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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 Highway 15 Photographs
  Above - Looking west along Hwy 15, one mile east of Bell's Corners (1948)Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation This historic photo shows the area where Richmond Road (Old Hwy 7 & 15) crosses over Hwy 416 today, between Bell's Corners and Ottawa.  Above - Trans-Canada Highway Sign at the junction of Hwy 15 & Hwy 17 in Ottawa (1950) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation  Above - New pavement and zone markings on new Hwy 15 alignment east of Crosby (1951) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Broken concrete pavement on Hwy 15 near Smiths Falls (1958) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Bell's Corners Subway on Hwy 15 west of Ottawa (1958) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation |
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Present Day Highway 15 Photographs
 Left - Facing east along Hwy 401 from Hwy 15 Overpass east of Kingston. The rocky topography of this area prompted the highway's designers to use a "diamond" interchange at Hwy 15. The diamond interchange design is quite uncommon in Ontario, despite its widespread use in many other North American jurisdictions. (Photograph taken on April 9, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing west along Hwy 401 from Hwy 15 Overpass east of Kingston. (Photograph taken on April 9, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Abandoned Hwy 15 bridge abutments at Morton Creek, north of Seeleys Bay. (Photograph taken on July 31, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Former Hwy 15 alignment near Morton, facing south towards Seeleys Bay. (Photograph taken on July 31, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Abandoned curve on Hwy 15 near Morton, showing an old section of twin-slab concrete pavement. (Photograph taken on July 31, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Old culvert on Old Hwy 15 at Blanchards Hill - "ONTARIO PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY 1926". (Photograph taken on July 31, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Old Hwy 15 alignment at Blanchards Hill, facing south towards Crosby. (Photograph taken on July 31, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north towards Smiths Falls on Old Hwy 15 alignment at Blanchards Hill. (Photograph taken on July 31, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing south along Hwy 15 through the Canadian Pacific Railway Subway on Cornelia Street in Smiths Falls.(Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - The Smiths Falls Subway on Hwy 15 was completed in 1969, under a connecting link agreement between the Town of Smiths Falls and the
Department of Highways. This new four-lane subway replaced a very narrow old two-lane subway with a limited overhead clearance of 11 feet, 8 inches (3.55
metres). The new subway also has sidewalks for pedestrians on both sides of the road. The old Smiths Falls Subway only had one sidewalk on the eastern
side of Hwy 15.(Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing north along Hwy 15 towards the Smiths Falls Subway on Cornelia Street. Compare this present-day photo of the Smiths Falls Subway to
this 1958 photo of the old Smiths Falls Subway on Hwy 15 (Formerly Hwy 29).(Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Plaque commemorating the completion of the new Smiths Falls Subway on Cornelia Street (Hwy 15) on October 31, 1969.(Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Immediately north of the Smiths Falls Subway, northbound Hwy 15 traffic turns left from Cornelia Street onto Union Street.(Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Intersection of Cornelia Street and Union Street in Smiths Falls. From this intersection, Hwy 15 quickly leaves Smiths Falls on its
route north to Carleton Place. Southbound traffic on Hwy 15 enters town via a channelized right-turn lane.(Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing north along Hwy 15 towards Carleton Place from the intersection of Cornelia Street and Union Street in Smiths Falls.(Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south along Hwy 15 towards the Smiths Falls Subway from the intersection of Cornelia Street and Union Street.(Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing east along Old Hwy 7 & 15 (Robertson Road) towards the Bell's Corners Subway near Ottawa. (Photograph taken on August 12, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - The narrow Bell's Corners Subway shown in the historical 1958 photo above was demolished in 1966 and replaced with this modern railway subway. The new Bell's Corners Subway accommodates a four-lane divided highway. (Photograph taken on August 12, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Below-deck view of the Bell's Corners Subway on Old Hwy 7 & 15 west of Ottawa. (Photograph taken on August 12, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing west along Old Hwy 7 & 15 towards the Bell's Corners Subway near Ottawa. (Photograph taken on August 12, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - The centre median of Old Hwy 7 & 15 approaching the Bell's Corners Subway is comprised of a wide concrete rumble strip known as a "singing median". Many four-lane highways built in Ontario during the 1960s and 1970s had singing medians. However, this style of centreline treatment is no longer popular with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. The singing median is slowly disappearing from the Ontario landscape as older highways are reconstructed. (Photograph taken on August 12, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Close-up of the singing median on Old Hwy 7 & 15 at Bell's Corners. The concrete centre strip has a series of intermittent alternating recessed grooves and raised humps, which provides drivers with an audible warning that their vehicle's tires have encroached over the centreline of the highway. (Photograph taken on August 12, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Structure identification number and date stamp (1966) on the Bell's Corners Subway on Old Hwy 7 & 15. (Photograph taken on August 12, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Deck view of the Bell's Corners Subway on Old Hwy 7 & 15. This former railway line has been converted to a walking trail. (Photograph taken on August 12, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing east along Old Hwy 7 & 15 towards Bell's Corners from the former railway subway. This section of Old Hwy 7 & 15 now has a distinctly suburban aura. (Photograph taken on August 12, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Conversely, the view of Old Hwy 7 & 15 facing west from the Bell's Corners Subway still resembles a rural four-lane King's Highway. (Photograph taken on August 12, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) |
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