East end Main Street Province Ontario | Length 3.5 km | |
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Maintained by City of Thunder Bay - Department of Roads West end Highway 11 / Highway 17 (Shabaqua Highway) Major
junctions Highway 11 / Highway 17 (Thunder Bay Expressway)
Memorial Avenue | ||
Corner of memorial and harbour expressway 2am
The Harbour Expressway is a four-lane highway with signalized intersections running the Intercity business district of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Contents
- Corner of memorial and harbour expressway 2am
- Map of Harbour Expy Thunder Bay ON Canada
- 20140828 143906 tbay harbour expressway to mckellar conf
- Route description
- History
- Major intersections
- References
Map of Harbour Expy, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada
Thunder Bay City Council has looked at renaming the road as it doesn't fit the general definition of an expressway, but has decided that it would be unnecessary.
20140828 143906 tbay harbour expressway to mckellar conf
Route description
The entire route of the Harbour Expressway is four lanes and undivided. Its intersections are all at-grade. Plans to divide the expressway and build interchanges are on hold, and the city of Thunder Bay maintains a right of way for these expansion plans in its official plan. In some places there is evidence of these plans.
The highway bisects the Intercity area which is primarily composed of big box retail stores and office parks. The road is one of the busiest in Thunder Bay.
History
The Harbour Expressway was built along the existing route of Highway 11 and Highway 17, though both now bypass northwest of the expressway and travel along the Thunder Bay Expressway. A contract was awarded to local construction firm Armbro Materials and Construction Limited in 1978. The Harbour Expressway was opened by Transportation Minister James Snow at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on August 27, 1979. It cost C$3.5 million to construct.
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Harbour Expressway, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. The entire route is located in Thunder Bay District. The intersections on the expressway are unnumbered.