Ontario Highway 62 Photographs - Page 5 - History of Ontario's Kings Highways

Left - Facing north along Hwy 62 towards Barry's Bay from Maynooth.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Distance sign on northbound Hwy 62 just north of the Hwy 127 Junction at Maynooth.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Highway transfer notification sign on Hwy 62 north of Maynooth. These white signs were placed on many downloaded King's Highways in the late 1990s to advise motorists that they are no longer travelling on a provincially-maintained highway. The 50 km section of Hwy 62 from Maynooth to Barry's Bay was turned over to Hastings County and Renfrew County on January 1, 1998.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing south along Hwy 62 towards Bancroft approaching Maynooth.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Papineau Creek Culvert on Hwy 62 between Maynooth and Maple Leaf. This massive concrete barrel arch structure was completed in 1938.
(Photograph taken on August 2, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - The Papineau Creek Culvert is rather inconspicuous from the highway, since it is located at the bottom of a deep fill. Unless you are really looking for this historic structure, it is very easy to miss even though it has a span length (diameter) of 40 feet.
(Photograph taken on August 2, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing north along Hwy 62 towards Barry's Bay, approaching Maple Leaf.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing south along Hwy 62 between Combermere and Maple Leaf. The highway climbs several significant grades through the Hastings Highlands. This section of Hwy 62 has a northbound passing lane.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Sign marking an old alignment of Hwy 62 between Combermere and Maple Leaf. This is just one of several abandoned and bypassed alignments of Hwy 62 in this area. The route of Hwy 62 was extensively reconstructed in the 1950s and 1960s, so many pieces of the old highway can still be found in the forest.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Former alignment of Hwy 62 near Maple Leaf. This is one of the only old Hwy 62 alignments that is still open to traffic. Many are now fenced off.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Former alignment of Hwy 62 near Maple Leaf. Note the superelevated curve in the foreground, which looks strangely out-of-place on a quiet rural road like this. Although it doesn't look like much of a highway anymore, it is very obvious that this road was originally designed to move fast traffic in its day.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - A section of the Boulter Road near Maple Leaf was also a former alignment of Hwy 62. Here, the former highway crosses Little Papineau Creek before re-joining the current route of Hwy 62 just north of Maple Leaf. This section of the old highway was bypassed in 1962.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Approaching Kamaniskeg Lake on Hwy 62 near Combermere.
(Photograph taken on July 31, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - View of Hwy 62 and Lake Kamaniskeg from the scenic lookout just south of Combermere.
(Photograph taken on August 4, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Hwy 62 in Combermere, facing south towards Maynooth and Bancroft.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing north along Hwy 62 in Combermere, approaching the Hwy 517 Junction.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Green guide sign on Hwy 62 marking the destinations accessible via Hwy 517. This former Secondary Highway meanders through a particularly empty region of western Renfrew County before terminating abruptly at the Boulter Road in adjacent Hastings County. It is interesting to note that neither of these communities are situated directly on Hwy 517.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing south along Hwy 62 from the Hwy 517 Junction at Combermere.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing south along Hwy 517 from the Hwy 62 Junction at Combermere.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing south along Hwy 62 in Combermere, approaching the Hwy 517 Junction.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing north along Hwy 62 approaching the Madawaska River Bridge at Combermere.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Madawaska River Bridge on Hwy 62 at Combermere. Structure completed in 1960.
(Photograph taken on August 5, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)