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Secondary Highway 527, commonly referred to as
Highway 527 is a
provincial maintained secondary highway in the Canadian province of
Ontario. It is one of the longest secondary highways in the province; only
Highway 599 is longer. Highway 527 spans a distance of from a junction with
Highway 11 and
Highway 17, the
Trans-Canada Highway, in the community of
Shuniah just outside
Thunder Bay, to the small, remote community of
Armstrong and neighbouring
Whitesand Indian Reserve. The
Gull Bay First Nation occupies one of the few permanent settlements on Highway 527, Gull Bay Reserve, situated on the western shore of Lake Nipigon about 70 kilometres south of Armstrong. The highway also passes the start of
Highway 811 along its route. Highway 527 was created in the 1950s as a forest access road and designated
Highway 800 in 1963. Throughout the 1960s, the route was gradually extended until it reached what is now Highway 811 in 1969. The route was designated Highway 527 in 1976. Except within the communities of Armstrong and Gull Bay, there are no services or development along this road. == Highway 580 ==