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Regional Boards => Canada => Topic started by: Tom on September 27, 2009, 06:34:04 PM

Title: Any gravel highways in Canada?
Post by: Tom on September 27, 2009, 06:34:04 PM
I'll start this out with the fact that Ontario Hwy 600 is at least partially gravel.  Any others like that in Canada? :coffee:
Title: Re: Any gravel highways in Canada?
Post by: froggie on September 27, 2009, 07:17:44 PM
In every province...too many to mention them all here...
Title: Re: Any gravel highways in Canada?
Post by: Roadgeek Adam on September 27, 2009, 07:40:10 PM
Manitoba 280 is gravel all the way from Thompson and PR 391 to PR 290 near Gillam
Title: Re: Any gravel highways in Canada?
Post by: cu2010 on September 27, 2009, 08:15:53 PM
Many highways in the northern part of Canada are gravel.  Traffic counts are nowhere near high enough to warrant pavement.

The Dempster Highway (Yukon 5/NWT 8) comes to mind...it's gravel for virtually its entire length.

The Trans-Labrador Highway also has gravel sections (several extremely poorly maintained) as well.

[Disabled smileys so NWT 8 doesn't become a smiley. -S.]
Title: Re: Any gravel highways in Canada?
Post by: DanTheMan414 on October 10, 2009, 10:00:04 AM
In Ontario, all of the primary highways are paved.  Numerous stretches of secondary and tertiary highways, however, are gravel...given their location in the northern part of the province.
Title: Re: Any gravel highways in Canada?
Post by: Alps on October 10, 2009, 11:05:48 AM
Quote from: Tom on September 27, 2009, 06:34:04 PM
:coffee:
Prince Edward Island is more gravel than paved, almost.  Quebec has several such as the end of 138.
Title: Re: Any gravel highways in Canada?
Post by: froggie on October 16, 2009, 08:17:32 AM
QuotePrince Edward Island is more gravel than paved, almost.

Overall, yes.  But Meaghan and I found that the majority of the signed/numbered routes were paved.