Highway 599 (Ontario)
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 291.4 km (181.1 mi) |
| Existed: | 1956 – present |
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| South end: |
 Highway 17 in Ignace
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| North end: | Pickle Lake |
| Location | |
| Districts: |
Kenora Thunder Bay |
| Towns: | Ignace, Silver Dollar, Savant Lake, New Osnaburgh, Pickle Lake |
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Secondary Highway 599, commonly referred to as Highway 599, is a provincially maintained secondary highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The 292 km (181 mi) route connects Highway 17 near Ignace with the remote northern community of Pickle Lake; its terminus at Pickle Lake marks the northernmost point on the provincial highway system.
Highway 599 is a long and isolated road in Northwestern Ontario, starting at the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 17) near Ignace. It travels through the dense forests and hills of Kenora District and ends in Pickle Lake. It is the longest secondary highway in Ontario, at about 292 km (181 mi) long. It is also the northernmost highway in Ontario maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.
The road links up with the Northern Ontario Resource Trail, which used to be a part of Highway 599, and then Highway 808. The Resource Trail is paved for only the first 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) of its length, and is gravel for the rest of its length. It links up with winter roads that travel to isolated communities even farther north, terminating at the northern shore of Windigo Lake.
Highway 599 was initially constructed by the Department of Mines and Forestry in the early 1950s, opening from Savant Lake to Pickle Lake in 1955. In early 1956, that road was assumed by the Department of Highways and incorporated as part of the new secondary highway network, with the designation of Highway 599. Unlike most other secondary highways, it was not possible to access the new highway by car from the rest of the province.
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