Highway 540 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Length: | 132 km (82 mi) | |||
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West end: | Meldrum Bay | |||
Highway 540A Highway 542 Highway 540B Highway 551 |
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East end: | Highway 6 at Little Current | |||
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Districts: | Manitoulin District | |||
Towns: | Kagawong, Evansville | |||
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Highway 540A | ||||
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Length: | 5.8 km (3.6 mi) | |||
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West end: | 5th Sideroad and South Line Road | |||
East end: | Highway 540 | |||
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Districts: | Manitoulin District | |||
Towns: | Gordon/Barrie Island | |||
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Highway 540B | ||||
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Length: | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) | |||
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From: | Highway 540 / Poplar Road | |||
To: | Highway 540 / Highway 542 | |||
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Districts: | Manitoulin District | |||
Towns: | Gore Bay | |||
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Highway 542 | ||||
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Length: | 69.6 km (43.2 mi) | |||
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West end: | Highway 540 (Highway 540B) | |||
Highway 551, Highway 542A | ||||
East end: | Highway 6 | |||
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Districts: | Manitoulin District | |||
Towns: | Mindemoya, Tehkummah | |||
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Highway 542A | ||||
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Length: | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) | |||
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From: | 10th Sideroad, Concession Road 2 | |||
To: | Highway 542 | |||
Location | ||||
Districts: | Manitoulin District | |||
Major cities: | Tehkummah, Ontario | |||
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Highway 551 | ||||
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Length: | 29.0 km (18.0 mi) | |||
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Southwest end: | Lake Huron near Providence Bay | |||
Highway 542 – 10.3 km (6.4 mi) concurrency Mindemoya to Dryden's Corner) |
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Northeast end: | Highway 540 at M'Chigeeng First Nation | |||
Location | ||||
Districts: | Manitoulin District | |||
Major cities: | Central Manitoulin | |||
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This is a list of secondary highways in Manitoulin District, which serve the isolated and sparsely populated areas in the Manitoulin District of Ontario.
Secondary Highway 540, commonly referred to as Highway 540, is the primary east–west secondary highway on Manitoulin Island in the Canadian province of Ontario. At 132 km (82 mi), it is the longest highway on the island. It travels from the hamlet of Meldrum Bay, near the western end of the island, to Highway 6 in the community of Little Current. Two suffixed routes branch off from Highway 540: Highway 540A extends 5.8 km (3.6 mi) from the highway onto Barrie Island; and Highway 540B, a short business spur, travels north 1.4 km (0.87 mi) to Gore Bay.