Ontario Highway 6
Ontario Highway 6 is a provincial highway in Ontario, Canada. It is 472.4 kilometers (293.5 miles) long. It starts in the community of Port Dover and ends at the Trans-Canada Highway (Ontario Highway 17) in Baldwin, Ontario. The highway is divided into two parts. A ferry runs between one end in Tobermory, on the northern tip of the Bruce Peninsula, and the other in Tehkummah, on Manitoulin Island.
Highway 6 | ||||
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Garafraxa Road | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | ||||
Length | 472.4 km[1] (293.5 mi) | |||
Existed | June 1920–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | St. Patrick Street - Port Dover | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Ontario | |||
Major cities | Hamilton, Guelph, Owen Sound | |||
Towns | Port Dover, Jarvis, Hagersville, Caledonia, Ancaster, Aberfoyle, Fergus, Arthur, Mount Forest, Durham, Chatsworth, Shallow Lake, Wiarton, Tobermory, Little Current, Espanola | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Work on the highway started in 1919 and was finished in 1923.
References
- Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2010). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
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