Provincial Highways
Manitoulin District is served by only one primary provincial highway, Highway 6. This highway enters the district at the ferry docks in South Baymouth, in the township of Tehkummah, where the Chi-Cheemaun ferry travels to and from Tobermory in the municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula. It exits the district in the Whitefish River First Nation, just south of Whitefish Falls, when it crosses into the Sudbury District.
A number of secondary provincial highways, the equivalent in a district to a county or municipal road in Southern Ontario, serve the communities of Manitoulin Island. These are:
| Highway | Extension |
|---|---|
| 540 | from the community of Little Current (Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands) to Meldrum Bay, the westernmost settlement on the island |
| 540A | connects Barrie Island to Highway 540 |
| 540B | connects Gore Bay to Highway 540 |
| 542 | extends from Highway 540 south of Gore Bay to Highway 6 near Tehkummah |
| 542A | connects the community of Tehkummah to Highway 542 |
| 551 | from M'Chigeeng (West Bay) to Providence Bay (Central Manitoulin) |
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