Secondary Highway 529A, commonly referred to as Highway 529A, is a provincially maintained secondary highway 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 within Parry Sound District, the highway is a short spur of Highway 529

Ontario Highway 529

Secondary Highway 529, commonly referred to as Highway 529, is a secondary highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. Located within Parry Sound District, the highway follows a route, from its southern terminus at Highway 69 near Pointe au Baril to its northern terminus at Highway 69's...

, extending from Manbert to Bayfield Inlet.

Route description

Highway 529A is a short route with travels between Bayfield Inlet and Highway 529 at Manbert. The route begins at the entrance to Bayfield Lodge in the middle of Bayfield Inlet. It travels east along the north shore of the inlet before penetrating briefly into the forest, then emerging into a grassy knowl. Shortly thereafter it enters a shrubby grassland and zig-zags northeast and southeast, eventually transitioning into a thick forest. Occasionally, large granite outcroppings of the Canadian Shield

Canadian Shield

The Canadian Shield, also called the Laurentian Plateau, or Bouclier Canadien , is a vast geological shield covered by a thin layer of soil that forms the nucleus of the North American or Laurentia craton. It is an area mostly composed of igneous rock which relates to its long volcanic history...

 create breaks in the growth.
The route is 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) in length and features a narrow cross-section. On an average day, only 160 vehicles travel the highway.

History

Highway 529A was the original route of Highway 529, which was designated in 1956.
At that time, the present-day route of Highway 529 was the alignment of 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...

. When Highway 69 was realigned through the area in 1960, Highway 529 was designated along the former route and the "A" suffix designated.
The route has remained unchanged since then.

Major intersections

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 529. The entirety of the route is located within Parry Sound District.
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!scope="col"|Location
!scope="col"|km
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!scope="col"|Notes
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|Bayfield Inlet
|0.0
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|Bayfield Lodge
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|Manbert
|4.5
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