Sultan Industrial Road
| Sultan Industrial Road | |
|---|---|
| Route information | |
| Length | 80 km (50 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| East end |  Highway 144 at  Highway 560 |
| West end |  Highway 667 at Sultan |
The Sultan Industrial Road is a private road in the Canadian province of Ontario. Originally built as a resource route for E. B. Eddy's logging and lumber operations in the northwestern Sudbury District, the road is now owned and operated by Domtar following its acquisition of E. B. Eddy in 1998.[1]
The road is also under a public access agreement with the provincial Ministry of Transportation, permitting its use for public travel.
The road, which has a gravel surface, extends from the intersection of Highways 144 and 560, 96 kilometres (60 mi) north of Cartier and 32 kilometres (20 mi) south of Gogama, westward to the terminus of Highway 667 at Sultan approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) west. With the two secondary highways, the road forms the only east-west cross route intersecting Highway 144 apart from its termini.
The route also provides the only terrestrial road access to the community of Biscotasing and the ghost towns of Jerome Mine and Ramsey.
The road has a speed limit of 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph), as defined in Ontario's Speed Limits in Territory without Municipal Organization Act of 1990.[2]
Many municipal politicians and media commentators in the area have also lobbied for the road to be upgraded to full provincial highway status,[3][dead link] as the route would reduce the length of a trip from Sudbury to Wawa by fully 100 kilometres (62 mi) compared to the current routing of Highway 17.
Images
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Terrain of the Sultan Industrial Road. -
Although public access is permitted on the Sultan Industrial Road, its core purpose is for logging trucks. -
Terminus of the Sultan Industrial Road at Sultan.
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Looking east on Sultan Industrial Road, December 3, 2008.
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ SPEED LIMITS IN TERRITORY WITHOUT MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATION, R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 621 at the Canadian Legal Information Institute.
- ^ "Upgrade Sultan road as route to Wawa", Doug Millroy, Sault Star.
External links
- Sultan Industrial Road marked on Google Maps