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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!
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Historical King's Highway 55 (#2) Photographs
 Above - Approaching the Glendale Avenue Interchange on the Queen Elizabeth Way near Niagara Falls in 1977. Note the fluorescent tube highway luminaires that were installed on this section of the QEW when it was rebuilt in the early 1960s, in conjunction with the Garden City Skyway and Hwy 405 construction. The original fluorescent tube lighting system was replaced with high-pressure sodium (HPS) lenses in the mid-1980s. Photo taken on April 28, 1977. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Close-up view of the bridge-mounted guide signs on the Glendale Avenue Overpass on the Queen Elizabeth Way. This interchange provided access between the QEW and Hwy 55, a route leading to nearby Niagara-on-the-Lake. The Glendale Avenue Interchange was signed as Hwy 55 until 1997, when the highway was downloaded. However, the provincially-owned section of Hwy 55 actually began 2 km away in Homer, below the Garden City Skyway. Photo taken on April 28, 1977. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Facing north across the Glendale Avenue Overpass on the Queen Elizabeth Way near Niagara Falls (April 28, 1977) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Glendale Avenue Interchange on Old Hwy 8 (Niagara Road 81) and the Queen Elizabeth Way, facing west towards St. Catharines in 1990. Traffic bound for Niagara-on-the-Lake via Hwy 55 had to utilize this interchange from the adjacent Queen Elizabeth Way. Although Niagara Road 81 was never officially part of Hwy 55, there is an overhead pull-through sign for Hwy 55 on the opposite side of the bridge. See an Enlarged Photo here. Photo taken on August 14, 1990. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Facing south along Glendale Avenue from the Old Hwy 8 (Niagara Road 81) Interchange near St. Catharines in 1990. This strange interchange was built in 1962 to provide a connection between Glendale Avenue, Hwy 8 and the Queen Elizabeth Way. While the interchange with the Queen Elizabeth Way still exists, the interchange ramps connecting Glendale Avenue to Old Hwy 8 were closed off several years ago after Glendale Avenue was extended north. Photo taken on August 14, 1990. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Facing north across the Glendale Avenue Overpass on the Queen Elizabeth Way (June 20, 1991) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Glendale Avenue Interchange at the Queen Elizabeth Way and Old Hwy 8 (Niagara Road 81) near St. Catharines, facing north (June 20, 1991) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Glendale Avenue Interchange on the Queen Elizabeth Way near St. Catharines (June 20, 1991) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Bridge-mounted overhead guide signs for Hwy 405 and Hwy 55 on the Queen Elizabeth Way at the Glendale Avenue Interchange near St. Catharines on October 18, 1991. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Facing south along Glendale Avenue from the Queen Elizabeth Way Interchange near St. Catharines on October 18, 1991. See an Enlarged Photo Here. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Glendale Avenue Overpass on the Queen Elizabeth Way, facing north towards Niagara-on-the-Lake (October 18, 1991) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Facing north along Glendale Avenue from the Queen Elizabeth Way towards the Old Hwy 8 (Niagara Road 81) Interchange near St. Catharines in 1994. Traffic wishing to access Hwy 55 had to loop around to access Old Hwy 8 below this structure and then double-back towards Homer to continue north on Hwy 55 towards Niagara-on-the-Lake. In the late 1990s, the interchange seen here was closed off. Glendale Avenue was extended northwards towards the woodlot seen in the background of this photo, where it met a relocated Niagara Road 81. Although it was no longer in use, the closed interchange at Old Hwy 8 was left in place until 2006-2007, when it was finally removed altogether. Photo taken on June 15, 1994. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Facing south along Glendale Avenue towards the Queen Elizabeth Way from the Old Hwy 8 (Niagara Road 81) Overpass near St. Catharines in 1994. The Old Hwy 8 and Queen Elizabeth Way Interchanges on Glendale Avenue were immediately adjacent to each other. Photo taken on June 15, 1994. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Facing south across the Glendale Avenue Overpass on the Queen Elizabeth Way Interchange near St. Catharines (May 18, 1995) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - An early changeable message sign on the Queen Elizabeth Way at the Glendale Avenue Interchange near St. Catharines (May 21, 1997) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation  Above - Facing south along Glendale Avenue at the Queen Elizabeth Way Interchange near St. Catharines in 1999. Compare this photo to the 1991 photo above, which illustrates the rather dramatic development that has taken place south of the interchange during the 1990s. Photo taken on July 12, 1999. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation |
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