Ontario Highway 114 Photographs - History of Ontario's Kings Highways

This page contains historical and present day photos of Ontario's King's Highway 114, along with its predecessor routes, King's Highway 3A (Maidstone) & King's Highway 98A. All photographs displayed on this page were taken by the Webmaster (Cameron Bevers), unless specifically noted otherwise. Historical photographs are arranged in approximate chronological order, while present day photographs (Year 2000 to date) are arranged by location from south to north. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image!

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Historical King's Highway 114 Photographs

Left - Northern terminus of Former Hwy 114 (Malden Road) at the Old Hwy 98 Junction north of Maidstone. Note the narrow lane widths on this highway. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on November 8, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Looking north along Former Hwy 114 (Malden Road) from the Old Hwy 3 Junction in Maidstone. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on November 8, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers)

Present Day King's Highway 114 Photographs

Left - Approaching the Former Hwy 114 Junction at Malden Road on Old Hwy 3 in Maidstone, facing east. Although it might not look like a major highway junction today, this intersection was once a key decision point in the provincial highway system. Until 1929, Hwy 2 & Hwy 3 both followed Huron Church Road concurrently out of Windsor to Maidstone, where the two highways parted ways at this intersection. Traffic could either turn left onto Malden Road (Hwy 2) towards Tilbury, Chatham and London or continue straight ahead via Talbot Road (Hwy 3) to Leamington, Blenheim and St. Thomas. Over the years, Malden Road has been known by several different highway numbers, with the most recent designation being Hwy 114. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on August 1, 2019 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Old Hwy 3 towards Windsor from Malden Road (Formerly Hwy 114) in Maidstone. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on August 1, 2019 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Southern terminus of Former Hwy 114 at the Old Hwy 3 Junction in Maidstone. Early motorists arriving in Maidstone on Hwy 2 in the 1920s could turn right at this intersection and continue west towards Windsor via Hwy 2 & Hwy 3, or turn left and head east on Hwy 3 towards Leamington. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on August 1, 2019 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing north along Former Hwy 114 (Malden Road) from the Old Hwy 3 Junction in Maidstone. This highway has been renumbered several times over the years due to various changes in highway routings through Essex County. This highway was originally known as Hwy 2 (1925-1929), then Hwy 2A (1929-1931), then Hwy 3A (1931-1938), then Hwy 98A (1938-1953) and finally, Hwy 114 (1953-1970). Provincial jurisdiction over Hwy 114 ended in June 1970, when ownership of the highway was transferred over to municipalities. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on August 1, 2019 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Approaching the Former Hwy 114 Junction at Malden Road in Maidstone, facing west along Old Hwy 3. Back in the 1920s, Hwy 2 & Hwy 3 connected at this junction and shared an overlapped concurrent route into Windsor from Maidstone. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on August 1, 2019 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing east along Old Hwy 3 towards Leamington from the Former Hwy 114 Junction. While Old Hwy 3 may look very empty in this photo, it wasn't always this way. By the late 1960s, about 10,000 vehicles per day rumbled through Maidstone. Construction began on the Essex Bypass (Hwy 3 New) in 1969, under Contract #1969-145. This 6.7-mile diversion bypassed the Town of Essex (not to be confused with the County of Essex, in which the Town of Essex is situated). Final paving of the Essex Bypass was completed under Contract #1970-104, with the diversion being officially opened to traffic in 1971. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on August 1, 2019 - © Cameron Bevers)

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