Highway 802 (Ontario)

Infobox road
highway_name = Highway 802
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length_km = 13.7
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direction_a = North
direction_b = South
direction = North/South
starting_terminus = Kashabowie
ending_terminus = Burchell Lake
junction = jct|state=ON|Hwy|11 near Kashabowie
cities =
counties = Thunder Bay District


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Highway 802 is a tertiary highway in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in the Thunder Bay District.

The highway, which is 13.7 kilometresOntario Highways; The History of Ontario's King Highways, [http://www.thekingshighway.ca/Hwy802.htm] Tertiary Highway 802. ] long, exists in two discontinuous segments: one extends from Highway 11 northerly for five kilometres to the community of Kashabowie, and the other, two kilometres west of the first, extends from Highway 11 southerly for 11 kilometres to the ghost town of Burchell Lake. The section of Highway 11 between the two routes is also technically part of Highway 802, although it is not signed as such.

The road was originally built in 1902 as a link between the mineral exploration site at Burchell Lake and the train station at Kashabowie, but was not designated as part of the provincial highway system until 1962. Burchell Lake was later abandoned in 1967, although the southerly portion of the road has retained the Highway 802 designation because of the continued presence of a number of recreational properties in the areaOntario Highways; The History of Ontario's King Highways, [http://www.thekingshighway.ca/Hwy802.htm] Tertiary Highway 802. ] .

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