Harbour Expressway
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The Harbour Expressway is a four lane highway with signalized
intersections running the Intercity business district of Thunder Bay
, Ontario
, Canada
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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.
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.
on the Harbour Expressway. The intersections on the expressway are unnumbered
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Traffic light
Traffic lights, which may also be known as stoplights, traffic lamps, traffic signals, signal lights, robots or semaphore, are signalling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings and other locations to control competing flows of traffic...
intersections running the Intercity business district of Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
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, Canada
Canada
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Thunder Bay City Council
Thunder Bay City Council
The Thunder Bay City Council is the governing body of the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It consists of a mayor and twelve councillors. The mayor and five of the councillors are elected at large, with one councillor being elected for each of the city's seven wards: Current River, McIntyre,...
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.
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.
List of intersections
The following is a list of intersectionsIntersection (road)
An intersection is a road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade . An intersection may be 3-way - a T junction or fork, 4-way - a crossroads, or 5-way or more...
on the Harbour Expressway. The intersections on the expressway are unnumbered
Exit number
An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore....
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km | Intersecting road(s) | Notes |
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0.0 | Thunder Bay Expressway Thunder Bay Expressway The Thunder Bay Expressway is a four lane highway with signalized intersections running on the western edge of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.- Route description :... |
Continues west as Highway 11 Highway 11 (Ontario) King's Highway 11 is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. At , it is the second longest highway in the province after Highway 17. Highway 11 begins at Highway 400 in Barrie, and arches through northern Ontario, around Lake Superior, to the Ontario–Minnesota border... /17 Highway 17 (Ontario) King's Highway 17, more commonly known as Highway 17, is a provincially maintained highway and the primary route of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Canadian province of Ontario. It begins at the Manitoba border west of Kenora and ends south of Arnprior at the western terminus of Highway 417, ... . |
1.0 | Golf Links Road | |
2.2 | Balmoral Street | |
2.8 | Carrick Street | |
3.1 | Memorial Avenue | |
3.3 | CN Rail mainline crossing | |
3.5 | Fort William Road | Continues east as Main Street |
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