Ontario Highway 401 Photographs - Page 33 - History of Ontario's Kings Highways

Left - An older "angled" exit sign for Hwy 49 on eastbound Hwy 401. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on August 11, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Western side of the Hwy 49 Overpass on Hwy 401 near Deseronto. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on August 11, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - A late summer sunset over Hwy 401 in Napanee. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 13, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Napanee Canadian National (CN) Railway Subway on Hwy 401, east of the Hwy 41 Interchange. Structure completed in 1960. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 13, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Eastern side of the Napanee CN Railway Subway on Hwy 401. The section of Hwy 401 approaching the Napanee CN Railway Subway was constructed below-grade, within a large limestone rock cut. As a result, the railway line crosses over Hwy 401 more or less at the original ground line. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 13, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Date stamp (1960) on the Napanee CN Railway Subway, east of the Hwy 41 Interchange. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 13, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east along Hwy 401 towards Kingston from the Napanee CN Railway Subway. The adjacent structure carries Newburgh Road across Hwy 401. The section of Hwy 401 through Napanee is the most interesting section of the freeway between Belleville and Kingston, as the freeway meanders through Napanee's limestone hills. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 13, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Hwy 401 facing west from the Newburgh Road Overpass in Napanee. Note the long rock cut approaching the Napanee CN Railway Subway. The Hwy 41 Interchange lies approximately 2 km to the west. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 13, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Eastern side of the Newburgh Road Overpass on Hwy 401 in Napanee. Structure completed in 1960. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 13, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing south across the Newburgh Road Overpass on Hwy 401 in Napanee. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 13, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east along Hwy 401 towards Kingston from the Newburgh Road Overpass in Napanee. The advance guide sign for the Palace Road Interchange (Exit #582) can be seen in the distance. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 13, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Newburgh Road Overpass on Hwy 401 in Napanee, facing north. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 13, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Western side of the Newburgh Road Overpass on Hwy 401 in Napanee. This was the last single span concrete rigid frame girder structure built along Hwy 401 in Eastern Ontario. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on September 13, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Palace Road Underpass on Hwy 401 east of Napanee. This single span steel girder structure was completed in 1962. When the Palace Road Interchange was constructed at Hwy 401, Palace Road was diverted onto a new alignment through a rock cut. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Northern side of the Palace Road Underpass on Hwy 401 east of Napanee. Separate structures carry the eastbound and westbound lanes of Hwy 401. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Switzerville Road Overpass on Hwy 401 east of Napanee, facing south. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Eastern side of the Switzerville Road Overpass on Hwy 401 east of Napanee. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing east along Hwy 401 towards Kingston from the Switzerville Road Overpass near Napanee. The section of Hwy 401 between Napanee and Odessa was first opened to traffic on November 29, 1962. It is interesting to note that this section of Hwy 401 was initially opened as an undivided highway, with only two traffic lanes available for use (one lane per direction). Due to other more urgent construction priorities, the westbound lanes of the highway remained incomplete, and were not opened to traffic for another two years. The completed four lane divided highway was officially opened to traffic on November 12, 1964. At that time, the existing two lane highway was repainted to permit eastbound traffic only, while all westbound traffic was shifted onto the newly-completed carriageway. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Hwy 401 at Switzerville Road near Napanee, facing west towards Belleville. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Switzerville Road Overpass on Hwy 401 east of Napanee. Structure completed in 1962. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing north across the Switzerville Road Overpass on Hwy 401. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Close-up view of the concrete and steel handrail design on the Switzerville Road Overpass on Hwy 401 east of Napanee. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Wilton Creek Bridge on Hwy 401 west of Odessa. Structure completed in 1961. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Lennox & Addington Road 4 (Former Hwy 133) Overpass on Hwy 401 west of Odessa. Structure completed in 1961. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Eastern side of the Lennox & Addington Road 4 (Former Hwy 133) Overpass on Hwy 401 west of Odessa. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing south along Former Hwy 133 (now Lennox & Addington Road 4) from the Hwy 401 Interchange. Up until 1997, this short provincial highway connected Hwy 401 to Hwy 2 and Hwy 33 west of Odessa. As part of the general review of provincial services during the 1990s, it was determined that Hwy 133 served mostly a local purpose, and no longer carried out a provincial function. As a result, Hwy 133 was downloaded to the County of Lennox & Addington in 1997. The former highway is now known as Lennox & Addington Road 4. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Old northern terminus of Hwy 133 at the Hwy 401 Interchange. Up until 1997, this short provincial highway ended here. The entire route of Hwy 133 was downloaded to Lennox & Addington County in 1997. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Lennox & Addington Road 4 Overpass (Former Hwy 133), facing north. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing south across the Lennox & Addington Road 4 Overpass (Former Hwy 133) west of Odessa. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 401 towards Belleville from the Lennox & Addington Road 4 Overpass (Former Hwy 133) west of Odessa. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east along Hwy 401 towards Kingston from the Lennox & Addington Road 4 Overpass (Former Hwy 133) west of Odessa. Compare this photo which I took in 2012 to the 2004 photo at right, showing severe traffic congestion resulting from a nearby collision. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on July 2, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - A serious motor vehicle collision on Hwy 401 near the Former Hwy 133 (now Lennox & Addington Road 4) Interchange west of Odessa triggered this massive six-kilometre traffic jam. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on April 9, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - On and on it goes. Fortunately, rural traffic jams such as this are fairly uncommon on Hwy 401. This photo shows Hwy 401 from the Former Hwy 133 (now Lennox & Addington Road 4) Overpass, facing west towards Belleville. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on April 9, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 401 towards Belleville from the Hwy 38 Overpass near Kingston. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on April 9, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Above - Facing east along Hwy 401 towards Kingston from the Hwy 38 Overpass. This section of Hwy 401 was widened to six lanes in 2005 and 2006. The project included the removal of an old railway overhead, located at the crest of the hill just east of Hwy 38. The decommissioned railway overhead spanned the former K & P (Kingston and Pembroke) Railway right-of-way. See an Enlarged Photo here.
(Photograph taken on April 9, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)