Ontario Highway 651

Highway 651
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length:	52.9 km[2] (32.9 mi)
History:	Established July 1, 1967 Extended April 30, 1969[1]
Major junctions
South end:	Highway 101
North end:	CPR crossing in Missanabie
Districts:	Algoma
Highway system
Ontario provincial highways 400-series • Former ← Hwy 650 Hwy 652 →

Secondary Highway 651, commonly referred to as Highway 651, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The highway is 52.9 kilometres (32.9 mi) in length, connecting Highway 101 east of Wawa with the remote community of Missanabie.

Highway 651 was established on Centennial anniversary of Confederation, but did not connect to any other roads originally; access to the route was provided from Missanabie. While this situation has since been remedied, the route nevertheless remains extremely isolated.

History

Highway 651 was assumed by the Department of Highways (DOH) on the day of Canada's Centennial, July 1, 1967. At that point in time, Highway 101 had not yet been completed between Wawa and Chapleau, and so the route was connected to the rest of the province solely by rail. The isolated highway provided access between the community of Missanabie and the flag stop at Dalton, to the south. It was approximately half of the current length of the route.^[1]

Presumably, Highway 651 was assumed by the DOH to provide better access to the remote region between Wawa and Chapleau, aiding in the construction of Highway 101.^{[citation needed]} That highway, as well as a southward extension of Highway 651 to intersect it, opened to traffic on April 30, 1969.^[1] The route has remained unchanged since that time.^[3]

Major intersections

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 651. The entirety of the highway is located within Algoma District.^[3]

Location[3]	km[2]	Destinations	Notes
Unorganized Algoma District	0.0	Highway 101 – Timmins, Wawa, Chapleau
	27.9	Dalton Road – Dalton
Missanabie	52.9	Renable Road	Missanabie CPR flag stop
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} A.A.D.T. Traffic Volumes 1955–1969 And Traffic Collision Data 1967–1969 (Report). Department of Highways. 1970. p. 145. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2007). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Government of Ontario. http://www.raqsb.mto.gov.on.ca/techpubs/TrafficVolumes.nsf/tvweb?OpenForm&Seq=5. Retrieved March 13, 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Peter Heiler (2010). Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. p. 104, section H–J13. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.