 Highway 801 | ||||
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| Auden Road Road 801 | ||||
 A map of Highway 801, highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byMinistry of Transportation of Ontario | ||||
| Length | 14.0 km[1] (8.7 mi) | |||
| Existed | October 24, 1963–September 1, 2010 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   Highway 11 /TCH west ofJellicoe | |||
| North end | Namewaminikan River bridge | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Ontario | |||
| Districts | Thunder Bay | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Tertiary Highway 801, now known asRoad 801 orAuden Road, was aprovincially maintained highway in theCanadian province ofOntario. The 14.0 kilometres (8.7 mi) tertiary highway was located entirely inGreenstone, in south centralThunder Bay District. It was established in 1963 as a forest resource access road to theSturgeon River Mine. In 2010, jurisdiction over the highway was transferred to theMinistry of Natural Resources.
Highway 801 began atHighway 11, part of theTrans-Canada Highway, atNezah, between the towns of Jellicoe to the east andBeardmore to the west. The entirely gravel-surfaced road travelled 14.0 kilometres (8.7 mi) north through denseboreal forest to theNamewaminikan River.[2]From there, the locally maintained Auden Road continued north to theAuden flag stop serviced byVIA RailsCanadian line.[3][4]Highway 801 was located within the former townships of Walter and Elmhirst.[5]There are no communities along the former highway, with Jellicoe being the closest settlement, 10 kilometres (6 mi) to the east.[4]In 2008, the final year for which traffic data is available, an average of 90 vehicles travelled along the highway each day.[6]
Highway 801 was first assumed as a provincial highway on October 24, 1963, as a forest resource access road to connect Highway 11 with the Sturgeon River Mine.[7][8]The route remained unchanged throughout its existence. On September 1, 2010, jurisdiction over the highway was transferred to theMinistry of Natural Resources.[citation needed] Today the roadway is signed asRoad 801.[9]
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 801, as noted by theMinistry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] The entire route is located inThunder Bay District.[3]
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Greenstone | 0.0 | 0.0 |  Highway 11 –Beardmore,Jellicoe | Trans-Canada Highway | |
| Unorganized Thunder Bay District | 14.0 | 8.7 | Namewaminikan River | Highway ends at river crossing[1] | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
