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Highway 537 (Ontario)
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Secondary Highway 537, commonly referred to as Highway 537, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian
province of Ontario
. The highway is 15.4 kilometres (9.6 mi) in length, connecting Highway 69
near Wanup with Finni Road. It once continued 3.6 km (2.2 mi) further to intersect Highway 17 in Wahnapitae, but was truncated in 1998. It is now the only secondary highway located within a jurisdiction which also maintains a municipal road system.
. It is also the main access road to the communities of Wanup and St. Cloud.
The highway is paved for its entire length, as well as the 3.6 km that continues as Municipal Road 537.
With the completion of the Highway 69 freeway through the area in 2009, the route of Highway 537 was transferred to a new roadway extending from Wanup to Estaire Road, the former bypass route, while the prior alignment of Highway 537 south of Wanup was renamed as an extension of Old Wanup Road.
Old Wanup Road remains part of the provincial highway system under the unsigned 7000-series designation of Highway 7042.
On January 1, 1998, the full portion of the route which lay within the town of Nickel Centre
, from Highway 17 to 700 m (2,296.6 ft) north of Finni Road, was downloaded to the Regional Municipality of Sudbury and became Regional Road 537. This reduced the length of the highway by 2.9 km (1.8 mi). When the region was reorganized into Greater Sudbury in 2001, Highway 537 was further reduced in length, as the Nickel Centre boundary no longer existed. The route is now 3.6 km (2.2 mi) shorter than it was prior to 1998.
Since the municipal amalgamation of 2001, the remainder of the highway now also falls within the city limits of Greater Sudbury, although no further route downloading has taken place as of 2011. It is now the only secondary highway in the province located within a jurisdiction which also maintains a municipal road system.
As part of the upgrade of Highway 69 to Highway 400, Highway 537 was realigned at its southern terminus. It now crosses over the new freeway and intersects Estaire Road 150 m (492.1 ft) north of the old junction.
{| class=wikitable
!scope=col|Location
!scope=col|km
!scope=col|Destinations
!scope=col|Notes
|-
|Wanup
|0.0
|
|
|-
|St. Cloud
|4.8
|
|Wanapitei River
bridge
|-
|
|15.4
|Finni Road
|End of highway
|- bgcolor=#d3d3d3
|Wahnapitae
|19.0
|
|End of highway prior to January 1, 1998
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. The highway is 15.4 kilometres (9.6 mi) in length, connecting Highway 69
Ontario Highway 69
King's Highway 69, commonly referred to as Highway 69, is a major north–south highway in the central area of the Canadian province of Ontario, linking Highway 400 north of Parry Sound with Sudbury...
near Wanup with Finni Road. It once continued 3.6 km (2.2 mi) further to intersect Highway 17 in Wahnapitae, but was truncated in 1998. It is now the only secondary highway located within a jurisdiction which also maintains a municipal road system.
Route description
Highway 537 acts as a connector route between Highway 17 and Highway 69Ontario Highway 69
King's Highway 69, commonly referred to as Highway 69, is a major north–south highway in the central area of the Canadian province of Ontario, linking Highway 400 north of Parry Sound with Sudbury...
. It is also the main access road to the communities of Wanup and St. Cloud.
The highway is paved for its entire length, as well as the 3.6 km that continues as Municipal Road 537.
History
Originally, Highway 537 intersected Highway 69 at Wanup. When Highway 69 was subsequently realigned to bypass the community, the portion of the old Highway 69 north of Wanup became a local street named Old Wanup Road, while the portion south of Wanup became an extension of Highway 537.With the completion of the Highway 69 freeway through the area in 2009, the route of Highway 537 was transferred to a new roadway extending from Wanup to Estaire Road, the former bypass route, while the prior alignment of Highway 537 south of Wanup was renamed as an extension of Old Wanup Road.
Old Wanup Road remains part of the provincial highway system under the unsigned 7000-series designation of Highway 7042.
Nickel Centre, Ontario
Nickel Centre was a town in Ontario, Canada, which existed from 1973 to 2000.It was created as part of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury. On January 1, 2001, the town and the Regional Municipality were dissolved and amalgamated into the city of Greater Sudbury...
, from Highway 17 to 700 m (2,296.6 ft) north of Finni Road, was downloaded to the Regional Municipality of Sudbury and became Regional Road 537. This reduced the length of the highway by 2.9 km (1.8 mi). When the region was reorganized into Greater Sudbury in 2001, Highway 537 was further reduced in length, as the Nickel Centre boundary no longer existed. The route is now 3.6 km (2.2 mi) shorter than it was prior to 1998.
Since the municipal amalgamation of 2001, the remainder of the highway now also falls within the city limits of Greater Sudbury, although no further route downloading has taken place as of 2011. It is now the only secondary highway in the province located within a jurisdiction which also maintains a municipal road system.
As part of the upgrade of Highway 69 to Highway 400, Highway 537 was realigned at its southern terminus. It now crosses over the new freeway and intersects Estaire Road 150 m (492.1 ft) north of the old junction.
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 537. The entirety of the highway is located within Greater Sudbury{| class=wikitable
!scope=col|Location
!scope=col|km
!scope=col|Destinations
!scope=col|Notes
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|Wanup
|0.0
|
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|-
|St. Cloud
|4.8
|
|Wanapitei River
Wanapitei River
The Wanapitei River is a river in central Ontario, Canada.The river's source is a small lake 20 kilometres east of Halfway Lake Provincial Park in the Sudbury District. From there, it flows north and east, taking in two small tributaries and continuing to a point 20 kilometres southwest of the...
bridge
|-
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|15.4
|Finni Road
|End of highway
|- bgcolor=#d3d3d3
|Wahnapitae
|19.0
|
|End of highway prior to January 1, 1998