Ontario Highway 71 Photographs - Page 2 - History of Ontario's Kings Highways

Left - Ground-mounted guide signs for Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 at the exit from the International Bridge in Fort Frances. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Great River Road tourism sign on Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 near the Fort Frances International Bridge. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Overhead guide signs for Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 at the exit from the International Bridge in Fort Frances. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Overhead guide sign on Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 at the Fort Frances International Bridge Entrance. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Junction signs for Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 in Downtown Fort Frances. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 King's Highway route markers in Fort Frances. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - A portion of Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 in Fort Frances is appropriately named "King's Highway". See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on August 22, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 in Fort Frances. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east along Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 in Fort Frances. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west towards Emo along Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 in Fort Frances. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east along Hwy 11 & Hwy 71, about 1 km west of Fort Frances. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Tree-lined section of Hwy 11 & Hwy 71, about 2 km west of Fort Frances. This wonderful stretch of highway extends for about 4 km west of Downtown Fort Frances. It is very rare to see trees lining a King's Highway today. Most roadside trees were cut down in the 1950s and 1960s, as part of highway "improvement" projects. While the trees are a potential collision hazard, they greatly enhance the aesthetics of the road environment. The placement of a steel beam guide rail along the road would prevent the possibility of tree collisions, while still preserving the pleasant atmosphere of this stretch of highway. It is very unfortunate that this strategy was not employed decades earlier on other Ontario highways, before millions of roadside trees were stripped and extirpated from the landscape in a hasty approach to improving highway safety. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east along Hwy 11 & Hwy 71, about 3 km west of Fort Frances. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 at the Western Town Limits of Fort Frances, facing east. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east towards Fort Frances at the La Vallee River Bridge on Hwy 11 & Hwy 71. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west towards Emo at the La Vallee River Bridge on Hwy 11 & Hwy 71. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Southern side of the La Vallee River Bridge on Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 east of Emo. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Date stamp on the La Vallee River Bridge on Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 - "THE KING'S HIGHWAY 1938". See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Northern side of the La Vallee River Bridge. This single span concrete rigid frame structure was completed in 1938. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on August 28, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 at the Hwy 611 South Junction at Crozier. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Junction signs at the Hwy 611 and Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 Junction at Crozier. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 from the Hwy 611 South Junction at Crozier. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east along Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 from the Hwy 611 South Junction at Crozier. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing north along Hwy 613 towards the Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 Junction at Devlin. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - A very rare instance: Three Ontario highways following the same route (Hwy 11, Hwy 71 & Hwy 611). See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Junction signs at Hwy 613 and Hwy 11 & Hwy 71 at Devlin. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)