Ontario Highway 9 Photographs - Page 5 - History of Ontario's Kings Highways

Left - Western terminus of Hwy 89 at the Hwy 9 & Hwy 23 Junction in Downtown Harriston. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 14, 2018 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Junction sign assembly at the western terminus of Hwy 89 in Harriston, at the intersection of Elora Street and Arthur Street. Three different provincial highways all share a common terminus at this intersection. While Hwy 89 ends here, traffic can continue straight ahead via Hwy 23 towards Palmerston and Listowel, while the western leg of Hwy 9 begins at right and continues west towards Walkerton and Kincardine. Until recent decades, Hwy 89 continued west from this intersection concurrently with Hwy 87. The Hwy 23 designation replaced the Hwy 89 designation between Palmerston and Harriston during a route renumbering which took place here in 2004, while the route of Hwy 87 was transferred or "downloaded" from the province to the counties in the late 1990s. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 14, 2018 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east along Arthur Street (Hwy 89) from the Hwy 9 & Hwy 23 Junction at Elora Street in Harriston. From this intersection, Hwy 89 continues east towards Mount Forest and Shelburne. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 14, 2018 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - View of Elora Street (Wellington Road 109), facing south from the Hwy 23 & Hwy 89 Junction in Downtown Harriston. Up until the 1990s, Hwy 9 was a continuous route from Harriston easterly to Orangeville. From this intersection, Hwy 9 continued southeasterly to Teviotdale, where the highway then turned east towards Arthur, Grand Valley and Orangeville. The section of Hwy 9 from Harriston to Orangeville was transferred from the province to the Counties of Wellington and Dufferin in 1998. The road is now officially known as County Road 109. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 14, 2018 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing west along Arthur Street (Hwy 23) from the Hwy 9 & Hwy 89 Junction at Elora Street in Downtown Harriston. Historically, the western leg of this intersection carried the overlapped routes of Hwy 87 & Hwy 89. However, as a result of the highway downloading spree of 1997-1998, sections of Hwy 87 and Hwy 23 in the Palmerston and Harriston areas were transferred over to municipalities. The overlapped route of Hwy 87 & Hwy 89 immediately west of Harriston was discontinued in the late 1990s. In an effort to simplify route numbering for the remaining highways in this area, the section of Hwy 89 from Palmerston to Harriston was renumbered as a northerly extension of Hwy 23 in late 2004. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on April 15, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - View of Elora Street (Hwy 9), facing north from the Hwy 23 & Hwy 89 Junction in Downtown Harriston. Many years ago, Hwy 9 was signed with "North" and "South" cardinal direction sign tabs along the diagonal section of the route which ran northwesterly from Teviotdale to Walkerton. Since the 1990s, Hwy 9 has been signed with "East" and "West" cardinal directions, in order to keep the cardinal directions consistent along the entire route of Hwy 9. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on April 15, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Junction sign assembly facing eastbound traffic on Arthur Street (Hwy 23) in Downtown Harriston. Motorists who continue straight through at this intersection will end up on Hwy 89 East heading towards Mount Forest. Traffic can also turn left and follow Hwy 9 West towards Walkerton or turn right and follow Wellington County Road 109 (Formerly Hwy 9 East) towards Arthur. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on April 15, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)

Centre - Junction sign assembly facing southbound traffic on Elora Street (Hwy 9) in Downtown Harriston. At this intersection, the western leg of Hwy 9 comes to an end. Up until 1998, Hwy 9 continued straight ahead towards Teviotdale and Arthur as a King's Highway. However, as a result of a realignment of various provincial services in the late 1990s, provincial jurisdiction over Hwy 9 from Harriston to Orangeville ceased and the highway was transferred over to municipalities. Accordingly, Former Hwy 9 is now officially known as Wellington County Road 109 from Harriston easterly to the Arthur and Grand Valley area, where this former King's Highway enters neighbouring Dufferin County. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on April 15, 2007 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - King's Highway 9 route marker along Elora Street (Hwy 9) in Harriston, with an obsolete "North" cardinal direction tab. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on April 24, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing west along Elora Street (Hwy 9) from William Street at the site of the former Harriston Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) Overhead. Up until the mid-1970s, a dangerous timber overhead structure existed here with steep approach grades and very poor sight lines for motorists using Hwy 9. The timber structure was built in 1919, just prior to the province assuming jurisdiction over the Arthur-Kincardine Highway in 1920. The overhead structure was demolished in 1975 during a highway reconstruction project. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 14, 2018 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Site of the former Harriston CPR Overhead, facing east along Elora Street (Hwy 9). Up until the 1970s, a five-span timber trestle overhead structure existed at this location. The old Harriston Overhead was 86 feet in length and had a curb-to-curb roadway width of only 24 feet. Due to its design, the bridge had steep ramps on either side which resulted in poor approaching visibility for traffic crossing it and only one 5-foot pedestrian sidewalk. There is little evidence left today that there ever was once a bridge here, apart from a small concrete retaining wall which lies along the northern side of the street at left. After the railway tracks were removed and the overhead structure demolished, the highway's profile was lowered through this area. Previously, Hwy 9 climbed up and over the steep-sided overhead trestle. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 14, 2018 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Entering Harriston on Arthur Street (Hwy 9), facing east. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 9 towards Walkerton from the northwestern entrance to Harriston. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing west along a tree-lined section of Hwy 9, about 1 km west of Harriston. Historically, most of Ontario's Highways had tree-lined sections such as this. Over the decades, roadside trees were removed as a result of highway reconstruction to improve drainage ditches, widen shoulders and pavements and increase roadside safety. Views such as this one are now rarely seen along our highways anymore. Sadly, the trees along this section of Hwy 9 suffered the same fate soon after I took this photo in 2012. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Hwy 9 passes through a wooded area between Harriston and Clifford. At right, a King's Highway 9 route marker guides westbound motorists towards Walkerton and Kincardine. This section of Hwy 9 has been under provincial jurisdiction for more than a century. The province assumed jurisdiction over the road between Harriston and Walkerton on July 8, 1920. The route was assigned the Provincial Highway 9 designation when route numbers were first introduced along Ontario's Highways in 1925. Provincial Highway 9 was re-designated as King's Highway 9 in 1930. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - View of Hwy 9 at the intersection of Ayton Road facing east, located about 2 km west of Harriston. This section of Hwy 9 has a narrow right-of-way in this immediate area, with a non-standard width of 83 feet due to the house right beside the highway at left. Typically, Ontario's Highways began their existence in the early 20th Century with a surveyed right-of-way width of 1 Chain (66 feet). Subsequent right-of-way widening was slowly acquired by the Department of Highways of Ontario (DHO). The standard highway right-of-way width was increased from 66 feet to 86 feet wherever reasonably feasible beginning in 1919. In the ensuing decades, a 120-foot right-of-way was also commonly used for many highways. Much of Hwy 9 in this area has a right-of-way width of 110 feet, which is somewhat narrower than normal. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 9 about 4 km east of Clifford. This section of the highway between Harriston and Clifford is actually rather heavily-trafficked, with Annual Average Daily Traffic (AATD) usage reported at 7,200 vehicles per day in 2019. West of Clifford, traffic volumes drop off rather suddenly, as much of the traffic bound for the Bruce Peninsula turns off of Hwy 9 just west of Clifford. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Approaching the entrance to the Minto Township Roadside Park along Hwy 9, located about 3 km east of Clifford. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - View of the Minto Township Roadside Park along Hwy 9 near Clifford. This roadside park was a relative newcomer to the highway system, having only been established in the 1960s. This park sits on the site of a former public school, which was acquired by the DHO in 1965. After the old schoolhouse was demolished, the vacant lot was improved and made available to motorists as a new highway rest area. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing west along Hwy 9 about 2 km east of Clifford. A concrete pavement was constructed along Hwy 9 for a distance of just over 5 miles between Harriston and Clifford in 1928, under Contract #1928-63. Prior to the completion of this concrete paving contract, Hwy 9 was gravel-surfaced between Harriston and Clifford. While many improvements took place along Hwy 9 in this area throughout the 1920s, it wasn't until 1930 that motorists could travel in comfort between Harriston and Walkerton via a continuously paved highway link. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Entering Clifford on Hwy 9, facing west towards Walkerton. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Date stamp on an old concrete culvert on Hwy 9 over the Red River at the eastern entrance to Clifford - "THE KING'S HIGHWAY 1936". See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on June 13, 2004 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing east along Elora Street (Hwy 9) approaching the eastern entrance to Clifford. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - View of Elora Street (Hwy 9) in Downtown Clifford, facing west towards the Wellington Road 2 Junction. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing east along Elora Street (Hwy 9) from Geddes Street in Downtown Clifford. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Approaching Clifford on Hwy 9, facing east. The urbanized portion of Hwy 9's route through Clifford is designated as a Municipal Connecting Link. Provincial maintenance of Hwy 9 ends at each entrance to Clifford, with the urban section of Hwy 9 through town maintained by the municipality. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 9 towards Walkerton approaching the Wellington Road 1 Junction at the western entrance to Clifford. This intersection is a major route decision point for motorists using Hwy 9, as most traffic bound for the Bruce Peninsula turns right at this intersection and heads north via Hanover. Just north of this intersection, Wellington County Road 1 becomes Grey County Road 10. This long county road generally straddles the boundary between Grey and Bruce Counties and comes to an end at Hwy 6 in Hepworth, located south of Wiarton. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east along Hwy 9 at the Wellington Road 1 Junction near Clifford. At this point, Hwy 9 enters Wellington County from neighbouring Huron County. In fact, Wellington County, Huron County, Bruce County and Grey County all share a common boundary point near this location. Wellington County Road 1 is also known as Huron County Road 35, as this is the boundary road between the Counties of Wellington and Huron. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - This vintage Pepsi sign dates from about 1970 and once marked the entrance to the Redwood Restaurant from Hwy 9 located at the Wellington County Road 1 Junction. While this advertising sign admittedly has nothing to do with highways, it is nevertheless an interesting piece of 20th Century nostalgia that has stood watch over Hwy 9 for many decades. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Huron County boundary sign on westbound Hwy 9 just west of Clifford. The route of Hwy 9 only just skims the extreme northeastern corner of Huron County and spends scarcely 2 km of its entire route within that county's boundaries. This is merely a brief punctuation along Hwy 9's route between Wellington County and neighbouring Bruce County. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - View of Hwy 9 approaching the Wellington County Road 1 Junction, facing east towards Clifford. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Confusion: there are three county roads all with different route numbers signed northerly from Hwy 9 near Clifford. This is a municipal boundary road, so the route is officially known as Wellington County Road 1 in Wellington County and Huron County Road 35 in neighbouring Huron County. Technically, Grey County Road 10 doesn't begin until about 1 km north of this point, but is "trailblazed" from Hwy 9 since it is such an important route. Interestingly, Hwy 9 approaches but never actually enters Grey County. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on July 1, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 9 towards Walkerton from the Wellington County Road 1 Junction at the western entrance to Clifford. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Distance guide sign on westbound Hwy 9, about 1 km west of Clifford. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Bruce County boundary sign on westbound Hwy 9 between Clifford and Mildmay. The balance of Hwy 9's route from this point westerly to the highway's western terminus in Kincardine lies entirely within Bruce County. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east along Hwy 9 towards Clifford at the Huron-Bruce Townline Road. This intersection is location about 2 km west of Clifford. The route of Hwy 9 very briefly enters Huron County east of this intersection, before emerging in neighbouring Wellington County just beyond the hill in the background. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - View of Hwy 9 about 5 km west of Clifford, facing west. Note the proximity of the cultivated fields to the side of the highway. This demonstrates just how narrow Hwy 9's right-of-way is through this area. When insufficient right-of-way is obtained, it becomes very challenging for highway designers to provide adequate roadside drainage features and back slopes for roadside grading, especially in areas where there is rolling terrain such as this. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing west along Hwy 9 towards Walkerton about 6 km west of Clifford. A concrete pavement was constructed along Hwy 9 for a distance of 7 3/4 miles between Clifford and Mildmay in 1930, under Contract #1930-02. Upon completion of this contract, motorists could travel on an uninterrupted paved highway link via Hwy 9 between Harriston and Walkerton. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on July 1, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - View of Hwy 9 about 7 km west of Clifford, facing east approaching Sideroad 41. Note the drip line of the tree overhanging Hwy 9. It is rare to see trees overhanging a rural King's Highway anymore, as most roadside trees were cut down over the decades during various highway improvement initiatives. In the early days of our highway system, views such as this would have been the rule rather than the exception, when the King's Highways radiated out across the province as magnificent tree-lined avenues. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - The rolling terrain of this part of Bruce County becomes rather evident as Hwy 9 descends this grade near Sideroad 40, about 7 km west of Clifford. This section of Hwy 9 features many pleasant rural scenes such as this one. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing east along Hwy 9 at Sideroad 30 about 1 km east of Mildmay. Existing intersections and driveways can form a significant constraint for highway designers. While intersecting roads can be re-profiled to an extent, it does get to a point where it becomes unfeasible or extremely costly to do so. In this instance, the vertical profile of Sideroad 30 was raised considerably on an earth fill so that it intersected with Hwy 9 at a relatively level grade. Prior to this intersection's reconstruction, Hwy 9 descended an even steeper grade through this intersection which would have been rather hazardous. Through decades of costly highway reconstruction, steep grades such as this one which once plagued early King's Highways are now a thing of the past. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - View of the eastern entrance to Mildmay along Hwy 9, facing west towards Walkerton. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Mildmay Welcome Arch on Elora Street (Hwy 9). While many of Ontario's towns and cities once had a gateway arch similar to this one to promote their community, the example at Mildmay was one of the few that lasted into the 21st Century. The gateway sign was removed from the highway soon after this photo was taken. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on July 1, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - An older example of a Pedestrian Crossover (PXO) with amber flashing beacons on Elora Street (Hwy 9) in Mildmay. These older types of PXOs have been mostly replaced in recent years with either traffic signals or newer-generation PXOs with enhanced signing. This PXO has since been replaced with a pedestrian traffic signal. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on July 1, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - A "No Passing Here to Crossing" sign approaching the PXO on Elora Street (Hwy 9) in Mildmay. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on July 1, 2008 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing west along Elora Street (Hwy 9) from the intersection of First Street in Downtown Mildmay. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - View of Elora Street (Hwy 9) at the intersection of Absalom Street (Bruce County Road 28) in Downtown Mildmay, facing east. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing west along Elora Street (Hwy 9) at the intersection of Absalom Street in Downtown Mildmay. This is Mildmay's only signalized intersection. Concrete pavement was constructed through the Mildmay and nearby Clifford town centres during the in Summer of 1927, under Contract #1927-86. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Elora Street (Hwy 9) approaching the intersection of Peter Street in Downtown Mildmay. In the background, Hwy 9 can be seen departing from Mildmay, along with the upcoming junction of Bruce County Road 3. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east along Hwy 9 at the Otter Creek Culvert on Hwy 9 at the western entrance to Mildmay. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Northern side of the Otter Creek Culvert on Hwy 9 in Mildmay. This two-cell concrete culvert was constructed under Contract #1962-22 and was completed in 1963. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Southern side of the Otter Creek Culvert (Site #2-327) on Hwy 9 in Mildmay. This two-cell concrete culvert was built in the early 1960s. It replaced a short steel beam structure which was built by the Department of Public Highways (DPHO) at this location back in 1923. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 9 at the Otter Creek Culvert on Hwy 9 in Mildmay. In the background, Bruce County Road 3 intersects with Hwy 9. This important county road serves as the main access route into the Lake Huron Beach Towns of Port Elgin and Southampton from the southeast. This county road also serves as a convenient cut-off route around Walkerton for Hwy 9 traffic heading to Kincardine. As originally assumed in 1920, Hwy 9 actually continued straight ahead and followed the present day route of Bruce County Road 3 for about a mile northwest of Mildmay before the highway turned northeasterly towards Walkerton. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - View of the western entrance to Mildmay, facing east along Elora Street (Hwy 9). See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west from the Bruce County Road 3 Junction on Hwy 9 towards Walkerton. This point marks the beginning of the Mildmay Diversion, which was constructed in 1924. This diversion resulted in the relocation of about 1 mile of Hwy 9's route and in the process eliminated two at-grade railway crossings on the highway's original 1920 route. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Approaching the western end of the Mildmay Diversion, facing west towards Walkerton. The original route of Hwy 9 can be seen approaching from the left, via today's Sideroad 21-22. At left, the site of one of the two at-grade railway crossings along the former route of Hwy 9 can be seen along a now-abandoned Canadian National Railway line which runs beside the present highway. This diversion of Hwy 9 was completed in 1924. Jurisdiction over the bypassed route of Hwy 9 was turned over to municipal control in March 1925. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 9 towards Walkerton, about 4 km west of Mildmay. A concrete pavement was constructed for a total distance of 5.8 miles between Mildmay and Walkerton during 1929, under Contract #1929-03. Previously, these two towns were linked by a gravel-surfaced highway. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - View of Hwy 9 about 4 km east of Walkerton, approaching the two bridges over Otter Creek. The route of Hwy 9 crosses Otter Creek twice between Mildmay and Walkerton, in addition to a third culvert crossing over Otter Creek within Mildmay itself. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing east along Hwy 9 towards Mildmay at the Otter Creek (South) Bridge. This is one of two crossings of Hwy 9 over Otter Creek in this immediate area. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Northern side of the Otter Creek (South) Bridge on Hwy 9. This single-span concrete rigid frame structure was constructed under Contract #1962-22 and was completed in 1962. It replaced a short steel beam structure which was built by the DPHO at this location back in 1923. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 9 towards Walkerton at the Otter Creek (South) Bridge. Note the adjacent north bridge over Otter Creek in the background. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Southern side of the Otter Creek (South) Bridge (Site #2-328) on Hwy 9, located about 3 km east of Walkerton. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing west along Hwy 9 towards Walkerton at the Otter Creek (North) Bridge. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Facing east along Hwy 9 towards Mildmay at the Otter Creek (North) Bridge. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Southern side of the Otter Creek (North) Bridge (Site #2-329) on Hwy 9, located about 3 km east of Walkerton. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - Northern side of the Otter Creek (North) Bridge on Hwy 9. This single-span concrete rigid frame structure was constructed under Contract #1962-22 and was completed in 1962. It replaced a steel pony truss structure which was built by the DPHO at this location back in 1923. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Facing east along Hwy 9 towards Mildmay from the southeastern entrance to Walkerton. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Left - View of the southeastern entrance to Walkerton on Hwy 9. Just a short distance ahead in Walkerton, Hwy 9 turns left and resumes a more direct westerly route towards Kincardine. While the rather odd diagonal route of Hwy 9 in this area between Harriston and Walkerton may look rather strange today, it was the result of this being the area's first, and for many years only, provincial highway. When Hwy 9 was first assumed by the province in 1920, it was a long dead-end route which began in Arthur and ended in Kincardine. For almost a decade, Hwy 9 did not intersect with any other provincial highways along its entire route west of Arthur. In 1927, two new provincial highway routes (Hwy 4A and Hwy 23) were established in this area. These new highways provided connections between Hwy 9 and Hwy 6 via Durham and between Hwy 9 and Hwy 8 via Mitchell, respectively. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)

Right - Approaching Walkerton on Hwy 9, facing west towards the Hwy 4 Junction. An eastbound truck climbing lane exists along Hwy 9 departing from Walkerton. See an Enlarged Photo Here.
(Photograph taken on October 12, 2012 - © Cameron Bevers)