Ontario Highway 403 Photographs - Page 3 - History of Ontario's Kings Highways

Left - Eastbound Hwy 403 Overpass (Site #10-174) over the Niagara-bound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way at the Freeman Interchange in Burlington. This interesting three-span concrete rigid frame structure was one of three bridges built under Contract #1956-222 for the new directional interchange between Hwy 403 and the Queen Elizabeth Way. All three bridges at the original Freeman Interchange were completed in 1957. They remained in service up until the 1990s, when the interchange was completely rebuilt. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on December 14, 1990.
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Right - Facing east towards Toronto along the eastbound lanes of Hwy 403 at the directional interchange with the Queen Elizabeth Way in Burlington in 1990. The overpass in the foreground (Site #10-174) crosses over the Niagara-bound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way, while the overpass in the background (Site #10-137) crosses over the Toronto-bound Queen Elizabeth Way exit ramp to westbound Hwy 403. Both structures were replaced when the Freeman Interchange was rebuilt in the 1990s. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on December 14, 1990.
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Left - Eastbound Hwy 403 ramp to the Toronto-bound Queen Elizabeth Way at the Freeman Interchange in Burlington in 1990, before the interchange's reconstruction. This ramp structure (Site #10-137) carries the eastbound lanes of Hwy 403 across the Toronto-bound Queen Elizabeth Way exit ramp to westbound Hwy 403. The red car traveling on the roadway at right is actually on the Toronto-bound lanes of Queen Elizabeth Way. When the old 1957 Freeman Interchange was replaced in the 1990s, both the Toronto-bound and Niagara-bound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way were substantially realigned through this area. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on December 14, 1990.
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Right - Northern side of the eastbound Hwy 403 Overpass (Site #10-174) over the Niagara-bound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way at the Freeman Interchange in Burlington. All of the structures built at the original 1957 Freeman Interchange had the concrete bar-and-post handrail design. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on December 14, 1990.
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Left - Facing west along the Queen Elizabeth Way from Brant Street towards the Freeman Interchange in Burlington in 1992. In the background, construction has begun on the new Freeman Interchange that will ultimately replace the original 1957 directional interchange. The new Freeman Interchange at the Queen Elizabeth Way and Hwy 403 was completed in stages between 1993 and 1995. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on June 10, 1992.
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Right - New Brant Street Interchange on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Burlington, facing west towards the Freeman Interchange. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on June 10, 1992.
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Left - Facing west along the Queen Elizabeth Way from Brant Street towards the Freeman Interchange in Burlington in 1994. Note that construction is already well underway on the new Freeman Interchange. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on October 26, 1994.
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Right - Approaching Brant Street on the realigned eastbound Hwy 403 ramp to the Toronto-bound Queen Elizabeth Way at the Freeman Interchange in Burlington. All west-oriented ramp connections between Hwy 403 and Brant Street were constructed under Contract #1993-89. Prior to the 1990s, there was no interchange at Brant Street. Traffic heading towards Toronto on Hwy 403 had no opportunity to exit the freeway between Waterdown Road and Guelph Line. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on October 27, 1994.
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Left - Eastbound Hwy 403 Overpass (Site #10-174) over the Niagara-bound Queen Elizabeth Way at the Freeman Interchange in Burlington, shortly before being demolished. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on October 27, 1994.
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Right - New eastbound Hwy 403 Flyover (Site #10-333) across the realigned Queen Elizabeth Way at the Freeman Interchange in Burlington in 1994. This high-level flyover structure was built under Contract #1993-89. It effectively replaced one of the old bridges at the 1957 Freeman Interchange (Site #10-137), which had to be removed in 1994 in order to make way for the new alignment of the Queen Elizabeth Way through the interchange. Note that only the ramp to westbound Hwy 403 and the Toronto-bound lanes of the highway are open to traffic in the foreground. Niagara-bound traffic is still using the original highway alignment through the Freeman Interchange. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on October 27, 1994.
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Left - Construction of the new eastbound Hwy 403 Overpass (Site #10-332) over the Niagara-bound Queen Elizabeth Way at the Freeman Interchange in Burlington in 1994, under Contract #1993-89. After Niagara-bound traffic was redirected onto the new Queen Elizabeth Way alignment through the Freeman Interchange in 1995, the ramp passing underneath Hwy 403 temporarily fell into disuse. The ramp was reopened to traffic in 2001, when Hwy 407 ETR was connected to the Queen Elizabeth Way. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on October 27, 1994.
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Right - Replacement of the old 1957 Freeman Interchange in Burlington in 1994, under Contract #1993-89. This old ramp structure (Site #10-136) carried traffic from the Toronto-bound Queen Elizabeth Way to westbound Hwy 403 over the Niagara-bound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way. Under Contract #1991-22, a pair of new high-level flyover bridges were built to carry the Toronto-bound Queen Elizabeth Way to the westbound Hwy 403 ramp. This new ramp was opened to traffic in 1993, and is visible in the distant background. The old ramp seen here was left in place disused for about a year, before the ramp and structure were demolished. Also note the construction of the new flyover ramp connections to the future Hwy 407 ETR at left. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo taken on October 27, 1994.
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Left - Approaching the Freeman Interchange on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Burlington, facing west from Brant Street (August 13, 1996)
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Right - Facing west along the Toronto-bound lanes of the Queen Elizabeth Way towards the Freeman Interchange (August 13, 1996)
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