Highway 634 (Ontario)
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 80.3 km (49.9 mi) |
| History: | Opened July 21, 1966 (as Highway 807) renumbered in 1977 (as Highway 634) |
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| North end: | Abitibi Canyon Generating Station at Abitibi Canyon, Ontario |
| South end: | Highway 11 in Smooth Rock Falls, Ontario |
| Location | |
| Counties: | Cochrane District, Ontario |
| Major cities: | Smooth Rock Falls, Fraserdale |
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Secondary Highway 634, commonly referred to as Highway 634, is a remote highway in Northern Ontario that connects Highway 11 in Smooth Rock Falls to the Abitibi Canyon Generating Station in the community of Abitibi Canyon, Ontario. It is the second highway in Ontario to be designated Highway 634, with the original Highway 634 being near Sudbury. The current routing was at first designated as Highway 807, but was renumbered in 1977. The road was re-aligned around the eastern part of Smooth Rock Falls in the mid-1990s.
The northernmost 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) of the route are gravel-surfaced, with the remainder being paved. Services along the route are only available within Smooth Rock Falls. Two additional communities exist along Highway 634: Brownrigg and Fraserdale.
Highway 634 is an isolated bush highway that connects Highway 11 in the community of Smooth Rock Falls with the Abitibi Canyon hydroelectric dam. The road is 80.3 km (49.9 mi) in length. Like most other two-lane roads in Ontario, the speed limit is 80 km/h (50 mph) although there are sections where such cannot be maintained. The first 65 km (40 mi) of the route is paved, while the last 15 km (9.3 mi) is gravel. The route passes through the communities of Brownrigg along its otherwise isolated route through the Canadian Shield within thick Boreal Forest. At Fraserdale, drivers must turns northeast to reach the Abitibi Canyon Generating Station. Highway 634 ends at the western edge of the dam; the locally maintained Otter Rapids Road continues west of there. A forest road also travels west from Fraserdale to the community of Smokey Falls.
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