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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 south to north. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image!
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Page 4: Present Day Highway 69 Photographs (Parry Sound to Britt)
 Left - A "Can't See? Don't Pass!" advisory sign on Hwy 69 north of Parry Sound. While this may seem like a perfectly prudent and sensible notion, it never fails to amaze me just how stupid drivers can be on this highway, despite the presence of these signs. (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south along Hwy 69 towards Hwy 559 junction at Nobel (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing north towards Pointe-au-Baril along Hwy 69 at Slys Creek Bridge (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Slys Creek Bridge on Hwy 69 north of Nobel. Structure completed in 1958. (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Eastern side of Slys Creek Bridge on Hwy 69 north of Nobel (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south towards Nobel along Hwy 69 at Slys Creek Bridge (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing south along Hwy 69 towards Nobel, about 2 km north of Hwy 559. When Hwy 69 is four-laned in the coming decade, Hwy 559 will be relocated and will join the new highway roughly at this point. (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along Hwy 69 towards Pointe-au-Baril from the proposed new junction of Hwy 559 (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Junction signs at the end of Hwy 644 at Hwy 69 in Pointe-au-Baril (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Oversized junction sign at Hwy 69 North and Hwy 644 in Pointe-au-Baril (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing south along Hwy 69 towards the Hwy 644 junction in Pointe-au-Baril (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Harris River Bridge on Hwy 69 north of Pointe-au-Baril. This massive concrete barrel arch structure was completed in 1959. (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing north along Hwy 69 towards Britt from the Harris River Bridge (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south along Hwy 69 towards Pointe-au-Baril from the Harris River Picnic Area (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - The beautiful Magnetawan River Bridge on Hwy 69 between Byng Inlet and Britt. This bridge is one of Ontario's most picturesque highway structures. It was also the last new open-spandrel concrete arch bridge constructed in the King's Highway System. (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north towards Sudbury along Hwy 69 at the Magnetawan River Bridge (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Western side of the Magnetawan River Bridge. Structure completed in 1959. (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Eastern side of the Magnetawan River Bridge on Hwy 69 near Britt (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - An abandoned Hwy 69 alignment departs the current Hwy 69 at the Hwy 529 junction near Byng Inlet (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - This old Hwy 69 alignment near Byng Inlet is now a private driveway. This road eventually leads to the site of the original Hwy 69 bridge across the Magnetawan River, a short distance east of the current arch bridge. (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - View of the Magnetawan River from the current Hwy 69 bridge. In 1936, highway builders bridged the narrow rocky portion of the river in the background with a large timber truss structure. (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Site of the former Magnetawan River Bridge. The original bridge was a two-span timber truss (Howe type) with a timber pile trestle approach. The timber truss bridge was demolished shortly after the concrete arch bridge was completed in 1959. (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - The concrete piers for the bridge are still intact, along with the bottom members of the trestle structure. Unfortunately, the rest of this magnificent timber truss bridge is gone, a fate shared by so many other timber truss bridges in Ontario. This once common bridge design is now practically extinct in this province, thanks to thoughtless "progress" and weak heritage conservation laws. (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - A rock fill approach on the north side of the Magnetawan River. These rocks were likely blasted from a rock cut a short distance to the north, and hauled down to the bridge site entirely by manual labour. This part of Hwy 69 was built as an unemployment relief project during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The use of mechanical road graders was deliberately kept to a minimum, in order to ensure employment opportunities for as many people as possible. (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - View of the former Magnetawan River Bridge site from the north shore. Compare this present day photo to a 1953 photo of the original 1936 timber truss bridge, taken from approximately the same location. (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - The old overgrown alignment of Hwy 69 glides away into the bush towards the original Magnetawan River Bridge site, about 4 km south of the Hwy 526 junction near Britt. (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)  Above - Site of the original Hwy 69 bridge across the Still River near Britt. This short steel truss bridge was removed in the 1950s, once the new bridge opened. Only the timber pilings of the old bridge remain today. (Photograph taken on August 5, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) |
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