Highway 655 (Ontario)

Infobox road
highway_name = Highway 655
marker_

alternate_name = Kidd Creek (Texas Gulf) Highway


length_km = 75
direction = North/South
starting_terminus =
ending_terminus =
established = (Original length) 1965 (Current length) 1979
cities = Timmins
aadt = Highest: 7500 (@ Timmins) Lowest: 1200 (Kidd Creek to Hwy 11)
commons = category

Highway 655 is a secondary highway in the Cochrane District in Northern Ontario. The highway is about 75 km (47 miles) long. It is heavily used by trucks as a critical access road to Timmins. The highway is one of the widest, best-maintained secondary highways in the north, and has the distinction of being Ontario's only Secondary highway that features a 90 km/h (55 mph) speed limit due to its importance and high design standards.

Termini

Its southern end meets with Highway 101 in Timmins and its northern end meets with Highway 11, southeast of the community of Driftwood.

History

Opened in 1965,It was originally known as the Texas Gulf Highway, and ended at the entrance to the Texas Gulf Gold Mine. It was expanded from its original 7 km length to its current length in 1979, creating a more efficient link between Timmins and northern communities along Highway 11 such as Smooth Rock Falls, Cochrane and Kapuskasing.

See also

* List of Ontario provincial highways

External links

* [http://secondary.onthighways.com/highway_655.htm Highway 655]
* [http://members.aol.com/Hwys/OntHwys/OntHwys636-673.html Ontario Highways 636-673]