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Please note that Hwy 420 was once part of the Queen Elizabeth Way. Please check the QEW Photo Page 2 and Photo Page 3 if you are looking for older Hwy 420 photos.

All photographs displayed on this page were taken by the Webmaster (Cameron Bevers), unless specifically noted otherwise. Historical photographs are 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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Historical Highway 420 Photographs


HWY 420 #13

NEW Above - Overhead guide sign for the Hwy 420 and Hwy 20 Interchange on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Niagara Falls (September 16, 1981)
Photograph courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation


Present Day Highway 420 Photographs


HWY 420 #1 - © Cameron Bevers             HWY 420 #2 - © Cameron Bevers

Left - Facing west along Hwy 420 from the Portage Road Overpass in Niagara Falls during reconstruction in 2003.
(Photograph taken on September 27, 2003  -  © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing east along Hwy 420 towards Stanley Avenue from the Portage Road Overpass.
(Photograph taken on September 27, 2003  -  © Cameron Bevers)





HWY 420 #3 - © Cameron Bevers             HWY 420 #4 - © Cameron Bevers

Left - Portage Road Overpass on Hwy 420. Structure completed in 1941. The bridge was demolished during the reconstruction of Hwy 420 in 2004.
(Photograph taken on September 27, 2003  -  © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 420 towards the Portage Road Overpass from Stanley Avenue during reconstruction in 2003.
(Photograph taken on September 27, 2003  -  © Cameron Bevers)





HWY 420 #6 - © Cameron Bevers             HWY 420 #5 - © Cameron Bevers

Left - Facing east along Hwy 420 towards the Rainbow Bridge from Stanley Avenue during reconstruction.
(Photograph taken on September 27, 2003  -  © Cameron Bevers)

Right - View of the Hwy 420 reconstruction facing west from the Victoria Avenue Overpass.
(Photograph taken on September 27, 2003  -  © Cameron Bevers)





HWY 420 #10 - © Cameron Bevers             HWY 420 #9 - © Cameron Bevers

Left - Facing east along Hwy 420 from the Victoria Avenue Interchange in Niagara Falls during reconstruction in 2003.
(Photograph taken on September 27, 2003  -  © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Victoria Avenue Overpass on Hwy 420. This beautiful stone-faced concrete rigid frame bridge was completed in 1941. It is the only one of its kind in the Province of Ontario.
(Photograph taken on September 27, 2003  -  © Cameron Bevers)





HWY 420 #8 - © Cameron Bevers             HWY 420 #7 - © Cameron Bevers

Left - The "keystone" at the top of the stone arch bridge at Victoria Avenue is a sculptured concrete block, featuring a majestic crown marking the Niagara entrance to the Queen Elizabeth Way.
(Photograph taken on September 27, 2003  -  © Cameron Bevers)

Right - The original 1940s concrete pavement on Hwy 420 was uncovered during the reconstruction project in 2003.
(Photograph taken on September 27, 2003  -  © Cameron Bevers)





HWY 420 #12 - © Cameron Bevers             HWY 420 #11 - © Cameron Bevers

Left - Victoria Avenue Interchange on Hwy 420, as seen from the Palmer Avenue Overpass in Niagara Falls.
(Photograph taken on September 27, 2003  -  © Cameron Bevers)

Right - View of Hwy 420 from the Palmer Avenue Overpass in Niagara Falls, facing east towards the Rainbow Bridge.
(Photograph taken on September 27, 2003  -  © Cameron Bevers)




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