Ontario Highway 102
Ontario provincial highway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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King's Highway 102, commonly referred to as Highway 102, formerly as Highway 11A and Highway 17A and historically as the Dawson Road, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario, serving as a northern bypass to the city of Thunder Bay for all vehicle traffic. Both the western and eastern termini of Highway 102 are with the concurrency of Highway 11 and Highway 17; in the rural community of Sistonens Corners to the west and in Thunder Bay to the east. The majority of Highway 102 is surrounded by thick forests and swamps. However, owing to its historic nature, it is lined with residences outside of urban Thunder Bay.
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Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | |||||||
Length | 32.8 km[1] (20.4 mi) | ||||||
Existed | 1972[2][3]–present | ||||||
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West end | Highway 11 / Highway 17 at Sistonens Corners | ||||||
Major intersections | Highway 589 – Lappe | ||||||
East end | Highway 11 / Highway 17 in Thunder Bay | ||||||
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Country | Canada | ||||||
Province | Ontario | ||||||
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Although the road Highway 102 now follows dates to the 1850s, it did not become a provincial highway until 1937, when it was designated as Highway 17A. Between 1960 and 1971, following the extension of Highway 11 to Rainy River, it was also designated as Highway 11A. By 1972, the route had been renumbered as Highway 102.