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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!
Please note that all photographs displayed on this
website are protected by copyright. These photographs must not be reproduced, published,
electronically stored or copied, distributed, or posted onto other websites without
my written permission. If you want to use photos from this website, please
email me first for permission. Thank-you!
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Historical King's Highway 138 Photographs
 Above - Raisin River Bridge at St. Andrews on the Cornwall-Monkland County Road (later known as Hwy 138) in 1954. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation |
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Present Day King's Highway 138 Photographs
 Left - Hwy 138 Overpass on Hwy 417 between Casselman and the Ontario-Quebec Boudary. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south along Hwy 138 across the overpass at Hwy 417. Structure completed in 1972. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - The entrance ramp from Northbound Hwy 138 to Westbound Hwy 417 actually begins on the structure itself. The ramp starts to deflect away from Hwy 138 even before it reaches the end of the structure. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along Hwy 138 at the north end of the overpass at Hwy 417. The loop ramp to Westbound Hwy 417 can be seen at right. Hwy 138 ends only a few metres north of the Hwy 417 Interchange, where the vehicle is parked on the shoulder in the background. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Bilingual guide sign marking the entrance to Hwy 417 East at the Hwy 138 Interchange. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along Hwy 138 across the overpass at Hwy 417. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing east along Hwy 417 from the Hwy 138 Overpass. The median on Hwy 417 east of Ottawa is one of the widest freeway medians ever built on a Province of Ontario freeway. On some sections of Hwy 417, the median is wide enough for small woodlots to exist between the two carriageways. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along Hwy 138 towards the Hwy 417 Interchange near Casselman. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing south from Hwy 417 along Hwy 138. Apparently, the highway's designer did not have aesthetics in mind when they planned this interchange. The pair of vertical curves employed at the south end of the Hwy 138 structure are far too short, which causes the roadway to suddenly disappear from view beyond the first crest. The poor vertical geometry also affects the appearance of the highway's shoulders, which seem to have a giant notch missing from them near the freeway sign. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - While the aesthetics of the roadway are unfortunate, the short vertical curves on Hwy 138 also partially hide the south Hwy 417 ramp terminals from a driver's view. Fortunately, this is a relatively low-volume interchange, but drivers exiting Eastbound Hwy 417 to turn north on Hwy 138 should be cautious at the intersection. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) |
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