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Secondary Highway 560, commonly referred to as Highway 560, is a provincially maintained secondary highway in the northern section of the Canadian province of Ontario. It begins in the west at an intersection with Highway 144 and the Sultan Industrial Road and proceeds east to Highway 11 at Englehart. Highway 560 was established, along with many of the secondary highways in Ontario, in 1956. It was extended westward to Ontario Highway 144 in 1965. Aside from minor realignments along its isolated route, the route has remained unchanged since then. == Route description == Highway 560 is a remote route through some of the most isolated parts of Northeastern Ontario, spanning between Highway 144, where the road continues west as the Sultan Industrial Road, and Highway 11 at Englehart. There are few gas stations and services located along the route, which is heavily travelled by logging trucks; warning signs are posted along the route as a reminder of this hazard. The first of the route is relatively straight, though like the rest of the highway, there are few signs of habitation along its journey through thick forests in the Canadian Shield; the hamlet of Ostrom is an exception to this. At Morin Village, the spur route Highway 560A branches southwest to the village of Westree. Highway 560 meanders around several lakes dotting the remainder of its journey to Englehart, serving the communities of Silver Tree and Gowganda along its twisting route. It also provides access to the West Montreal River Provincial Park at two locations west of Gowganda.〔〔 Within this vast uninhabited region, Highway 560 is the closest public road to the highest point in Ontario, Ishpatina Ridge.〔(The Atlas of Canada )〕 At Elk Lake, the route provides access to Makobe - Grays River Provincial Park and then meets Highway 65, with which it shares a concurrency. It continues another through dense forests before suddenly emerging into the Ottawa-Bonnechere Graben. The remaining of Highway 560 travels through agricultural lands, as well as the community of Charlton (where it intersects Highway 573), before ending at Highway 11 on the western edge of Englehart.〔〔 Like other provincial routes in Ontario, Highway 560 is maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario. In 2010, traffic surveys conducted by the ministry showed that on average, 1,100 vehicles used the highway daily along the section between Highway 11 and Highway 573 (Bay Street) while 210 vehicles did so each day along the section between the latter and Highway 65, the highest and lowest counts along the highway, respectively.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ontario Highway 560」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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