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All photographs displayed on this page were taken by the
Webmaster (Cameron Bevers), unless specifically noted otherwise. Present day photographs
(Year 2000 to date) are arranged by location from south to north. Click on any thumbnail to see
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Page 8: Present Day Highway 400 Photographs (Port Severn to MacTier)
 Left - Facing south along Hwy 400 at Six Mile Lake north of Port Severn (Photograph taken on June 10, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along Hwy 400 at Six Mile Lake. The rocky terrain in this area makes this one of the most interesting portions of Hwy 400. (Photograph taken on June 10, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing north along Hwy 400 towards MacTier at Little Go Home River Bridge (Photograph taken on June 10, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - North span of the Little Go Home River Bridge. Newer structures along Hwy 400 are designed to span not only the watercourse but the banks of the watercourse as well. The intention of these enlarged structures is to encourage wildlife to pass beneath the highway rather than cross over it. The risk of vehicular collisions with moose and other large wild animals is a big concern on highways in the northern parts of Ontario. (Photograph taken on June 10, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing south along Hwy 400 towards Port Severn at Little Go Home River Bridge (Photograph taken on June 10, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - A former section of Hwy 69 emerges beside Hwy 400 near Six Mile Lake. Most sections of Hwy 69 south of MacTier were simply twinned in the 1990s to create the new Hwy 400, but some parts of the old highway were bypassed altogether and now serve as access roads. (Photograph taken on June 10, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - South span of the Little Go Home River Bridge on Hwy 400. Structure completed in 1994. (Photograph taken on June 10, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south along Hwy 400 at MacDonald River. The original Hwy 69 roadway now serves as the northbound Hwy 400 lanes (left), while a new roadway was constructed to serve as the southbound lanes (right). The northbound lanes cross over the MacDonald River via a small concrete box culvert built in the 1950s, which severly restricts the watercourse and does not allow wildlife to cross the highway safely. The new southbound lanes span over the MacDonald River across a steel girder structure, which was completed in 1996. The enlarged southbound structure has no footprint in the riverbed, thereby minimizing the disruption to the watercourse. Environmental considerations such as this are an integral part of all modern highway design in Ontario. (Photograph taken on June 10, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing south along the southbound lanes of Hwy 400 at Crooked Lake Road, south of MacTier (Photograph taken on June 10, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south along the northbound lanes of Hwy 400 at Crooked Lake Road, south of MacTier (Photograph taken on June 10, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing south along the southbound lanes of Hwy 400 at Go Home Lake Road (Muskoka Road 32 & 38). This new interchange replaced an at-grade intersection in 2005. Traces of the former left-turn lane can be seen in this photo, where the left-hand shoulder widens part-way up the hill. The former at-grade intersection was at the crest of the hill. (Photograph taken on June 10, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along the southbound lanes of Hwy 400 at Go Home Lake Road (Muskoka Road 32 & 38) (Photograph taken on June 10, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing north along the northbound lanes of Hwy 400 at Go Home Lake Road (Muskoka Road 32 & 38) (Photograph taken on June 10, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Good use was made of the rocky terrain surrounding the new Go Home Lake Road structure. The exposed bedrock allowed the construction of a much shallower bridge abutment at this location. (Photograph taken on June 10, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - End of Hwy 69 near Musquash River in June 2004, facing north towards MacTier. Hwy 400 & Hwy 69 continue northerly towards Parry Sound from this point as a two-lane highway. The two-lane portion of Hwy 69 from the Musquash River to the Moon River will be widened to four lanes by 2008. (Photograph taken on June 5, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Same view in June 2007, showing conversion of Hwy 400 & Hwy 69 to a four-lane highway. Note the completed Musquash River Bridge at left, which will eventually carry southbound traffic only. A new bridge is now under construction for the northbound lanes. (Photograph taken on June 10, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)  Above - Hwy 400 & Hwy 69 sign just south of the Moon River Bridge (Photograph taken on June 5, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing south along Hwy 400 & Hwy 69 towards Port Severn from Twelve Mile Bay Road. Note the advance tree and shrub clearing for the future four-lane highway taking place at right. (Photograph taken on June 5, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along Hwy 400 & Hwy 69 towards Moon River Bridge from Twelve Mile Bay Road (Photograph taken on June 5, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing north along Hwy 400 & Hwy 69 at Moon River Bridge south of MacTier (Photograph taken on June 5, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south along Hwy 400 & Hwy 69 across Moon River Bridge. Structure completed in 1959. (Photograph taken on June 5, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing south towards Moon River Bridge along Hwy 400 & Hwy 69. When Hwy 69 was twinned in 2006-2007, the steel truss bridge across the Moon River was replaced with two new structures. (Photograph taken on June 5, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south along Hwy 400 & Hwy 69 towards Port Severn north of the Moon River Bridge (Photograph taken on June 5, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)  Above - Facing north along Hwy 400 & Hwy 69 towards MacTier north of the Moon River Bridge (Photograph taken on June 5, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers) |
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