Ontario Highway 514 (#2) Photographs - History of Ontario's Kings Highways

Left - Distance guide sign on westbound Hwy 28 at the Hwy 514 Junction at Hardwood Lake. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 28 towards Bancroft from the Hwy 514 Junction at Hardwood Lake. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east along Hwy 28 approaching the Hwy 514 Junction at Hardwood Lake. At the upcoming intersection, Hwy 28 turns right and continues east towards Hwy 41 and Denbigh, while Hwy 514 continues straight ahead towards Schutt. Although less direct than taking Hwy 62, motorists travelling between Bancroft and the Combermere-Barry's Bay area can instead use the route offered by Hwy 28, Hwy 514 and Hwy 515 between these two destinations. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Green guide sign marking the Hwy 28 turn-off to Denbigh. This turn-off at Hardwood Lake is very prominently signed heading eastbound on Hwy 28, as it is easy for motorists to unknowingly depart from Hwy 28 by driving straight through at this intersection. Motorists who inadvertently miss this turn will end up on northbound Hwy 514 to Schutt. At the end of Hwy 514 (which lies about 13 km ahead), motorists can turn west on Hwy 515 to return to Hwy 62 at Combermere or turn east on Hwy 515 towards Foymount and Eganville. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing north along Hwy 514 towards Schutt from the Hwy 28 Junction at Hardwood Lake. This highway continues north from Hardwood Lake for about 13 km, where it comes to an end at Hwy 515 near Palmer Rapids. Like all of the other provincially-owned Secondary Highways lying within Renfrew County, Hwy 514 was downloaded by the province to the county in the late 1990s. Although it has retained its former route number, Hwy 514 is now officially known as Renfrew County Road 514 (Schutt Road). See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 11, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Junction of Hwy 28 & Hwy 514 at Hardwood Lake, facing west. At the Stop sign, Hwy 28 turns left and resumes its route west towards Bancroft, while Hwy 514 turns right and begins its route north towards Schutt and Palmer Rapids. As one can likely deduce from this photo, the tiny settlement at Hardwood Lake has no services for motorists. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Approaching the small community of Hardwood Lake on Hwy 28, facing west towards the Hwy 514 Junction. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing east along Hwy 28 towards Denbigh from the Hwy 514 Junction at Hardwood Lake. For the next 18 km, Hwy 28 winds its way through a particularly mountainous and sparsely-populated region of Eastern Ontario, before joining Hwy 41 at Denbigh. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 11, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - An older King's Highway 28 route marker at Hardwood Lake. Careful observers might notice the letters "MTC" appearing below the word "ONTARIO" on this Hwy 28 shield. The letters stand for "Ministry of Transportation and Communications", the former name of the present-day MTO. Many highway signs produced by the MTC in the 1970s and 1980s bore these identification letters. This sign most likely dates from 1982, when Hwy 500 was re-designated as a King's Highway and became an easterly extension of Hwy 28. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 11, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Junction sign assembly on westbound Hwy 28 approaching Hardwood Lake. Until the late 1990s, Renfrew County Road 514 was an Ontario Secondary Highway. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east along Hwy 515 approaching the Hwy 514 Junction east of Palmer Rapids. The route of Hwy 514 connects Hwy 515 to Hwy 28 at Hardwood Lake, via Schutt. This strategic highway link allowed motorists to utilize a short cut route between Hwy 41 at Denbigh and Hwy 62 at Combermere. Previously, motorists had to detour many miles out of their way to travel between these two villages. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Older fingerboard guide signs along eastbound Hwy 515 approaching the Hwy 514 Junction. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing west along Hwy 515 towards Combermere from the Hwy 514 Junction. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - View of the Hwy 514 & Hwy 515 Junction, facing east towards Quadeville. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing south along Hwy 514 towards Schutt from the Hwy 515 Junction. Compared to the other Secondary Highways of Renfrew County, Hwy 514 is a relatively new provincial highway. It was established in 1975 - two decades after the area's other Secondary Highways were established. Jurisdiction over all of Ontario's Secondary Highways within Renfrew County were transferred from the province to the municipal tier during the 1990s. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Junction sign assembly at the Hwy 514 & Hwy 515 Junction between Palmer Rapids and Quadeville. Motorists who reach the northern terminus of Hwy 514 can either turn left and follow Hwy 515 to the Hwy 62 Junction at Combermere via Palmer Rapids, or turn right and follow Hwy 515 easterly towards the Eganville area via Quadeville and Foymount. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing west along Hwy 515 towards Palmer Rapids at the Hwy 514 Junction. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing east along Hwy 515 towards Quadeville from the Hwy 514 Junction. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on September 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)