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On October 6, 1937, Highway 72 was established, [2] connecting Highway 17 with both Sioux Lookout and Hudson. On the 1938–39 Official Ontario Road Map, the distance from Dinorwic to Sioux Lookout is listed as 48.0 miles (77.2 km), and from Dinorwic to Hudson as 53.0 miles (85.3 km). [7] This routing remained in place until at least 1953. [8]
Secondary Highway 516, commonly referred to as Highway 516, is a provincially maintained secondary highway in the Canadian province of Ontario.The highway is 103.6-kilometre (64.4 mi) in length, connecting Highway 72 and Highway 642 near Sioux Lookout with Highway 599 north of Savant Lake.
Highway 72 / Highway 516 (Ed Ariano Bypass) in Sioux Lookout Highway 590 in Silver Dollar: 1963 [80] current Highway 643: 19.6: 12.2 Cavell Road near Aroland First Nation Highway 584 near Nakina: 1963 [68] current Highway 645: 4.0: 2.5 Tramway Avenue at Byng Inlet Highway 529 near Magnetawan First Nation: 1964 [22] current
Its total length is approximately 73.0 kilometres (45.4 mi). The western terminus is at the Ed Ariano Bypass on the eastern edge of Sioux Lookout; Highway 72 and Highway 516 share a common terminus at this intersection. The eastern terminus is at Highway 599 in Silver Dollar.
Highway 71 south / TCH – Sioux Narrows, Nestor Falls, Fort Frances: Machin: 144.6: 89.9 Highway 647 north (Blue Lake Road) Vermillion Bay: 146.6: 91.1 Highway 105 north (Red Lake Road) – Red Lake: 160.9: 100.0 Highway 594 east (Five Acres Rest) Unorganized Kenora: 173.8: 108.0 Highway 605 north: 185.1: 115.0 Highway 665 north (Richan Road ...
Sioux Lookout's name comes from a First Nations story and a local mountain, Sioux Mountain, which served as a lookout point for the Ojibwe people. Being able to scan the surrounding area for some distance enabled the Ojibwe men to potentially detect any approaching Sioux warriors, with sufficient time to guide the women and children to safety before intercepting the enemies.
The maps are labeled as a “Proposed Network of Preferred Routes,” and the administration is taking public comments on them through March 8 at contactus@fralongdistancerailstudy.org.
Ojibway Provincial Park is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Sioux Lookout on Highway 72 in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. On Little Vermilion Lake, the park offers swimming, a sandy beach, and muskellunge fishing. It has trails through pine forests and along the lake's shore.