Ontario Highway 130
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| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | ||||
| Length: | 15.4 km (9.6 mi) | |||
| Existed: | December 7, 1955 – present | |||
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| South end: |
 Highway 61 near Thunder Bay
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| North end: |
  Highway 11 / Highway 17 near Thunder Bay |
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King's Highway 130, commonly known as Highway 130, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. It begins at a junction with Highway 61 and travels 15.4 km (9.6 mi) north-west to the Trans-Canada Highway, Highway 11 and Highway 17, west of Thunder Bay. Highway 130 is a short connecting highway, and passes entirely through the outskirts of Thunder Bay, connecting several minor communities and providing a shortcut for traffic travelling from the south to the west or vice versa. The speed limit along the highway is 80 km/h (50 mph); it is patrolled by the Ontario Provincial Police.
Highway 130 has retained most of its current route since the mid-1970s, but was longer prior to then, when it extended north of Arthur Street to Oliver Road and then along that road into downtown Thunder Bay, ending at what is now Water Street. The route was originally designated in late 1955.
Highway 130 is situated in the municipality of Oliver Paipoonge, in Thunder Bay District. The short route serves to connect Highway 61 with Highways 11 and 17 west of Thunder Bay, a distance of 15.4 kilometres (9.6 mi).
Beginning at Highway 61 in the south, the route proceeds straight north along a concession road midway between Monteith Road to the west and Hanna Road to the east. Surrounded almost entirely by farmland, the highway encounters McCluskey Drive one kilometre (0.62 mi) along its route and Candy Mountain Drive two kilometres north of that. At the latter is the small community of Slate River Valley, though relatively few residences are located on the highway. At Barrie Drive, two kilometres north of the community, the highway turns east; a channelized right turn lane is provided for northbound traffic while southbound traffic is given the right of way at the intersection. The highway travels east to Hanna Road where it turns north; this junction features a channelized lane for southbound traffic while giving northbound traffic the right of way at the intersection.
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