Ontario Highway 11 Photographs - Page 7 - History of Ontario's Kings Highways

Left - Facing north along Hwy 400 towards Coldwater at the Hwy 11 Interchange near Crown Hill, just north of Barrie. This structure carries the northbound lanes of Hwy 400 across the ramp connections to Hwy 11 at Crown Hill. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on May 23, 1990.
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Right - Southern side of the Crown Hill Overpass on Hwy 11 north of Barrie, which carries the northbound lanes of Hwy 400. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on May 23, 1990.
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Left - Washago Canadian National Railway (CNR) Overhead on Hwy 11, showing steel girder painting under Contract #1989-94. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on June 22, 1990.
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Right - View underneath the Washago CNR Overhead (Site #30-09) on Hwy 11, showing steel girder painting. This below-deck view of the overhead also shows the two phases of this bridge's construction. When the Washago Bypass (Hwy 11 New) was first being constructed in the 1950s, all of the structures along the new bypass were designed to carry two traffic lanes. However, as traffic volumes continued to grow along Hwy 11, the highway was later expanded to four lanes in the mid-1960s. The original structure at left was built under Contract #1954-28 and was completed in 1954, while the western extension at right was built under Contract #1964-300 and was completed in 1965. Note the construction joint between the two phases of the bridge. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on June 22, 1990.
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Left - Facing north along Hwy 11 approaching the Willow Creek Bridge at "Gasoline Alley" north of Crown Hill. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on July 31, 1990.
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Right - View of Hwy 11 at "Gasoline Alley", facing south towards the Willow Creek Bridge (Site #30-135) near Crown Hill. With service stations flanking both sides of Hwy 11 north of Crown Hill, it is fairly obvious how this section of Hwy 11 got its nickname. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on July 31, 1990.
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Left - Southern side of the Oro Township Line 11 & Simcoe County Road 20 Overpass on Hwy 11, located about 8 km south of Orillia. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on July 31, 1990.
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Right - Facing west across the Oro Township Line 11 & Simcoe County Road 20 Overpass (Site #30-472) south of Orillia. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on July 31, 1990.
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Left - Northern side of the Oro-Orillia Townline Overpass (today's Oro-Medonte Line 14), located about 3 km south of Orillia. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on September 26, 1990.
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Right - Facing west across the Oro-Orillia Townline Overpass (Site #30-473) south of Orillia. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on September 26, 1990.
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Left - Northern side of the Orillia Township Line 2 Overpass (today's Oro-Medonte Line 15), located about 1 km south of Orillia. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on September 26, 1990.
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Right - Facing west across the Orillia Township Line 2 Overpass (Site #30-490) south of Orillia. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on September 26, 1990.
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Left - Northern side of the Memorial Avenue (Formerly Hwy 11B) Overpass on Hwy 11 in Orillia. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on September 26, 1990.
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Right - Facing west across the Memorial Avenue Overpass (Site #30-91) on Hwy 11 in Orillia. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on September 26, 1990.
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Left - Northern side of the overpass carrying the South Orillia Bypass (Hwy 12 South) over Hwy 11 in Orillia. This interesting four-span structure was completed in 1958 and marked one of the first instances that the Department of Highways of Ontario (DHO) used precast concrete girders for bridge construction, rather than cast-in-place concrete as was typically done up until that time. This bridge is situated at the junction between the Orillia Bypass (Hwy 11) and the South Orillia Bypass (Hwy 12 South). See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on September 26, 1990.
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Right - Facing west across the Hwy 12 South Overpass (Site #30-76) on the Orillia Bypass (Hwy 11). See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on September 26, 1990.
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Left - Northern side of the Hwy 12 West Overpass on the Orillia Bypass (Hwy 11). At the time this photo was taken in 1990, the interchange ramps at the Hwy 11 & Hwy 12 West Junction were still in their original eight-ramp cloverleaf configuration as initially built along the Orillia Bypass during the 1950s. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on September 26, 1990.
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Right - Facing west towards Coldwater across the Hwy 12 West Overpass (Site #30-77) on the Orillia Bypass (Hwy 11). Note the rural areas along Hwy 12 west of the Hwy 11 Interchange. Today, this area is now completely urbanized. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on September 26, 1990.
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Left - Northern side of the West Street Overpass on the Orillia Bypass (Hwy 11). See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on September 26, 1990.
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Right - Facing west across the West Street Overpass (Site #30-397) on the Orillia Bypass (Hwy 11). See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on September 26, 1990.
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Left - Southern side of the Orillia Township Line 8 (today's Soules Road) Overpass on Hwy 11, located about 4 km north of Orillia. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on October 30, 1990.
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Right - Facing east across the Orillia Township Line 8 Overpass (Site #30-476) on Hwy 11. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on October 30, 1990.
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Left - Northern side of the Orillia Township Line 10 Overpass (Site #30-477) on Hwy 11, located about 7 km north of Orillia. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on October 31, 1990.
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Right - Eastern side of the Washago CNR Overhead on Hwy 11 near the Hwy 169 Interchange, showing completed steel girder painting. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on October 31, 1990.
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Left - Facing north along Hwy 11 & Hwy 169 towards Gravenhurst at the Green River Bridge (Severn River, West Branch) in Washago. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on October 31, 1990.
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Right - New Truck Inspection Station nearing completion of Hwy 11 between Powassan and Callander. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken in 1990.
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Left - Southern side of the Hwy 12 South Overpass on the Orillia Bypass (Hwy 11). See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on September 17, 1992.
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Right - Facing south along the Orillia Bypass (Hwy 11) towards Barrie at the Hwy 12 South Interchange. For many years, the Orillia Bypass did not have a continuous median barrier system in place. Instead, short sections of barrier systems were in place approaching bridges to protect specific roadside obstructions. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on September 17, 1992.
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Above - Fitch barrels protecting the centre pier of the Hwy 12 South Overpass on the Orillia Bypass (Hwy 11). See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on September 17, 1992.
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