Tertiary Highway 804, commonly referred to as Highway 804, is a provincially maintained access road in the Canadian

Canada

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 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....

, located in Kenora District.

Route description

Highway 804 is 21.4 kilometres (13.3 mi) long, and connects Highway 105 with the nearby town of Ear Falls

Ear Falls, Ontario

Ear Falls is a small settlement and township located in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, on the right bank of the English River near the outlet of Lac Seul...

 with the hydroelectric

Hydroelectricity

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 dam

Dam

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 at Lower Manitou Falls.
On an average day, only 70 vehicles travel along the route.

History

Highway 804 was designated on April 25, 1962. It was paved in 1969. At that time, it was the only tertiary highway in Ontario that was paved, but it has since reverted back to a loose gravel surface highway.

Major intersections

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 804.

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|Manitou Falls
|0.0
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|Lower Manitou Falls Dam
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|Ear Falls

Ear Falls, Ontario

Ear Falls is a small settlement and township located in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, on the right bank of the English River near the outlet of Lac Seul...

|21.4
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