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This page contains historical photos of Ontario's King's Highway 19 dating from 1930 to 1999. All photographs displayed on
this page were taken by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, unless specifically noted otherwise. Historical photographs are arranged in approximate chronological
order. 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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Page 1: Historical King's Highway 19 Photographs
Left - Cut and fill on Hwy 19 south of Vienna. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on
April 12, 1937. (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1937) Right - Facing south along Hwy 19 towards Port Burwell, showing new grading. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on April 12, 1937. (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1937) 
Above - New earth cut on Hwy 19 north of Eden. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on
April 12, 1937. (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1937)   Above - Circa 1950 view of the western approach to the Hwy 19 South Junction on Hwy 7 & Hwy 8 in Shakespeare, facing east towards Kitchener. Up until the
early 1960s, Hwy 7, Hwy 8 & Hwy 19 all shared a concurrent overlapped route between Stratford and Shakespeare. As part of a highway renumbering plan carried out
in this area in 1962, the route of Hwy 19 between Shakespeare and Woodstock was renumbered as Hwy 59. The overlapped route of Hwy 19 along Hwy 7 & Hwy 8 between
Stratford and Shakespeare was also discontinued in 1962. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken
circa 1950.(Photo from Cameron Bevers' historical photograph collection - Original photographer unknown) 
 Left - Huron Street Bridge over the Avon River on Hwy 8 & Hwy 19 in Stratford. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on July 18, 1951.(Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1951) Right - Circa 1955 postcard view of Hwy 8 & Hwy 19 (Ontario Street) in Downtown Stratford, facing east towards the Hwy 7 Junction (Erie Street). See an
Enlarged Photo Here.(Photo courtesy of Royal Specialty Sales, Toronto) 
Left - Completed grading for the Hwy 401 & Hwy 19 Cloverleaf near Ingersoll, facing east towards Woodstock, Contract #1954-54. Photo taken on November 1, 1955. (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1955) Right - Department of Highways of Ontario (DHO) work crew from District #2 (London District) applying seed and mulch for slope stabilization at the newly-built Hwy 401 & Hwy 19 Cloverleaf south of Ingersoll, using a Finn Mulching Machine and Hydro Seeder. Photo taken on November 1, 1955. (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1955) 
Above - Aerial view of the Hwy 19 Cloverleaf on Hwy 401 near Ingersoll, facing east towards Woodstock (1957) (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1957)  Above - Newly-completed Department of Highways of Ontario Stratford District Office (DHO District #3) in 1957. This building stood at 581 Huron Street in
Stratford for nearly 60 years, before being demolished to make way for a new shopping centre in 2013. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken in 1957.(Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1957)  Above - Reconstructed grade along Hwy 19, 1/4 mile north of Tillsonburg in 1958. See an
Enlarged Photo Here.(Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1958) 
Above - Sign marking the entrance to the DHO District #3 (Stratford) Office. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken in 1963. (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1963) |
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