East end: Dubreuilville Province Ontario | Length 30.5 km | |
West end: Highway 17 near Obatanga Provincial Park | ||
Secondary Highway 519, commonly referred to as Highway 519, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. The highway is 30.5 km (19.0 mi) in length, connecting Highway 17 near Obatanga Provincial Park with Dubreuilville station. A private logging road continues east from there.
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Map of ON-519, Dubreuilville, ON P0S 1B0, Canada
Highway 519 was assumed in 1956, and has remained unchanged since then. The route is paved throughout its length and encounters no communities of any size along its length, aside from Dubreuilville.
Route description
Highway 519 is a short paved highway in the northern section of Algoma District which provides access to the remote village of Dubreuilville. The route begins east of Obatanga Provincial Park at Highway 17, 40 km (25 mi) north of Wawa and 45 km (28 mi) south of White River. From the it travels 30.5 km (19.0 mi) eastward through a hilly and heavily forested region. The highway ends at Green Lake Road, just before entering Dubreuilville, a village built to service the Dubreuil Brothers lumber operations in the surrounding boreal forest. An access road continues east of the village to the Chapleau Crown Game Preserve, the largest game preserve in the world.
History
Highway 519 is one of several dozen secondary highways designated at the beginning of 1956. The highway has remained the same since it was designated, and was unaffected by highway downloading in the late-1990s.
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 519. The entirety of the highway is located within Algoma District.