Sudbury. (Photograph taken on July 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Just west of the Junction Creek Bridge, Hwy 17 widens into a divided four-lane freeway. This freeway runs westerly from Sudbury to Whitefish, covering a distance of approximately 20 km. The four-lane highway was opened to traffic in the early 1980s. The new highway bypassed an old two-lane section of Hwy 17 that ran through the communities of Naughton and Whitefish. (Photograph taken on July 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing west towards the Sudbury Road 55 Interchange from the Junction Creek Bridge. Sudbury Road 55 is a former alignment of Hwy 17, which was bypassed during the 1980s by the new four-lane highway. (Photograph taken on July 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - View of the four-lane freeway section of Hwy 17 between Sudbury and Whitefish, facing east near the Sudbury Road 24 Underpass in Lively. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Exit sign for Hwy 144 on the Hwy 17 Bypass. It is a very lonely 300 km drive north along Hwy 144 to Timmins from the Hwy 17 Interchange. Hwy 144 follows the Northwest Sudbury Bypass for 18 km to the community of Chelmsford. From there, Hwy 144 turns west briefly towards Dowling and Onaping, before the highway resumes its long journey north towards Timmins. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Hwy 144 Overpass on the Hwy 17 Bypass near Lively. Structure completed in 1986. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing south across the Hwy 144 Overpass over Hwy 17 near Lively. (Photograph taken on July 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Structure identification number and date stamp (1986) on the Hwy 144 Overpass near Lively. (Photograph taken on July 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing east towards Sudbury along the eastbound lanes of Hwy 17 from the Hwy 144 Overpass. Note the bilingual "Exit-Sortie" sign at right. (Photograph taken on July 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing west along the eastbound lanes of the Hwy 17 Freeway from the Hwy 144 Overpass. With the exception of the Sudbury Road 55 Interchange in Sudbury, the Hwy 144 Junction is the only highway interchange along the 20 km freeway between Sudbury and Whitefish. (Photograph taken on July 2, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Old Hwy 17 (now Sudbury Road 55) between Naughton and Whitefish. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - A former alignment of Hwy 17 between Naughton and Whitefish. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Vermilion River Bridge on Old Hwy 17. Structure completed in 1949. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east along Old Hwy 17 towards the Vermilion River Bridge near Whitefish. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Below-deck view of the Vermilion River Bridge on Old Hwy 17, showing the steel girder superstructure. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - A sidewalk extension was added along the north side of the Vermilion River Bridge. The Vermilion River is a popular spot for anglers. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing west along Old Hwy 17 towards the Vermilion River Bridge near Whitefish. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - View of the Vermilion River from Old Hwy 17 near Whitefish. The old Vermilion River Bridge piers and abutments are still in place, even though 60 years has passed since the highway was relocated from the old steel truss bridge onto the current bridge. (Photograph taken on July 3, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) |
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