The Harbour Expressway is a four-lane highway with signalized intersections running the Intercity business district of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
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| Maintained by | City of Thunder Bay - Department of Roads |
|---|---|
| Length | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
| West end |    Highway 11 / Highway 17 / TCH (Shabaqua Highway) |
| Major junctions | Highway 11 / Highway 17 / TCH (Thunder Bay Expressway) Memorial Avenue |
| East end | Main Street |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | August 27, 1979[1] |
Thunder Bay City Council looked at renaming the road since it doesn not fit the general definition of an expressway but has decided that it would be unnecessary.[2]
Route description
editThe entire route of the Harbour Expressway is four lanes and undivided. All intersections are at-grade. Plans to divide the expressway and build interchanges are on hold, and the city of Thunder Bay maintains a right of way for these expansion plans in its official plan. In some places, there is evidence of those plans.
The highway bisects the Intercity area, which is primarily composed of big box retail stores and office parks. The road is one of the busiest in Thunder Bay.
Construction of the project was part of the provincial government's 1977 construction program.[3] The completed expressway was opened by Transportation Minister James Snow at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 27, 1979. It cost C$3.5 million to construct.[1]
Major intersections
editThe following table lists the major junctions along Harbour Expressway. The entire route is located in Thunder Bay District. The intersections on the expressway are unnumbered.
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder Bay | 0.0 | 0.0 | Thunder Bay Expressway | Continues west as Highway 11 / Highway 17. | |
| 1.0 | 0.62 | Golf Links Road | |||
| 2.2 | 1.4 | Balmoral Street | |||
| 2.8 | 1.7 | Carrick Street | |||
| 3.1 | 1.9 | Memorial Avenue | |||
| 3.3 | 2.1 | CN Rail mainline crossing | |||
| 3.5 | 2.2 | Fort William Road | Continues east as Main Street | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Official Opening of the Harbour Expressway" (Press release). Ministry of Transportation and Communications. August 27, 1979.
- ^ TBSource Short meeting at Council[permanent dead link], 20 November 2007.
- ^ "$404 million road program proposed". The Kingston Whig-Standard. April 28, 1977. p. 28. Retrieved October 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.