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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, while present day photographs (Year 2000 to date)
are arranged by location from south to north. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image!
Please note that all photographs displayed on this
website are protected by copyright. These photographs must not be reproduced, published,
electronically stored or copied, distributed, or posted onto other websites without
my written permission. If you want to use photos from this website, please
email me first for permission. Thank-you!
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Present Day Highway 52 Photographs
 Left - Former Hwy 52 alignment south of Copetown, facing north (Photograph taken on September 15, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - A portion of the former Hwy 52 alignment has been closed to traffic (Photograph taken on September 15, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Another former Hwy 52 alignment south of Copetown (Photograph taken on September 15, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - This long-abandoned Hwy 52 alignment near Copetown now serves as a private driveway. Note the old curved pavement which leads into the grass. This portion of Hwy 52 was bypassed because of a dangerous level rail crossing nearby which had poor visibility. (Photograph taken on September 15, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - The old northern terminus of Hwy 52 was at the Wentworth-Wellington County Boundary. From 1938 until 1986, this quiet rural intersection marked the end of Hwy 52. It is unclear why the Department of Highways chose this strange location to end the highway, considering that Hwy 97 (an important east-west route prior to Hwy 401's completion in the 1960s) lies only 2 km to the south. (Photograph taken on September 15, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing east towards Old Hwy 52 and Wellington Road 35 Junction (Photograph taken on September 15, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers)  Above - Facing north towards Guelph along Wellington Road 35 from the Old Hwy 52 Junction. It is unclear why the Department of Highways did not utilize this road to extend the route of Hwy 52 into Guelph back in the 1930s. (Photograph taken on September 15, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers)  Above - Old Hamilton-Wentworth Road 52 sign. These blue municipal signs replaced the King's Highway 52 signs after the province decommissioned this northern portion of Hwy 52. Coincidentally, these replacement signs are now obsolete as well, as the Region of Hamilton-Wentworth was amalgamated with the City of Hamilton in 2001. The new City of Hamilton is in the process of replacing all of the old Regional Road signs with new road signs bearing the City's new logo. (Photograph taken on September 15, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) |
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