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This page contains historical photos of Ontario's King's Highway 60 dating from 1937 to 1999. 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
website are protected by copyright. These photographs must not be reproduced, published,
electronically stored or copied, distributed, or posted onto other websites without
my written permission. If you want to use photos from this website, please
email me first for permission. Thank-you!
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Page 1: Historical King's Highway 60 Photographs (1937-1999)
Left - Hwy 60 near Lake of Two Rivers in Algonquin Park. Photo taken on August 14, 1939. (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1939) Centre - Hwy 60 in Algonquin Park at Cache Lake. Photo taken on August 14, 1939. (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1939) Right - Facing west along Hwy 60 approaching Lake of Two Rivers in Algonquin Park. Photo taken on August 14, 1939. (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1939) 
Above - Hwy 60 approaching the Oxtongue Lake Bridge (ca. 1940) (Photo from Cameron Bevers' historical photograph collection - Original photographer unknown) 
Above - Department of Highways' Truck Weigh Scale at the Hwy 11 & Hwy 60 Junction in Huntsville (1941) (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1941) 
Above - Hwy 60 at Shrine Hill near Wilno, facing east towards Killaloe (ca. 1945) (Photo from Cameron Bevers' historical photograph collection - Original photographer unknown) 
Left - Motorist feeding a deer on Hwy 60 in Algonquin Park (1948) (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1948) Right - Facing east along Hwy 60 from Lake of Two Rivers in Algonquin Park (1948) (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1948) 
Above - New Oxtongue River Bridge on Hwy 60 east of Dwight. Photo taken on September 4, 1949. (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1949) 
Above - Postcard view of the timber truss and trestle bridge on Hwy 60 crossing Oxtongue Lake east of Dwight (ca. 1950). (Photo courtesy of Annabelle Studio) This interesting timber structure was completed during the original construction of the Algonquin Park Road in 1935. The bridge consisted of 18 timber beam spans on a series of timber trestle bents and a Howe-type timber truss centre span. It was one of the longest timber bridges ever constructed on the provincial highway system, with a total length of just under 400 feet (120 metres). The original timber bridge across Oxtongue Lake was in use until 1962, when it was replaced by a new steel beam bridge. Click here to see a present-day view of the current Oxtongue Lake Bridge on Hwy 60. 
Left - Postcard view of Hwy 60 in Algonquin Park (ca. 1950) (Photo courtesy of Annabelle Studio) Right - Circa 1950 postcard view of the Hwy 35 & Hwy 60 Junction on Hwy 11 at the northern entrance to Huntsville, facing north towards North Bay. As originally constructed in the 1930s, this highway junction was in a directional "Y" intersection configuration. At one time, Hwy 35 and Hwy 60 both reached their western terminus in Huntsville. The overlapped route of Hwy 35 & Hwy 60 between Huntsville and Dwight was discontinued in 1966, after which time the route became known as Hwy 60 only. Until the 1970s, it wasn't possible to reach Hwy 60 directly from the Huntsville Bypass (the new route of Hwy 11). This highway junction was extensively reconfigured in 1973, when Hwy 60 was extended west from Old Hwy 11 to the Huntsville Bypass. Both highways were realigned approaching this junction so that the two roads intersected at right angles. Significant re-grading also took place to improve the vertical grades approaching the intersection. Click here to see a Present Day View of the Hwy 60 Junction on Old Hwy 11 (now known as Muskoka Road 3) in Huntsville. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken circa 1950. (Photo courtesy of Newt Winger) 
Above - Hwy 60 at Algonquin Park's West Gate east of Dwight (1953) (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1953) 
Above - Department of Highways' District #11 Office and Garage in Huntsville (1957) (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1957) 
Above - Aerial postcard view of Oxtongue Lake Bridge on Hwy 60, east of Dwight (ca. 1960) (Photo courtesy of Ernie Dollimore) 
Above - Hwy 60, 1 mile east of Barry's Bay (1961) (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1961) 
Above - Hwy 60 approaching Carson Lake, west of Barry's Bay (1968) (Photo courtesy of Ontario Department of Tourism & Information - © Queen's Printer for Ontario, 1969) |
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