was first assumed by the Department of Highways in early 1956, along with several dozen other secondary highways. A significant portion of the route followed the Falconbridge Highway, a road constructed in 1937 to connect Sudbury with the mining deposits located in the area several decades earlier. The remainder followed the Skead Road, which travelled north to the southern tip of Lake Wanapitei. It remained unchanged for the next 17 years, until the formation of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury, now Greater Sudbury, in 1973. By 1974, the highway was transferred to the region. Today it is known as Sudbury Regional Road 86. Major intersections References 541 541 Roads in Greater Sudbury