Ontario Highway 125

Highway 125
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length:	13.6 km[1] (8.5 mi)
Major junctions
South end:	Highway 105 near Red Lake
North end:	Cochenour
Highway system
Ontario provincial highways 400-series • Former ← Highway 124 Highway 127 →

King's Highway 125, commonly referred to as Highway 125, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is the second northernmost provincial highway in Ontario, behind Secondary Highway 599. The 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) route connects Highway 105 in Red Lake with Cochenour to the northeast.

Route description

Highway 125 is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) long and travels from Highway 105 in Red Lake to the ferry docks in the Cochenour/McKenzie Island area. Beyond Cochenour and Balmertown, unmaintained forestry roads travel northwards to Pikangikum, and link to winter/ice roads that service communities even further north. The only provincially-maintained highway that travels further north is secondary Highway 599 to Pickle Lake.^[2]

Despite connecting two nearby communities, the majority of the route is rural in nature; only the final kilometre is within a built-up area.

History

Highway 125 was first assumed by the Department of Highways in the mid-1950s, connecting Red Lake with its Airport. The road was paved in its entirety by 1963.^{[citation needed]}

Major intersections

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 125. In addition, it includes a minor junction that is noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.^[1] The entirety of Highway 125 is located within Kenora District.^[2]

Location	km[1]	Destinations	Notes
Red Lake	0.0	Highway 105 – Vermilion Bay
	3.5		Red Lake–Balmertown boundary
Balmertown
	13.6	Cochenour Dock Red Lake Airport	Northernmost point in the King's Highway system

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2004). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Government of Ontario. http://www.raqsb.mto.gov.on.ca/techpubs/TrafficVolumes.nsf/tvweb?OpenForm&Seq=5. Retrieved February 26, 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Peter Heiler (2010). Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. p. 106, section E4. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7. 

External links

• Ontario Highway 125 Photos