▁north ▁of ▁this ▁point ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁Highway   5 0 5 ▁until ▁January   1 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁downloaded ▁to ▁Victoria ▁County ▁and ▁was ▁number ed ▁as ▁County ▁Road   3 5 . ▁This ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁K aw ar tha ▁L akes ▁Road   3 5 ▁on ▁January   1 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁when ▁Victoria ▁County ▁became ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁K aw ar tha ▁L akes . ▁ ▁The ▁road ▁continues ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Victoria ▁Road . ▁North ▁of ▁this ▁point , ▁the ▁road ▁is ▁on ▁a ▁lower ▁maintenance ▁priority , ▁and ▁pav ement ▁conditions ▁quickly ▁d eter ior ate . ▁It ▁continues ▁until ▁reaching ▁the ▁Dig by – La xt on ▁B ound ary ▁Road . ▁The ▁highway ▁desc ends ▁into ▁the ▁Head ▁River ▁valley , ▁cross es ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁begins ▁to ▁wind ▁through ▁thick ▁con ifer ous ▁forest . ▁As ▁it ▁r ises ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁valley , ▁now ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Sh ield , ▁the ▁route ▁becomes ▁very ▁narrow ▁and ▁features ▁several ▁blind ▁turns ▁before ▁ending ▁in ▁U ph ill ▁at ▁K aw ar tha ▁L akes ▁Road   4 5 . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁During ▁the ▁early - 1 8 0 0 s , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Upper ▁Canada , ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁Ontario , ▁appropri ated ▁sett lers ▁to ▁various ▁lots ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁survey ed ▁along ▁the ▁lake ▁sh ores ▁of ▁Lake ▁Er ie ▁and ▁Lake ▁Ontario . ▁The