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Ontario Highway 560
Ontario provincial highway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Secondary Highway 560, commonly referred to as Highway 560, is a provincially maintained secondary highway in the northern section of the Canadian province of Ontario. It begins in the west at an intersection with Highway 144 and the Sultan Industrial Road and proceeds 183.9 kilometres (114.3 mi) east to Highway 11 at Englehart.
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Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | ||||
Length | 183.9 km[1] (114.3 mi) | |||
Existed | 1956[2]–present | |||
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Country | Canada | |||
Province | Ontario | |||
Districts | Sudbury, Timiskaming | |||
Villages | Shining Tree, Westree, Gowganda, Elk Lake, Mount MacDonald, Charlton, Englehart | |||
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Highway 560 was established, along with many of the secondary highways in Ontario, in 1956. It was extended westward 31.5 kilometres (19.6 mi) to Ontario Highway 144 in 1965. Aside from minor realignments along its isolated route, the route has remained unchanged since then.