Ontario Highway 804
 Highway 804 | |||||||
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 Map of Highway 804, highlighted in red | |||||||
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| Maintained by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | |||||||
| Length | 21.4 km[2] (13.3 mi) | ||||||
| Existed | April 25, 1962[1]–present | ||||||
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| West end | Manitou Falls Dam | ||||||
| East end |  Highway 105 near Ear Falls | ||||||
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| Country | Canada | ||||||
| Province | Ontario | ||||||
| Districts | Kenora | ||||||
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Tertiary Highway 804, commonly referred to as Highway 804, is a provincially maintained access road in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Kenora District. The 21.4 kilometres (13.3 mi) route provides access to the Lower Manitou Falls Generating Station from Highway 105 near Ear Falls. Highway 804 was designated in 1962 and has remained unchanged since then.
Route description
[edit]Highway 804 is 21.4 kilometres (13.3 mi) long, and connects Highway 105 south of the town of Ear Falls with the hydroelectric dam at Lower Manitou Falls. The short highway travels entirely through an uninhabited forested region dotted with lakes and swamps. Near the western end of the route, a logging road branches northwest that provides a rough and winding connection to Highway 658 as well as to the northern terminus of Highway 105 in Red Lake.[3] On an average day, only 60 vehicles travel along the highway.[2] Highway 804 is located within Kenora District, in territory that has not been organised into geographic townships.[3]
History
[edit]Highway 804 was designated on April 25, 1962.[1] It was paved in 1969.[citation needed] At that time, it was the only tertiary highway in Ontario that was paved, but it has since reverted to a loose gravel surface highway.[citation needed] The route and length of the highway have remained unchanged since it was designated.[3]
Major intersections
[edit]The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 804, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[2] The entire route is located in Kenora District.[3]
| Location | km[2] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Manitou Falls | 0.0 | 0.0 | Lower Manitou Falls Dam | ||
| Ear Falls | 21.4 | 13.3 | Highway 105 – Red Lake | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ontario Department of Highways (March 31, 1963). "Appendix No.3A - Schedule of Designation and Re-Designations of Sections of the King's Highway, Secondary Highway and Tertiary Road Systems for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 1963". Annual Report (Report). p. 243. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ a b c Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2016). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. Peter Heiler. 2010. p. 106. § F4. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.
