Secondary Highway 618, commonly referred to as Highway 618, is a provincially maintained secondary highway in the Canadian

Canada

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 province of Ontario

Ontario

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. It connects Olsen Mine and Madsen

Madsen, Ontario

Madsen is a community in Red Lake, Ontario, Canada. The community is centred at the intersection ofMain Street and Birch Lane....

 with the northern terminus of Highway 105 in the town of Red Lake

Red Lake, Ontario

Population trend:* Population in 2006: 4526* Population in 2001: 4233* Population total in 1996: 4778** Golden : 2248** Red Lake : 2277* Population in 1991:** Golden : 2355** Red Lake : 2268-Climate:...

. The 11.7 kilometres (7.3 mi) route was established in 1956, and has remained the same since then. It passes through a remote forested area, and encounters no communities of any significance outside of Red Lake.

Route description

Highway 618 is a short highway which serves to connect several mines and the community of Madsen with the northern terminus of Highway 105 in the town of Red Lake. On an average day

Annual average daily traffic

Average Annual daily traffic, abbreviated AADT, is a measure used primarily in transportation planning and transportation engineering. It is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a year divided by 365 days. AADT is a useful and simple measurement of how busy the road is...

, 500 vehicles travel the route, which is 11.7 kilometres (7.3 mi) long.

The route begins at Olsen Mine Road and travels east-northeast through thick boreal forest. It meets a forestry road and Main Street towards Madsen. The highway passes north of Faulkenham Lake and travels parallel to a high-tension power line

Overhead power line

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. Continuing northeast, Highway 618 zig-zags through the forest, then enters Red Lake, where it is also known as Howey Street. The route shares its eastern terminus with the northern terminus of Highway 105

History

Highway 618 was first assumed by the Department of Highways in early 1956, along with several dozen other secondary highways, but was possibly maintained as a development road prior to that.
The route has not changed since that time.

Major intersections

The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 618. The entirety of the route is located within Kenora District.
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|Starratt-Olsen
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|Olsen Mine Road
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|Madsen

Madsen, Ontario

Madsen is a community in Red Lake, Ontario, Canada. The community is centred at the intersection ofMain Street and Birch Lane....

|1.3
|Main Street
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|rowspan="2"|Red Lake

Red Lake, Ontario

Population trend:* Population in 2006: 4526* Population in 2001: 4233* Population total in 1996: 4778** Golden : 2248** Red Lake : 2277* Population in 1991:** Golden : 2355** Red Lake : 2268-Climate:...

|10.2
|Starratt Street
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|11.7
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