Ontario Highway 125
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| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | ||||
| Length: | 13.6 km[1] (8.5 mi) | |||
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| South end: |
 Highway 105 near Red Lake | |||
| North end: | Cochenour | |||
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King's Highway 125, commonly referred to as Highway 125, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is the second northernmost provincial highway in Ontario, behind Secondary Highway 599. The 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) route connects Highway 105 in Red Lake with Cochenour to the northeast.
Route description
Highway 125 is 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) long and travels from Highway 105 in Red Lake to the ferry docks in the Cochenour/McKenzie Island area. Beyond Cochenour and Balmertown, unmaintained forestry roads travel northwards to Pikangikum, and link to winter/ice roads that service communities even further north. The only provincially maintained highway that travels further north is secondary Highway 599 to Pickle Lake.[2]
Despite connecting two nearby communities, the majority of the route is rural in nature; only the final kilometre is within a built-up area.
History
Highway 125 was first assumed by the Department of Highways in the mid-1950s, connecting Red Lake with its Airport. The road was paved in its entirety by 1963.
Major intersections
The following table lists the major junctions along Highway 125, as noted by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.[1] The entire route is located in Kenora District.[2]
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Red Lake | 0.0 | 0.0 | Highway 105 – Vermilion Bay | ||
| 3.5 | 2.2 | Red Lake–Balmertown boundary | |||
| Balmertown | |||||
| 13.6 | 8.5 | Cochenour Dock Red Lake Airport | Northernmost point in the King's Highway system | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||