Ontario Highway 108
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| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | |||||||||||||
| Length: | 41.6 km (25.8 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Existed: | December 19, 1957 – present | ||||||||||||
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Deer Trail | ||||||||||||
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| South end: |
 Highway 17 in Serpent River
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| North end: | Highway 639 north of Elliot Lake | ||||||||||||
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King's Highway 108, commonly referred to as Highway 108, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. Located in the Algoma District in the remote north of the province, the highway extends for 41.6 kilometres from an intersection with Highway 17 west of Serpent River, through the urban core of Elliot Lake, to an intersection with Quirke Mine Road in the north end of the city. The highway continues as Secondary Highway 639 north of Quirke Mine Road.
A second unrelated Highway 108 existed for approximately a year in Toronto, following The Queensway between Highway 27 and the Queen Elizabeth Way. Like most highways in Toronto, it was transferred to Metropolitan Toronto in 1954. The current Highway 108 was designated in 1957 and has remained more-or-less unchanged since then.
Highway 108 is a remote highway in Algoma District that serves to connect the Trans-Canada Highway with the mines in the Elliot Lake and Quirke Lake area. Elliot Lake is the only community on the highway and is located approximately two-thirds of the distance between Highway 17 and Highway 546. The route begins at Highway 17, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of Spragge and 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Serpent River. It proceeds 24 kilometres (15 mi) north through a lake-ridden and remote wilderness before entering the built-up community of Elliot Lake.
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