Highway 652 (Ontario)

Infobox road
highway_name = Highway 652
marker_

length_km = 153.2
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maint = Ministry of Transportation (Ontario)
direction_a = North
direction_b = South
direction = North/South
starting_terminus = Kattawagami River bridge
ending_terminus = Highway 11 in Cochrane
cities = Cochrane, Ontario
counties = Cochrane District, Ontario


alternate_name =
established = July 6, 1964

Highway 652 is a long and extremely desolate secondary highway in far Northeastern Ontario. It is one of the most isolated highways in North America, stretching over 150 km (95 miles) from Cochrane into boreal forest to an abandoned mine at Detour Lake.

Most of the highway is now paved, but some gravel sections remain near the northern terminus. There are no settlements of any kind along the route except for the southern terminus of Cochrane. No services are available along the route.

Termini

*Southern terminus: Highway 11 intersection in Cochrane
*Northern terminus: Entrance to the now-abandoned Detour Lake Mine (becomes a private road)

External links

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=11246072925800243874,49.916304,-80.120201&saddr=Hwy-11+%26+3rd+Ave,+Cochrane,+ON&daddr=49.915862,-80.11591&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=14&mra=dme&sll=49.914756,-80.117283&sspn=0.022605,0.054932&ie=UTF8&ll=49.575102,-80.244141&spn=1.456839,3.515625&t=h&z=8&om=1 Google Maps: Highway 652 route]
* [http://www.thekingshighway.ca/Hwy652.htm Highway 652 at TheKingsHighway.ca]
* [http://www.thekingshighway.ca/Hwy807_2.htm Highway 634 at TheKingsHighway.ca]
* [http://members.aol.com/Hwys/OntHwys/OntHwys636-673.html Ontario Highways 636-673]
* [http://www.confluence.org/confluence.php?visitid=12550 Degree Confluence Project: 50°N 80°W - Highway 652 used for access]