Highway 560 (Ontario)

Infobox road
highway_name = Highway 560
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length_km = 193
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direction_a = East
direction_b = West
direction = East/West
starting_terminus = jct|state=ON|Hwy|11 in Englehart
ending_terminus = jct|state=ON|Hwy|144
cities = Shining Tree, Westree, Gowganda, Elk Lake, Mount MacDonald, Charlton, Englehart
counties = Sudbury District, Timiskaming District


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Highway 560 is a Secondary Highway in Northern Ontario. It begins in the west at Highway 144 and its eastern terminus is Highway 11 at Englehart. Having been re-aligned numerous times, the highway's current and former alignments follow each other very closely and are visible to each other for most of the length of the road, with third and fourth alignments in the nearby forests easily visible from the sky with photos from Google Earth between Highway 560A (a 10 km-long spur to Westree) and Elk Lake, for example.

The highway between Elk Lake and Highway 65 has been recently repaved, along with the new alignment being built. The old alignment of the road is still used in many areas, as a residential access to the highway.

Highway 560 is also the closest road in Ontario to the province's highest point, Ishpatina Ridge.

The road is linked to Highway 667 in Sultan via the Sultan Industrial Road, a private, gravel-surfaced logging road with public access.

There are few gas stations and services located along this route, as it travels through among the most isolated parts of Northeastern Ontario. The highway is heavily travelled by logging trucks, and warning signs are posted along the route.

Termini

*Western terminus: Highway 144
*Eastern terminus: Highway 11 intersection in Englehart.

External links

* [http://secondary.onthighways.com/highway_560.htm Highway 560 at OntHighways.com]
* [http://members.aol.com/Hwys/OntHwys/OntHwys556-580.html Ontario Highways 556-580]