Ontario Highway 63

Highway 63
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation
Length:	63.5 km[2] (39.5 mi)
Existed:	August 25, 1937[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	North Bay northern city limits
	Highway 533 near Eldee
North end:	Route 101 between Thorne and Témiscaming
Highway system
Ontario provincial highways 400-series • Former ← Highway 62 Highway 64 →

King's Highway 63, commonly referred to as Highway 63, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Route description

Highway 63 begins at the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 11 and Highway 17) in North Bay and travels 63.5 kilometres (39.5 mi) northeast to the Ontario-Quebec provincial boundary, where the highway continues as Route 101 to Témiscaming. Before 1998, the road included a section of Cassells Street extending into downtown North Bay. Prior to this section being removed from the highway, Highway 63's total length was 65.4 kilometres (40.6 mi).

Highway 63 is situated entirely within Nipissing District. It travels through the communities of Redbridge, Balsam Creek, Eldee and Thorne.^[3]

History

On August 25, 1937, the North Bay – Temiskaming Road was assumed by the Department of Highways as Highway 63.^[1] The road existed prior to this point as a northern development road. However, on April 1, 1937, the Department of Northern Development merged into the Department of Highways. As a result, numerous highways were assumed in the northern regions of Ontario in mid 1937.^[4] The highway remained unchanged for over 60 years, until January 1, 1998, when the Connecting Link agreement through North Bay from Main Street to Highway 11 / Highway 17 - the North Bay Bypass - was rescinded. As a result, Highway 63 was shortened by 1.9 kilometres (1.2 mi).^[3]

Major intersections

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 63. The entirety of the highway is located within Nipissing District.

Location[3]	km[2]	Destinations	Notes
North Bay	−1.9	Main Street	Transferred to North Bay in 1998; formerly Highway 11B / Highway 17B
	0.0	Highway 11 / Highway 17	North Bay Bypass; Beginning of North Bay Connecting Link agreement
	3.5	Rees Street	End of North Bay Connecting Link agreement; access to North Bay Water Aerodrome
	8.4	Peninsula Road
Redbridge	17.7	Songis Road	North Bay city limits
Balsam Creek	23.5	Folkestone Road
	39.2	Highway 533 – Mattawa
Thorne	62.2	Birch Street
	63.5	Ottawa River Bridge	Ontario–Quebec border

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Annual Report (Report). Department of Highways. March 31, 1938. p. 80. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2007). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". http://www.raqsb.mto.gov.on.ca/techpubs/TrafficVolumes.nsf/tvweb?OpenForm&Seq=5. Retrieved August 1, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Peter Heiler Ltd (2010). Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). pp. 105, section K18. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7. 
4. ^ Shragge, John; Bagnato, Sharon (1984). From Footpaths to Freeways. Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Communications, Historical Committee. p. 71. ISBN 0-7743-9388-2. 

External links

• Google Maps: Highway 63 route
• Highway 63 pictures and information