- Highway 548 (Ontario)
Highway 548 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of
Ontario . Despite the highway's low-budget stylefact|date=August 2008, it is the main and most important highway ofSt. Joseph Island . This highway has two separate but non-discrete segments; one segment is the bridge to the island, and the other segment is the continuousloop route that circles the island.This highway connects the hamlets of
Richard's Landing, Ontario andHilton Beach, Ontario . This highway also guides tourists to Fort St. Joseph.Termini
*North-South segment:
**Northern terminus: Highway 17/Trans Canada Highway .
**Southern terminus: 1.5 km (0.9 miles) onto St. Joseph's Island, at a T-intersection with the 548 loop
*Loop segment:
**Continuous loop around St. Joseph's Island, approximately 68 km (43 miles) long. Segments of the continuous loop has been given suffix letters by the local municipalities which usually correspond to the local road name. For example, the portion of Highway 548 which is signed along D-Line is named 548D, along Huron Line is it named 548H, etc. A local road map detailing this scheme is available here: http://stjosephisland.net/sjivisitors/map.htmExternal links
* [http://members.aol.com/Hwys/OntHwys/OntHwys531-555.html Ontario Highways 531-555]
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