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arranged in approximate chronological order, while present day photographs (Year 2000 to date)
are arranged by location from west to east. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image!
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Page 4: Present Day Highway 403 Photographs (Woodstock to Hamilton)
 Left - Aerial view of Hwy 401 in Woodstock, facing east towards the Hwy 59 Interchange. The Hwy 403 Interchange can also be seen in the upper left corner of this photo, marking the western terminus of Hwy 403. See an Enlarged Photo here. (Photograph taken on April 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Aerial view of the Hwy 401 and Hwy 403 Interchange in Woodstock, facing east. From this point, eastbound traffic heading towards Toronto can either use Hwy 401 via Kitchener-Waterloo or Hwy 403 via Hamilton. The two freeways join together again in Mississauga, immediately west of Toronto's Pearson Airport. The route offered by Hwy 401 is a slightly shorter distance than the route offered by Hwy 403. See an Enlarged Photo here. (Photograph taken on April 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Aerial view of the Hwy 401 and Hwy 403 Interchange in Woodstock, facing south. (Photograph taken on April 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Aerial view of the Hwy 401 and Hwy 403 Interchange in Woodstock, facing west. At this interchange, access is only provided from Westbound Hwy 403 to Westbound 401 and from Eastbound Hwy 401 to Eastbound Hwy 403. Motorists who wish to proceed in the opposing directions can utilize the adjacent Hwy 59 Interchange to turn around. See an Enlarged Photo here. (Photograph taken on April 28, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)  Above - Older green guide sign on Hwy 2 indicating the upcoming Brantford Bypass (Hwy 403) Interchange. (Photograph taken in February, 2003 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Older green guide sign on Hwy 2 near Brantford directing through traffic to use Hwy 403 to Hamilton. (Photograph taken on August 13, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Former alignment of Hwy 403 east of Brantford. This undivided four-lane highway used to be a portion of Hwy 403 until 1997, when the final stage of Hwy 403 between Ancaster and Brantford was opened to traffic. Old Hwy 403 was later turned over to the City of Brantford. It is now known as Garden Avenue. (Photograph taken on August 13, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing north across the Fiddlers Green Road Overpass on Hwy 403 in Ancaster. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south across the Fiddlers Green Road Overpass on Hwy 403 in Ancaster. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Western side of the Fiddlers Green Road Overpass on Hwy 403 in Ancaster. Structure completed in 1967. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Structure identification number and date stamp (1967) on the Fiddlers Green Road Overpass on Hwy 403. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Older green guide sign for Hwy 403 Hamilton in Ancaster. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Older green guide sign for Hwy 403 Hamilton in Ancaster. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing east along Hwy 403 from the Fiddlers Green Road Overpass in Ancaster. Note the wide gravel area along the right side of the highway, which used to be a lane taper for the on-ramp from Fiddlers Green Road. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Site of the former on-ramp from Fiddlers Green Road. During the 1990s, the on-ramp was realigned so that it merged with the freeway before the overpass. This was done to allow construction to proceed on the adjacent Hwy 6 South Interchange, which can be seen in the distance. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Close-up of the abandoned on-ramp from Fiddlers Green Road. The relocation of this ramp was required to allow adequate merging space between the Fiddlers Green Road and Hwy 6 South Interchanges. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing west along Hwy 403 towards Brantford from the Fiddlers Green Road Overpass. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing east along Hwy 403 from the Hwy 6 South Interchange in Ancaster. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south across the Southcote Road Overpass on Hwy 403 in Ancaster. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing east along Hwy 403 from the Southcote Road Overpass in Ancaster. Since this photo was taken, a continuous high-mast lighting system was installed along this section of Hwy 403. This once-rural freeway has suddenly become very urbanized, due to the rapid growth of Ancaster since the 1990s. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing west along Hwy 403 towards Brantford from the Southcote Road Overpass in Ancaster. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing north across the Southcote Road Overpass on Hwy 403 in Ancaster. Structure completed in 1967. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Close-up of the parapet design of the Southcote Road Overpass. This simplified steel handrail design was used on many Ontario bridges built in the late 1960s. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Golf Links Road Overpass on Hwy 403 in Ancaster. Structure completed in 1967. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east along Hwy 403 towards the Lincoln Alexander Parkway Interchange from the Golf Links Road Overpass. The existing high-mast lighting system in place at the Hwy 403 and Lincoln Alexander Parkway Interchange was recently extended westerly to the Hwy 6 South Interchange. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing west along Hwy 403 towards Brantford from the Golf Links Road Overpass, prior to the installation of the high-mast lighting system. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east across the Golf Links Road Overpass. This structure is slightly curved to minimize the length of the skewed crossing over Hwy 403. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing west across the Golf Links Road Overpass in Ancaster. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Structure identification number and date stamp (1967) on the Golf Links Road Overpass. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Aerial view of the Hwy 403 and Lincoln Alexander Parkway interchange in Hamilton, facing north. (Photograph taken on November 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Aerial view of the Hwy 403 and Lincoln Alexander Parkway interchange in Hamilton, facing east. (Photograph taken on November 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Mohawk Road Overpass on Hwy 403 in Hamilton. Mohawk Road used to be the main east-west arterial road across Hamilton Mountain. However, the construction of the Lincoln Alexander Parkway in the 1990s severed Mohawk Road, leaving a short section of Mohawk Road in Ancaster disconnected from the rest of the road. Today, the Mohawk Road Overpass essentially serves as a ramp to the Lincoln Alexander Parkway from the discontinuous section of Mohawk Road and adjacent Rousseaux Street in Ancaster. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east across the Mohawk Road Overpass towards the beginning of the Lincoln Alexander Parkway in Hamilton. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Western side of the Mohawk Road Overpass in Hamilton. Structure completed in 1968. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Close-up of the handrail and parapet design of the Mohawk Road Overpass on Hwy 403. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing west across the Mohawk Road Overpass towards Ancaster. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Date stamp (1968) and structure identification number on the Mohawk Road Overpass. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing west along Hwy 403 from the Mohawk Road Overpass. The freeway-to-freeway ramp from Westbound Hwy 403 to the Lincoln Alexander Parkway can be seen in the background. The ramp from Westbound Hwy 403 merges with the Lincoln Alexander Parkway just before the Golf Links Road Interchange. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east along Hwy 403 from the Mohawk Road Overpass. The overpass in the foreground is the ramp from the Lincoln Alexander Parkway to Westbound Hwy 403. Until recently, the ramp to Westbound Hwy 403 was not a freeway-to-freeway ramp connection. All traffic heading to Westbound Hwy 403 had to turn left onto the Hwy 403 ramp at a signalized at-grade intersection. This resulted in long delays for traffic on the Lincoln Alexander Parkway. The new ramp shown in the photo offers a free-flow connection between the two freeways. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Hwy 403 and Lincoln Alexander Parkway Interchange in Ancaster, facing west. Often abbreviated as "The Linc", the Lincoln Alexander Parkway is a municipal freeway owned by the City of Hamilton. It is not a provincial highway, although a short section of the freeway between Hwy 403 and Upper James Street was temporarily signed as Hwy 6 after the old route of Hwy 6 through Downtown Hamilton was decommissioned, but before the new route of Hwy 6 South was completed. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Ramp leading from Westbound Hwy 403 to the Lincoln Alexander Parkway in Ancaster. This ramp also serves Rousseaux Street (Old Mohawk Road). (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing east along Hwy 403 towards Hamilton from the top of Ancaster Hill. The entrance ramp from the Lincoln Alexander Parkway was recently extended to allow high-speed traffic to enter Eastbound Hwy 403 more easily. Note the lighter pavement colour on the outermost freeway lane where the highway goes around the bend in the background. Despite the extension of this lane, morning rush hour traffic congestion is a recurring problem on Eastbound Hwy 403 in this area. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east along Hwy 403 towards Hamilton from the pedestrian overpass at the top of Ancaster Hill. (Photograph taken on June 24, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers)  Above - Aerial view of Hwy 403 at the Ancaster Hill in Hamilton, facing east. (Photograph taken on November 3, 2006 - © Cameron Bevers) |
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