Ontario Highway 651

Secondary Highway 651, commonly referred to as Highway 651, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The highway is 52.9 kilometres (32.9 mi) in length, connecting Highway 101 east of Wawa with the remote community of Missanabie.

Highway 651
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length	52.9 km[1] (32.9 mi)
History	Established July 1, 1967 Extended April 30, 1969[2]
Major junctions
South end	Highway 101
North end	CPR crossing in Missanabie
Location
Districts	Algoma
Highway system
Ontario provincial highways List 400-series Former ← Highway 650 → Highway 652

Highway 651 was established on the Centennial anniversary of Confederation, but did not connect to any other roads originally; access to the route was provided from Missanabie. It was extended south to connect with Highway 101 in 1969.

Route description

Highway 651 is a 52.9-kilometre (32.9 mi) route which connects the community of Missanabie with Highway 101, also providing access to the western side of the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve. The southern terminus of the route is a junction with Highway 101, midway between Wawa and Chapleau. From there it proceeds north through an isolated region of northern Ontario, passing through the thick forests of the Canadian Shield. At the midpoint of the route, a short road branches off to the east, connecting with Dalton, a siding on the Canadian Pacific Railway's transcontinental line. North of Dalton, the railway — which acts as the southwestern boundary of the preserve — and highway travel parallel to one another. The route ends immediately east of Missinabie.[3]

History

Highway 651 was assumed by the Department of Highways (DHO) on the day of Canada's Centennial, July 1, 1967. At that point in time, Highway 101 had not yet been completed between Wawa and Chapleau, and so the route was connected to the rest of the province solely by rail. The isolated highway provided access between the community of Missanabie and the flag stop at Dalton, to the south. It was approximately half of the current length of the route.[2]

Highway 651 was assumed by the DHO on the same day as the section of Highway 101 between Wawa and Chapleau opened, though it did not connect to it at first. A southward extension of Highway 651 to intersect it opened to traffic on April 30, 1969.[2] The route has remained unchanged since that time.[3]

Major intersections

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 651, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] The entire route is located in Algoma District.[3] 

Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Unorganized Algoma District	0.0	0.0	Highway 101 – Timmins, Chapleau
	27.9	17.3	Dalton Road – Dalton
Missanabie	52.9	32.9	Renable Road	Missanabie CPR flag stop
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (2008). "Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts". Government of Ontario. Archived from the original on July 6, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2012.
2. A.A.D.T. Traffic Volumes 1955–1969 And Traffic Collision Data 1967–1969 (Report). Department of Highways. 1970. pp. 145, 170.
3. Ontario Back Road Atlas (Map). Cartography by MapArt. Peter Heiler. 2010. p. 104. § H–J13. ISBN 978-1-55198-226-7.