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Highway 11 in Ontario
was originally planned as a trunk road to connect the communities
of Southern Ontario to those of Northern Ontario, as a continuous
route from Toronto
to North
Bay. In 1919, Premier of Ontario created the Department
of Public Highways who were responsible for establishing
the route. Most of the route linked previously built roads
such as Yonge Street, Penetanguishene
Road, Middle Crossroad and the Muskoka Road, all early colonization
roads in this region.
Highway 11 travels
from Southern Ontario to Northwestern Ontario, from the
city of Toronto to Richmond Hill, to Aurora, Newmarket,
Bradford, Barrie,
Orillia,
Gravenhurst,
Bracebridge,
Huntsville,
Burk's Falls, Sundridge, South River, Powassan, Callander,
North
Bay, Temagami, Latchford, Cobalt, Haileybury, New Liskeard,
Englehart, Matheson, Cochrane, Smooth Rock Falls, Kapuskasing,
Hearst, Longlac, Geraldton, Beardmore, Nipigon, Thunder
Bay, Atikokan, Fort Frances & Rainy River, found
in the counties and districts of York, Simcoe,
Muskoka, Parry
Sound, Nipissing, Timiskaming, Cochrane, Thunder
Bay & Rainy River. Highway 11 is one of the longest
of Ontario's
King's Highways. The Guinness Book of World Records
claims that Ontario Highway 11 is the world’s longest
street.
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