Ontario Highway 2 Photographs - Page 20 - History of Ontario's Kings Highways

Left - Facing east towards Johnstown along Hwy 2 at Prescott Subway
(Photograph taken on July 31, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Hwy 2 at Prescott Subway facing west. Structure completed in 1931.
(Photograph taken on July 31, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Abandoned Hwy 2 alignment near Iroquois Lock on St. Lawrence Seaway
(Photograph taken in July, 2002 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Abandoned Hwy 2 alignment through private fenced yard near Iroquois
(Photograph taken in July, 2002 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Former Hwy 2 alignment near Iroquois, severed by the St. Lawrence Seaway project
(Photograph taken in July, 2002 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Flooded portion of Hwy 2 near Iroquois. This view of Hwy 2 was taken in approximately the same location as this Historic 1945 Postcard. Most of Iroquois was relocated above the flood line during the 1950s. However, this flooded section of Hwy 2 serves as a reminder of the original townsite that now lies below the waters of the bay in the background of this photo.
(Photograph taken in July, 2002 - © Cameron Bevers)

Above - View of Old Hwy 2 emerging briefly above the Seaway flood line east of Iroquois
(Photograph taken in July, 2002 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Long Sault Parkway looking west towards Morrisburg on Philpotts Island. The portion of road in the foreground was actually built directly on top of the original Hwy 2 alignment, which can be seen behind the trees at left. The original alignment of Hwy 2 was closed off in 1958 when construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway resulted in the flooding of the original Hwy 2 alignment.
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - The pre-1958 Hwy 2 alignment can be seen much more easily beyond the line of trees
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - The pavement on the old Hwy 2 alignment across Philpotts Island is still in good shape
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west towards Morrisburg on the original Hwy 2 alignment on Philpotts Island
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - The original Hwy 2 alignment slips below the waters of the St. Lawrence River on Philpotts Island. The old highway briefly re-emerges from the water off of Vankoughnet Island seen in the distance. A significant portion of the original Hwy 2 was flooded west of Cornwall in 1958, when a large hydro dam was constructed in conjunction with the St. Lawrence Seaway construction.
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing east towards Cornwall on former Hwy 2 alignment on Philpotts Island
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - A washed-out section of pavement on Philpotts Island shows the different layers of asphalt used in paving the original Hwy 2 alignment in the years prior to the flooding in 1958
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - The old Hwy 2 emerges briefly from its watery grave off of Vankoughnet Island
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - A sailboat glides by the exposed portion of Hwy 2 off of Vankoughnet Island
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - The Old Hwy 2 alignment parts company with the Long Sault Parkway on Macdonnell Island
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - The pre-1958 alignment of Hwy 2 now serves as a park access road on Macdonnell Island
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Former Hwy 2 alignment on Macdonnell Island, facing east towards Cornwall
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Old Department of Highways culvert on former Hwy 2 alignment on Macdonnell Island
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Inscription on culvert on Macdonnell Island - "ONTARIO PROVINCIAL HIGHWAY 1921"
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Former Hwy 2 alignment on Macdonnell Island, facing west towards Morrisburg
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - A portion of the former Hwy 2 alignment across Macdonnell Island was flooded during the construction of the Seaway in 1958. A small diversion was built around the flooded area by the St. Lawrence Parks Commission to make this former portion of Hwy 2 a continuous park access road.
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Above - The old alignment of Hwy 2 dips briefly below the water, only to emerge again on the other side of this cove. The presence of hills in this area resulted in many portions of Old Hwy 2 being spared during the inundation of the Long Sault Rapids and surrounding area in 1958.
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Above - View of flooded Hwy 2 alignment from the opposite side of the cove
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Above - Old Hwy 2 vanishes again below the St. Lawrence River at the eastern end of Macdonnell Island. The former highway alignment can be seen crossing the small island in the background.
(Photograph taken on October 10, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)