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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 west to east. Click on any thumbnail to see a larger image!
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Page 5: Present Day Highway 8 Photographs (Cambridge to Hamilton)
 Above - Hwy 8 underpass at Hwy 401, facing north. Structure completed in 1960. (Photograph taken on September 2, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing south along Hwy 8 towards Preston from Hwy 401 interchange (Photograph taken on September 2, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Northern side of Hwy 8 underpass at Hwy 401 in Cambridge (Photograph taken on September 2, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing north along Hwy 8 towards Kitchener from Hwy 401 interchange (Photograph taken on September 2, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - The majority of Hwy 8 between Galt and Freeport was reconstructed as a divided highway in the 1930s. The dual roadways were separated by a narrow grass median. As the Hwy 8 corridor was developed into a commercial area in the 1960s and 1970s, the grass median was paved over with a continuous left-turn lane. Only short sections of the original grass median survive today. A portion of the original grass median lies within the interchange with Hwy 401, as seen here. (Photograph taken on September 2, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing west along Hwy 401 towards Hwy 8 flyover and interchange (Photograph taken on September 2, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Aerial view of the Old Hwy 8 cloverleaf at Hwy 401 in Cambridge. The cloverleaf loop ramps in the northwest and southwest quadrants were removed during reconstruction in the late 1980s, but the location of the former ramps is still quite obvious when seen from the air. Note the New Hwy 8 flyover (seen at bottom-left), which was opened to traffic in 1987. (Photograph taken on June 22, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Looking up Shantz Hill (Hwy 8) in Preston. Shantz Hill was actually a bypass built in the 1930s to allow traffic to avoid a very steep grade on the original route of Hwy 8 via Preston's Jacob Street. (Photograph taken on September 2, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Shantz Hill ends at Fountain Street, where Hwy 8 turns left and continues into downtown Preston. Until 2005, this intersection was only controlled by stop signs on Fountain Street. Traffic descending Shantz Hill had exclusive right-of-way at this intersection. (Photograph taken on September 2, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Speed warning sign on Shantz Hill. This sign is now obsolete, as traffic signals were finally installed at this notoriously dangerous intersection in 2005. (Photograph taken on September 2, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - A small directional ramp on westbound Hwy 8 allows traffic easier access to Shantz Hill. Note the old yellow warning paint on the bullnose of the traffic island. (Photograph taken on September 2, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) 
 Left - Facing west along Fountain Street showing the old directional ramp to westbound Hwy 8 and the new traffic signals at the base of Shantz Hill. (Photograph taken on September 2, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - A 1930s Department of Highways, Ontario (DHO) stormwater drain on Shantz Hill (Photograph taken on September 2, 2005 - © Cameron Bevers) |
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