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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. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image!
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Page 1: Historical Highway 427 Photographs (1940-1959)
 Above - Cloverleaf interchange construction at QEW & Hwy 27, facing east towards Toronto (1940) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-162-3 Photo #3262S) This photograph shows the area around the Hwy 27 (now Hwy 427) and QEW interchange in 1940. The fields in the lower left corner are now the site of the Sherway Gardens Shopping Centre. Evans Avenue can be seen to the right of the QEW, while Queen Street (Queensway) can be seen to the left of the QEW. Also, note the construction crew at centre left and upper left removing the old curved pavement of the former Queen Street-to-Middle Road transfer. See an Enlarged Photo here.  Above - Facing west along the Queen Elizabeth Way towards Hamilton from the Hwy 27 Cloverleaf in Toronto (1950). See an Enlarged Photo here. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation  Above - Aerial view of QEW & Hwy 27 Cloverleaf in Toronto in 1954. Note the reconstruction along Hwy 27 North, which eventually converted the two-lane highway into a freeway. This freeway was redesignated as Hwy 427 in 1972. Photo Courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
Above - Overpass construction at Burnhamthorpe Road and Hwy 27 in Toronto (1953) Photo Courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
Above - Aerial view of Hwy 27 facing south from Hwy 401 interchange (July 9, 1954) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-162-2, Photo #550) This great photograph shows the reconstruction of Hwy 27 as a freeway (today's Hwy 427) as it passes through a rural section of Etobicoke before urban sprawl completely devoured the area. The overpasses over Hwy 27 (from foreground to background) are the Toronto Bypass (Hwy 401, still under construction), Richview Sideroad (today's Eglinton Avenue), Rathburn Road, Burnhamthorpe Road, and Bloor Street. Today's Pearson Airport is located just off the photo to the right, and the massive Hwy 401 & Hwy 427 interchange is now located just to the right of the centre of this photo.  Above - Queen Elizabeth Way at Hwy 27 Cloverleaf, facing east towards Toronto (1958) Photo Courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Aerial view of traffic jam on Hwy 401, facing west towards Hwy 27 (June 17, 1959) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-151-5-26, Box B1106, Photo #ES12-712) Right - Aerial view of traffic jam on Hwy 401, facing northeast from Hwy 27 (June 17, 1959) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-151-5-26, Box B1106, Photo #ES12-711)  Above - Hwy 401 and Hwy 27 Interchange, looking north along Hwy 27 (November 12, 1959) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-162-2-27, Box B983, Photo #1169C) |
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