Ontario Highway 63 Photographs - History of Ontario's Kings Highways

Above - Advance junction sign assembly at Hwy 11 & Hwy 17 and Hwy 63 in North Bay. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Abandoned curve on Hwy 63 near Feronia, facing north
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Abandoned curve on Hwy 63 near Feronia, facing south
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Overgrown asphalt on abandoned curve on Hwy 63 near Feronia
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Abandoned curve on Hwy 63 near Feronia, as seen from current highway
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - A reverse curve on Hwy 63 near Feronia, facing south towards North Bay
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing south towards Feronia along a straight section of Hwy 63 near Balsam Creek
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing north along Hwy 63 near Balsam Creek
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Large valley on Hwy 63 between Balsam Creek and Eldee
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing north along Hwy 63 towards Eldee from the Hwy 533 Junction
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Junction of Hwy 533 and Hwy 63 between North Bay and Eldee
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Junction and distance signs at the end of Hwy 533 at Hwy 63
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Distance sign on Hwy 63 North at Hwy 533 Junction. Note that the control or destination city is listed as the Province of Quebec rather than Temiskaming. Aside from a few rare exceptions, Ontario does not sign distances to cities beyond its boundaries.
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing south along Hwy 63 towards Hwy 533 Junction north of North Bay
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing north along Hwy 63 towards Eldee from the Hwy 533 Junction
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing south towards North Bay from Hwy 533 Junction, south of Eldee
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Western side of the Little Jocko River Bridge on Hwy 63. Structure completed in 1949.
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing south along Hwy 63 towards North Bay at the Little Jocko River Bridge
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Eastern side of the Little Jocko River Bridge on Hwy 63
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - The Little Jocko River Bridge was recently rehabilitated by the MTO. Parts of the concrete abutments are still original and unmodified. The original bridge sections are discernible by the impressions left in the concrete by the single-plank timber forms that were used to construct most Ontario bridges until about 1955. Large plywood sheets were used as forms for concrete pours on most bridges after 1955, which gave the finished concrete a much smoother surface. Note the structure identification number, which was stamped into the bridge parapet during reconstruction.
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing north along Hwy 63 towards Eldee at the Little Jocko River Bridge
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing south along Hwy 63 towards North Bay at the Big Jocko River Bridge
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Eastern side of the Big Jocko River Bridge on Hwy 63 south of Eldee
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing north along Hwy 63 towards Eldee at the Big Jocko River Bridge
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Western side of the Big Jocko River Bridge on Hwy 63. Structure completed in 1951.
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - The remains of an old timber pier from a previous 1930s structure can still be seen underneath the current Big Jocko River Bridge
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing north along Hwy 63 towards Thorne from Eldee
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Large hill on Hwy 63 between Thorne and Eldee, facing south
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing north along Hwy 63 towards Lake Temiskaming near Thorne
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing south along Hwy 63 towards Eldee from Thorne
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing south along Hwy 63 towards Thorne at the western Temiskaming Dam
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - An old alignment of Hwy 63 exists on the island in the middle of the Ottawa River, between the eastern and western Temiskaming Dams
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Commemorative monument marking the completion of the North Bay-Temiskaming Highway. The monument straddles the Ontario-Quebec Boundary and roughly marks the common terminus of Ontario Hwy 63 and Quebec's Hwy 101. The eastern Temiskaming Dam can be seen in the background, along with Temiskaming's Tembec Lumber Mill.
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Close-up view of commemorative plaque marking the completion of Hwy 63 on September 6, 1937
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Close-up of Temiskaming and North Bay "good will" plaque on Temiskaming Monument
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Close-up of contractor's plaque on Temiskaming's Hwy 63 Monument
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing south along Hwy 63 from Ontario-Quebec Boundary
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - The eastern Temiskaming Dam forms the highway link between Ontario and Quebec at Temiskaming
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing north across the eastern Temiskaming Dam towards Quebec from the northern terminus of Hwy 63
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Arrival at the Quebec side of the eastern Temiskaming Dam. At the stop sign, Quebec's Hwy 101 turns left and resumes its northern trek along the eastern shores of Lake Temiskaming.
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing south along Hwy 63 across the eastern Temiskaming Dam. Note the Quebec Hwy 101 Ends sign at right.
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Above - Quebec's Hwy 101 continues north from the end of Ontario's Hwy 63 at Temiskaming towards Rouyn-Noranda
(Photograph taken on June 4, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)