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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 east to west. Click on any thumbnail to see
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Page 2: Present Day Highway 417 Photographs (Quebec Boundary to Ottawa)
 Left - Facing east along Hwy 417 from Hwy 17 Overpass east of Hawkesbury. The highway was under construction at the time this photo was taken, with only one roadway open for two-way traffic. Many sections of Hwy 417 have been reconstructed with concrete surfaces over the past few years. (Photograph taken on July 30, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing west along Hwy 417 from Concession 2 Overpass east of Hawkesbury (Photograph taken on July 30, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing west towards Hawkesbury along Hwy 17 from the Hwy 417 Overpass. Traffic coming east from Hawkesbury cannot access Westbound Hwy 417 at this interchange. All traffic must head east towards Montreal. (Photograph taken on July 30, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east at the Hwy 17 Overpass across Hwy 417 near Hawkesbury. (Photograph taken on July 30, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Hwy 17 Overpass at Hwy 417 east of Hawkesbury. Structure completed in 1971. (Photograph taken on July 30, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Concession 2 Overpass near Hawkesbury, facing east. Structure completed in 1971. (Photograph taken on July 30, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Approaching the partial two-ramp interchange at Hwy 17 & Hwy 417 east of Hawkesbury. At this interchange, eastbound Hwy 17 traffic can only continue eastbound on Hwy 417. There are no ramps from eastbound Hwy 17 to westbound Hwy 417 or from eastbound Hwy 417 to westbound Hwy 17. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south across the Hwy 34 Overpass at Hwy 417 near Vankleek Hill. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Structure identification number and date stamp (1972) on the Hwy 34 Overpass on Hwy 417. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Western side of the Hwy 34 Overpass on Hwy 417 south of Vankleek Hill. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing west along Hwy 417 towards Ottawa from the Hwy 34 Overpass. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east along Hwy 417 towards Montreal from the Hwy 34 Overpass. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing north across the Hwy 34 Overpass at Hwy 417. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Close-up of the new concrete pavement on Hwy 417 at the Hwy 34 Interchange. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - The ramp from Southbound Hwy 34 to Westbound Hwy 417 exhibits a rather unusual sign treatment. This ramp is marked with a green "Exit/Sortie" sign, which is very uncommon on a ramp which departs from an arterial highway. This type of sign treatment is generally applied on ramps exiting from freeways, and is not normally used on ramps departing from a surface arterial street or highway onto a freeway. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Close-up of the "Exit/Sortie" sign and plastic crash attenuation barrels placed at the ramp gore. These yellow crash attenuation barrels used to be a rather ubiquitous protective treatment for the ends of guide rails, medians, bridge piers and ramp channels throughout Ontario. However, with modern advancements in crash protection and attenuation devices, the yellow crash attenuation barrels are quickly becoming obsolete. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Hwy 138 Overpass on Hwy 417 between Casselman and the Ontario-Quebec Boudary. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing south along Hwy 138 across the overpass at Hwy 417. Structure completed in 1972. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - The entrance ramp from Northbound Hwy 138 to Westbound Hwy 417 actually begins on the structure itself. The ramp starts to deflect away from Hwy 138 even before it reaches the end of the structure. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along Hwy 138 at the north end of the overpass at Hwy 417. The loop ramp to Westbound Hwy 417 can be seen at right. Hwy 138 ends only a few metres north of the Hwy 417 Interchange, where the vehicle is parked on the shoulder in the background. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Bilingual guide sign marking the entrance to Hwy 417 East at the Hwy 138 Interchange. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along Hwy 138 across the overpass at Hwy 417. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing east along Hwy 417 from the Hwy 138 Overpass. The median on Hwy 417 east of Ottawa is one of the widest freeway medians ever built on a Province of Ontario freeway. On some sections of Hwy 417, the median is wide enough for small woodlots to exist between the two carriageways. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing north along Hwy 138 towards the Hwy 417 Interchange near Casselman. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing south from Hwy 417 along Hwy 138. Apparently, the highway's designer did not have aesthetics in mind when they planned this interchange. The pair of vertical curves employed at the south end of the Hwy 138 structure are far too short, which causes the roadway to suddenly disappear from view beyond the first crest. The poor vertical geometry also affects the appearance of the highway's shoulders, which seem to have a giant notch missing from them near the freeway sign. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - While the aesthetics of the roadway are unfortunate, the short vertical curves on Hwy 138 also partially hide the south Hwy 417 ramp terminals from a driver's view. Fortunately, this is a relatively low-volume interchange, but drivers exiting Eastbound Hwy 417 to turn north on Hwy 138 should be cautious at the intersection. (Photograph taken on August 3, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing south on Nicholas Street approaching the Hwy 417 Interchange. (Photograph taken on August 1, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Close-up view of the Hwy 417 Queensway directional sign. (Photograph taken on August 1, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) |
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