Route information | ||||
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Maintained by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | ||||
Length | 61.0 km[1] (37.9 mi) | |||
History | Established August 18, 1917 Designated October 6, 1937[2] | |||
Tourist routes | Lake Superior Circle Tour | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | MN 61 near Grand Portage, MN | |||
Highway 130 north towards Twin City | ||||
North end | Highway 11 / Highway 17 in Thunder Bay | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | Ontario | |||
Highway system | ||||
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King's Highway 61, commonly referred to as Highway 61 and historically known as the Scott Highway, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The 61-kilometre (38 mi) route connects the Pigeon River Bridge, where it crosses into the United States and becomes Minnesota State Highway 61, with a junction at Highway 11, Highway 17 and the Harbour Expressway in Thunder Bay. The highway forms part of the Lake Superior Circle Tour.
Highway 61 was added to the highway system on October 6, 1937, following the amalgamation of the Department of Northern Development into the Department of Highways. Prior to that it was known as the Scott Highway. The bridge over the Pigeon River was originally known as The Outlaw, as it was constructed without formal approval of the Canadian or American governments.
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