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This page contains present day photos (Year 2000 to date) of Ontario's King's Highway 15, arranged by location from Smiths
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Page 3: Present Day King's Highway 15 Photographs (Smiths Falls to Carleton Place)
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Left - Facing south along Hwy 15 through the Canadian Pacific Railway Subway on Cornelia Street in Smiths Falls. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (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. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (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). See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (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. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (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. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (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. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (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. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (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. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Facing west towards Perth along the Carleton Place Bypass (Hwy 7) near Napoleon Street. The Carleton Place Bypass was completed and opened to traffic
in December, 1959. The new bypass was built to relieve recurring traffic congestion on Bridge Street through Downtown Carleton Place, which once carried the former
routes of Hwy 15 & Hwy 29. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Green guide sign on eastbound Hwy 7 indicating the upcoming Hwy 15 Junction in Carleton Place. As a result of the mass highway downloading spree of 1997-1998, the Hwy 7 & Hwy 15 Junction is the only non-freeway junction of two provincial highways in the Ottawa area. Up until the mid-1990s, Hwy 15 followed Franktown Road north from Hwy 7 through Downtown Carleton Place, where the route then continued north towards Arnprior. As a result of the highway downloading of 1997-1998, Hwy 15 no longer continues north from Carleton Place. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Green guide sign for Franktown Road in Carleton Place. Up until the mid-1990s, Hwy 15 followed Franktown Road north from Hwy 7 through Downtown Carleton
Place, where the route then continued north towards Arnprior. As a result of the highway downloading of 1997-1998, Hwy 15 no longer continues north from Carleton
Place. A new truck bypass for Hwy 15 (McNeely Avenue) was constructed in the 1990s along the eastern side of Carleton Place, in order to divert through traffic away
from Bridge Street (Old Hwy 15). See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east along Hwy 7 towards the Hwy 15 Junction in Carleton Place. From here, motorists can either turn left and follow Franktown Road north into Downtown Carleton Place or turn right and head south along Hwy 15 towards Smiths Falls and Kingston. Ottawa lies 38 km straight ahead via Hwy 7. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Facing west along Hwy 7 towards the Hwy 15 Junction in Carleton Place. Prior to 1998, Hwy 15 was one of several highways leading south from Hwy 7 to
Hwy 401 between Ottawa and Peterborough. As a result of the mass highway downloading of 1997-1998, Hwy 15, along with Hwy 37 and Hwy 62, form the only north-south
provincial highway links between Hwy 7 and Hwy 401 between here and Peterborough. Prior to 1998, motorists could take their pick from five other King's Highways
(Hwy 38, Hwy 41, Hwy 30, Hwy 45 and Hwy 28) to reach Hwy 401 from Hwy 7. However, all five of these highways were transferred to municipalities and are therefore no
longer provincial highways today. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Guide sign marking the Hwy 15 Junction on westbound Hwy 7 in Carleton Place. The route of Hwy 15 extends south from Carleton Place to Smiths Falls and ultimately, Kingston. Prior to 1998, Hwy 15 shared a brief concurrent route with Hwy 7 between Franktown Road and McNeely Avenue (East Carleton Place Bypass). However, this concurrent routing was very short-lived and was discontinued when the section of Hwy 15 from Carleton Place to Arnprior was downloaded to Lanark County and the former Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Facing north along Franktown Road (Formerly Hwy 15) towards Downtown Carleton Place from the Hwy 7 Junction. Up until the 1990s, Hwy 15 extended north
from Carleton Place to Arnprior. The northern section of Hwy 15 from Carleton Place to Arnprior fell victim to the mass highway downloading spree of 1997-1998. As a
result, Hwy 15 now reaches its northern terminus at the Hwy 7 Junction in Carleton Place. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Junction assembly on southbound Franktown Road, indicating the start of Hwy 15 at the Hwy 7 Junction in Carleton Place. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Facing south along Franktown Road (Hwy 15) towards the Hwy 7 Junction in Carleton Place. This intersection has been an important provincial highway
junction ever since the Franktown Road was assumed as a new provincial highway in 1936. See
an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing west along Hwy 7 towards Perth from the Hwy 15 Junction in Carleton Place. Up until the completion of the Carleton Place Bypass in 1959, there was no through road here. Traffic heading west to Perth had to turn right and follow Franktown Road and Bridge Street through Downtown Carleton Place in order to continue west to Perth. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Guide sign marking the Hwy 15 Junction on eastbound Hwy 7 in Carleton Place. Heading eastbound, Hwy 15 is the last provincial highway junction along
Hwy 7 before Hwy 417 in Ottawa. Following the completion of the East Carleton Place Bypass (McNeely Avenue) in the mid-1990s, Hwy 15 was briefly routed along Hwy 7
from this intersection easterly to McNeely Avenue. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Approaching the northern terminus of Hwy 15 at the Hwy 7 Junction in Carleton Place. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Green guide sign marking the Hwy 7 Junction on northbound Hwy 15 in Carleton Place. Motorists arriving at this junction can either continue straight
ahead on Franktown Road into Downtown Carleton Place, turn left and head west towards Perth or turn right and head east towards Ottawa. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south along Hwy 15 towards Smiths Falls from the Hwy 7 Junction in Carleton Place. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]()
Above - Hwy 15 Ends sign at the Hwy 7 Junction in Carleton Place.
See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers) ![]() ![]()
Left - Trans-Canada Highway route marker assembly on Hwy 7 at the Hwy 15 Junction in Carleton Place. The Central Ontario Route of the Trans-Canada Highway
follows Hwy 7 between Ottawa and Sunderland, northeast of Toronto. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Junction assembly at McNeely Avenue (Hwy 15 Bypass) and Hwy 7 in Carleton Place. Note the bilingual green "TO/VERS 15" trailblazer, which directs traffic to Hwy 15 South. For a couple of years in the mid-1990s, Hwy 7 & Hwy 15 shared a short concurrent route for about 600 metres between McNeely Avenue and Franktown Road. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 1, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)
Continue on to King's Highway 15 Photos: Carleton Place to Arnprior
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