Ontario Highway 658
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| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | ||||
| Length: | 29.4 km (18.3 mi) | |||
| History: | Highway 128 (1956–1975) Highway 666 (1975–1985) |
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| South end: |
 Highway 17 – Kenora
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| North end: | CNR Station in Redditt | |||
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| Counties: | Kenora District | |||
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Secondary Highway 658, commonly referred to as Highway 658, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The highway extends 29 kilometres (18 mi) between the city of Kenora and the community of Redditt. For a decade, Highway 658 was numbered as Highway 666, leading to numerous sign thefts and a petition by members of a church on the route. This petition eventually led to the route being renumbered in late 1985.
Highway 658 travels through communities lying north of Highway 17, the Trans-Canada Highway. It is mostly rural, being surrounded by ranches and equipment sheds as well as the boreal forest and rock outcroppings of the Canadian Shield. Though it is signed as beginning at the Kenora Bypass (Highway 17A), the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) traffic counts indicate that the section through Kenora is maintained as a connecting link. In the town of Redditt, the highway ends at a train station served by Via Rail.
Highway 658 was originally designated on July 21, 1966, travelling north from Highway 17, west of Whitefish. The route was 19.3 kilometres (12.0 mi) long, passing west through Worthington and turning north to near Fairbank Provincial Park. This route and most other secondary highways in the area were transferred to the Regional Municipality of Sudbury when it was established on January 1, 1973, and is now known as Greater Sudbury Municipal Road 4.
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