| 
| |
|
|
This page contains historical and present day photos of Ontario's King's Highway 37. 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 2010 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!
|
|---|
|
Historical King's Highway 37 Photographs
Left - Grading work on a new Hwy 37 diversion south of Tweed, Contract #1948-45. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on September 13, 1948. (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1948)  Right - View of the Moira River Bridge on Bridge Street (Old Hwy 37) in Tweed. When Hwy 37 was first established as a King's Highway in 1932, the route
originally crossed this bridge as the highway passed through Tweed. In the late 1930s, a diversion was built for Hwy 37 through Tweed which linked Victoria Street to
Moira Street so that Hwy 37 traffic could proceed directly through town without turning. This diversion included a new three-span steel through truss bridge over the
Moira River at the northern entrance to Tweed. The new bridge was opened to traffic in 1938, which left the old bridge behind on a local side street. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken in 1952.(Photo © Archives of Ontario - Series RG-65-35, Photo #I-0015091) 
Above - Facing north along Hwy 37 towards the Moira River Bridge between Belleville and Plainfield in 1952. At the time that this photograph was taken in 1952,
the original steel truss bridge across the Moira River was still in place on the former Hwy 37 alignment, at right. The old truss bridge failed in 1945 and was
replaced by the current highway bridge. The old truss spans were eventually demolished and removed, but the concrete piers and abutments of this early truss bridge
can still be found today, just to the east of the current Hwy 37 alignment. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on June 25, 1952. (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1952) 
Above - Moira River Bridge on Hwy 37 between Belleville and Plainfield. This five-span steel girder structure was built under Contracts #1945-06 (substructure
and approaches) and #1945-07 (steel superstructure) and was completed in 1946. This bridge was given a high priority for replacement, after the original Moira River
Bridge failed in 1945. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on June 25, 1952. (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1952) 
Above - Hot-mix asphalt resurfacing and zone striping along Hwy 37 carried out under Contract #1953-384, one mile south of Actinolite. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on July 30, 1954. (Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1954) 
Above - Circa 1960 postcard view of Victoria Street (Hwy 37) in Tweed. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photo courtesy of The Tweed News) 
Left - Circa 1963 postcard view of Hwy 2 (Bridge Street), facing east towards Front Street in Downtown Belleville. At the time this photo was taken, through
traffic headed towards Tweed was directed to continue east from Front Street towards Pinnacle Street in order to reach Hwy 37. Up until the early 1970s, through
traffic headed towards Kingston had to turn right from Bridge Street onto Front Street in order to continue east along Hwy 2. Note the lengthy queue of stopped
vehicles waiting to turn right onto Front Street in the foreground. In the early 1970s, a new bridge was constructed across the Moira River on Dundas Street, which
eliminated the awkward turns in the route of Hwy 2 through Downtown Belleville. See an Enlarged
Photo Here. (Photo courtesy of Len Leiffer) Right - Circa 1965 aerial postcard view of the Hwy 2 & Hwy 37 Junction in Downtown Belleville, facing north along Front Street at Bridge Street. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken circa 1965. (Photo courtesy of Lumbers Studio) 
 Left - Reconstructed section of Hwy 37 north of Corbyville approaching the Moira River Bridge, Contract #1964-221. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken in 1965.(Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1965) Right - Grading for a new diversion of Hwy 37 at Plainfield, Contract #1966-273. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken in 1967.(Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation - © King's Printer for Ontario, 1967)  Above - Facing west along Hwy 401 at the Hwy 37 Cloverleaf in Belleville in 1990. This interesting photo shows the Hwy 37 Interchange with its original 1950s
eight-ramp cloverleaf design. The Hwy 37 Interchange was rebuilt in the early 1990s, under Contract #1991-76. All ramps on the western side of the structure were
removed, and the interchange was converted to a four-ramp "Parclo A-B" configuration. This reconstruction was done to increase the distance between the Hwy 37 ramps
and an adjacent cloverleaf at Hwy 62, which stood just a short distance to the west. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken in 1990.(Photo from Cameron Bevers' historical photograph collection - Original photographer unknown) 
 Left - Hwy 37 and "TO 401" route marker assembly on Station Street, facing north from Pinnacle Street (Hwy 62) in Downtown Belleville. See an
Enlarged Photo Here.(Photograph taken on October 10, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers) Centre - Hwy 37 and "TO 401" route marker assembly on Cannifton Parkway in Belleville. See an
Enlarged Photo Here.(Photograph taken on August 17, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Route marker for Hwy 37 South on Cannifton Parkway in Belleville. See an
Enlarged Photo Here.(Photograph taken on August 17, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Above - This interesting internally-illuminated overhead sign on northbound Pinnacle Street (Hwy 62) guides traffic north towards highways leading out of
Belleville. This sign was a municipal installation, as the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) does not use internally-illuminated signs such as this to mark
provincial highways. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on August 17, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) |
|---|
|
Present Day King's Highway 37 Photographs
Left - Facing south along Pinnacle Street (Hwy 62) from Station Street (Hwy 37) in Downtown Belleville. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 10, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Approaching the Hwy 37 Junction on Hwy 62 in Belleville, facing north. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 10, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Facing north along Station Street (Hwy 37) from Pinnacle Street (Hwy 62). The route of Hwy 37 extends north from Belleville and connects with Hwy 7 near
Actinolite. In 1932, Hwy 37 was established as a new King's Highway which connected Belleville to the new Perth-Madoc Highway (Hwy 7), which was nearing completion
at the time. Provincial jurisdiction over Hwy 37 begins at the Hwy 401 Interchange, located about 3 km to the north. The balance of Hwy 37 lying between the Hwy 62
Junction and the Hwy 401 Interchange is under the jurisdiction of the City of Belleville. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 10, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Junction sign assembly at the Hwy 37 & Hwy 62 Junction in Downtown Belleville. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 10, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Southern terminus of Hwy 37 at Pinnacle Street (Hwy 62) in Downtown Belleville. When Hwy 37 was first established in 1932, the highway continued south
for one more block to connect with Hwy 14 (the historical predecessor of Hwy 62) at Front Street. The route of Hwy 14 (now Hwy 62) was rerouted several times through
Downtown Belleville over the years. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 10, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Junction sign assembly on southbound Pinnacle Street (Hwy 62) approaching the Hwy 37 Junction at Station Street. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on September 10, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Advance guide sign marking the Hwy 37 Interchange on eastbound Hwy 401 in Belleville. Due to the close proximity of the Hwy 62 and Hwy 37 Interchanges,
the advance sign for Hwy 37 is actually situated before the Hwy 62 Cloverleaf. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Western side of the Hwy 37 Overpass on Hwy 401 in Belleville. This single-span concrete rigid frame girder structure was completed in 1956. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Facing south along Hwy 37 towards the south Hwy 401 ramp terminal. The ramps at the Hwy 37 Interchange are now in a four-ramp "A-B Parclo" configuration,
with all ramps situated on the eastern side of the interchange. When the original eight-ramp cloverleaf interchange at Hwy 37 was rebuilt in the early 1990s, the
ramps on the western side of the cloverleaf were permanently closed to traffic and removed. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Site of the former cloverleaf ramps in the southwest quadrant of the Hwy 37 Interchange on Hwy 401 in Belleville. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Facing west along Hwy 401 from the Hwy 37 Overpass in Belleville. Given the limited distance between the Hwy 37 Overpass and the Moira River Bridge, it
is almost unthinkable that the original highway designers even managed to fit in a full cloverleaf interchange at Hwy 37. The Hwy 37 Cloverleaf was originally built
under Contract #1955-214. The interchange opened to traffic along with the rest of the Belleville Bypass section of Hwy 401 on October 7, 1958. Note the continuous
auxiliary lanes between the Hwy 62 and Hwy 37 Interchanges, which lie only 700 metres apart. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Site of the former cloverleaf ramps in the southwest quadrant of the Hwy 37 Interchange on Hwy 401. Although the asphalt was removed decades ago, the grading for the old ramps is still visible in the background. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - The Moira River Bridge on Hwy 401 in sandwiched between the Hwy 37 and Hwy 62 Interchanges in Belleville. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along Hwy 37 towards the north ramp terminal at the Hwy 401 Interchange in Belleville. The tangential "right turn" channelization at left is actually a former alignment of Hwy 37. Until 1960, Hwy 37 passed through Corbyville and Cannifton. The completion of the Corbyville and Cannifton Bypass in 1960 allowed through traffic on Hwy 37 to bypass the two communities altogether. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - North ramp terminal at the Hwy 37 Interchange on Hwy 401. During construction of the Corbyville and Cannifton Bypass, the interchange ramps in the
northeast quadrant were shifted slightly to the east so that they joined in with the new Hwy 37 Bypass. Unfortunately, this realignment created two intersections
situated immediately adjacent to one another. The new north ramp terminal seen here was constructed in the early 1990s, which consolidated the Cannifton Road
intersection and the Hwy 401 ramp terminal into a single signalized intersection. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south along Hwy 37 towards the Hwy 401 Interchange in Belleville. The ramp joining into Hwy 37 at right is from Cannifton Road (Old Hwy 37). See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Facing south across the Hwy 37 Overpass on Hwy 401 in Belleville. As originally constructed in 1955-1956, this overpass featured standard steel
handrails. The handrails were removed and replaced with concrete barrier walls during rehabilitation of the bridge in the 1980s, under Contract #1986-32. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east along Hwy 401 towards Kingston from the Hwy 37 Overpass. The Hwy 37 Interchange was originally a full eight-ramp cloverleaf, but it was converted into a four-ramp "A-B Parclo" interchange in the early 1990s, under Contract #1991-76. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Bridge-mounted Hwy 37 exit sign on Eastbound Hwy 401. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north across the Hwy 37 Overpass on Hwy 401 in Belleville. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Eastern side of the Hwy 37 Overpass on Hwy 401 in Belleville. This was one of three single-span concrete rigid frame overpass structures built across
Hwy 401 in the 1950s on the Belleville and Trenton Bypass. The other two structures are located at Hwy 62 and at Glen Miller Road. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Hwy 37 Interchange on Hwy 401 in Belleville, facing east towards Kingston. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Bi-directional freeway ramp at the Hwy 401 & Hwy 37 Interchange in Belleville. This ramp carries traffic to and from eastbound Hwy 401. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 29, 2010 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Sign marking the end of Hwy 37 approaching the Hwy 7 Junction in Actinolite. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 10, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Facing south along Hwy 37 towards Actinolite. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 10, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Approaching the Hwy 37 Junction on Hwy 7 in Actinolite, facing east. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 9, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Northern terminus of Hwy 37 at the Hwy 7 Junction in Actinolite. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 10, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south along Hwy 37 from the Hwy 7 Junction in Actinolite. This route forms an important cut-off between Hwy 401 and Hwy 7, which are two of Central Ontario's busiest highways. Many motorists choose to use Hwy 37 and Hwy 7 instead of Hwy 416 to reach Ottawa from the Toronto area, since it is a considerably shorter route than using the freeway. The route offered by Hwy 37 and Hwy 7 is also quite scenic. (Photograph taken on July 10, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - The junction of Hwy 37 and Hwy 7 at Actinolite is unusual, because it is one of the only places in the southern portion of Ontario where two
King's Highways join together at a stop-controlled intersection. Apart from those found in Northern Ontario, most King's Highway junctions are now
controlled by traffic signals. Signals are not required at this intersection due to the prevailing south-to-east and east-to-south traffic movements here,
which are more or less uninterrupted. (Photograph taken on July 10, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing west along Hwy 7 towards Madoc from the Hwy 37 Junction in Actinolite. (Photograph taken on July 10, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Facing east along Hwy 7 at the Hwy 37 Junction in Actinolite. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 10, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east along Hwy 7 towards Kaladar from the Hwy 37 Junction in Actinolite. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 10, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Facing west along Hwy 7 at the Hwy 37 Junction in Actinolite. Motorists turning left here can follow Hwy 37 to Belleville, where the highway
links up with Hwy 401. It is interesting to note that the "control city" on this guide sign is actually Hwy 401, not Belleville. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 10, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Approaching the Hwy 37 Junction on Hwy 7 in Actinolite, facing west. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 10, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Green guide sign on Westbound Hwy 7 approaching the Hwy 37 Junction at Actinolite. (Photograph taken on July 10, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east along Hwy 7 towards Kaladar from Actinolite. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 10, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Roadside park beside the Skootamatta River on Hwy 7 at the Hwy 37 Junction in Actinolite. This is one of several roadside parks operated by
MTO along Hwy 7 between Peterborough and Ottawa. It is an extremely popular stopping point in the peak summer tourism months. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on July 10, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Former Hwy 7 alignment in Actinolite. This is the point where the former alignment of Hwy 7 passing through Actinolite joins the Actinolite Diversion (current Hwy 7). The Actinolite Diversion was completed in 1933, bypassing this former section of Hwy 7. For many years, this route acted as a short cut-off, carrying traffic from Hwy 37 to Hwy 7. However, the road was closed off at one end when the current junction of Hwy 7 & Hwy 37 was improved several decades ago. (Photograph taken on July 10, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Facing east along the former Hwy 7 alignment in Actinolite. (Photograph taken on July 10, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Former alignment of Hwy 7 in Actinolite, facing west towards the road's terminus. Originally, this road continued south towards Belleville as Hwy 37. The former highway alignment new serves as an access road to a cemetery. (Photograph taken on July 10, 2011 - © Cameron Bevers)
More King's Highway 37 Photographs Coming Soon!
|
|---|
Links to Adjacent King's Highway Photograph Pages:
Back to King's Highway 36 Photos /
King's Highway 37 History /
On to King's Highway 38 Photos
Ontario Highway History - Main Menu / Back to List of Highways Website contents, photos & text © 2002-2026, Cameron
Bevers (Webmaster) - All Rights Reserved / Contact Me
|
|---|
