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View of the new highway just opened is seen here

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View of the new highway just opened is seen here

Date8/2/1952

Names

Teskey, Frank (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: View of the new highway just opened is seen here. Some portions have been gravelled while others are surfaced with loose sand. The French and Pickerel rivers have been bridged by single lane Bailey bridges. Steel is not available for 2 overpasses

Subject

Express highways

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008358F

Country:Canada

City, town or township:French River

Geograhical feature:French River (Ont.)||Pickerel River (Ont.)

Province or state:Ontario

Region or district:Sudbury (Ont : District)

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