Ontario Highway 144

Highway 144 marker
Highway 144
Map
Highway 144 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length271.7 km[1] (168.8 mi)
HistoryAssumed April 1965[2]
completed September 25, 1970[3]
Major junctions
South end Highway 17 in Sudbury
Major intersections Highway 560 / Sultan Industrial Road
 Highway 661 – Gogama
North end Highway 101 in Timmins
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Highway system
← Highway 141→ Highway 148

King's Highway 144, commonly referred to as Highway 144, is a provincially maintained highway in the northern portion of the Canadian province of Ontario, linking the cities of Greater Sudbury and Timmins. The highway is one of the most isolated in Ontario, passing through forest for the majority of its 271 km (168 mi) length. It is patrolled by the Ontario Provincial Police and features an 80 km/h (50 mph) speed limit.

Highway 144 was created by renumbering Highway 544 in April 1965. This was done in preparation for an extension of the short secondary highway from Cartier to Timmins, and was completed in 1970. In the mid-1980s, a new route was constructed which allowed Highway 144 to bypass the urban core of Sudbury, known as the Northwest Bypass.

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