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Please note that until 1939, the Toronto to Burlington section of the Queen Elizabeth Way was called the
"Middle Road", and the Burlington to Niagara Falls section of the Queen Elizabeth Way was known as the "New Niagara Falls Highway". All photographs
displayed on this page were taken by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, unless specifically noted otherwise. Historical photographs are arranged in
approximate chronological order. 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
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Page 1: Historical Queen Elizabeth Way Photographs (1932 to 1939)
 Left - New Etobicoke Creek Bridge on Middle Road (later QEW) west of Toronto in 1932 Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Centre - Graded four-lane Middle Road east of Credit River Bridge near Hwy 10 (1933) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Graded Middle Road showing sodded banks east of Credit River Bridge in 1933 Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Construction of new Middle Road bridge at Oakville, looking east (Sept. 15, 1936) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-162-2-27, Box B983, Photo #447S) Right - Construction of Bronte Bridge on new Middle Road, looking north-west (Oct. 21, 1936) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-162-2-27, Box B983, Photo #505S)  Above - The Burlington CNR Subway near Freeman. This structure was built in 1936 over the Middle Road. The structure still stands on a section of Plains Road near the Mapleview Shopping Centre. This part of Plains Road used to be a part of the QEW until 1958. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation  Above - The spectacular Bronte Bridge on the Middle Road, photographed shortly after it was completed in 1936. Note the original Middle Road truss bridge in foreground. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Middle Road near Oakville in early 1936. Grading for dual roadways underway Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Centre - Another view of grading on dual roadways - Middle Road near Oakville - (1936) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Completed Middle Road in 1937 - Nighttime photograph showing sodium lighting Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation  Above - The Port Credit Cloverleaf at Hwy 10 and Middle Road in 1937. A nighttime photo showing the sodium lighting at Canada's first grade-separated interchange. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation  Above - Middle Road & New Niagara Falls Highway Junction near Burlington. This aerial photo shows the original trumpet junction in 1937, the site of which can now be found at Plains Road and the QEW near the Mapleview Shopping Centre. The interchange was built in 1936 and opened to traffic in 1937. In the late 1950s, the present site of the Freeman Interchange at Hwy 403 and the QEW was established, at the extreme upper left corner of this photo. The present day Burlington IKEA store is located where the farm is in the bottom left corner. The Mapleview Shopping Centre is located in the upper right corner of this photo. Note the low traffic levels on the highway. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - New Niagara Falls Hwy (now QEW) looking east towards Burlington Beaches (1937) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Centre - Middle Road just east of Bronte Bridge in 1937, looking east towards Oakville Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Photo of Middle Road in 1937 approaching the Port Credit Cloverleaf at Hwy 10 Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Underpass for school children under Middle Road near Hwy 10 at Port Credit (1937) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation This pedestrian underpass is still there today (just east of Hwy 10) and can be seen here in this 2003 Photo. Centre - Middle Road looking east towards Toronto, just west of Clarkson Side Road (1937) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - The Port Credit Cloverleaf after completion in 1937 at Middle Road and Hwy 10 Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Divided portion of Middle Road near Port Credit, showing trees in boulevard (August 3, 1937) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-162-2, Box B983, Photo #1250S) Right - Middle Road facing west towards Etobicoke Creek from Brown's Line (August 13, 1937) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-162-2, Box B983, Photo #1281S)  Above - Four lane highway with boulevard, looking east from Brown's Line (August 13, 1937) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-162-2-27, Box B983, Photo #1279S) This photo shows the general area of the Middle Road (later QEW) near the end of Queen Street in Etobicoke Township. The gravel road intersecting the Middle Road in the foreground is Hwy 27 and the house in the backgound is the present-day location of the Queensway/East Mall intersection  Above - Facing east towards Etobicoke Creek on Middle Road, east of Dixie Road (Sept. 10, 1937) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-162-2, Box B983, Photo #1411S) This photo shows the last undivided portion of the Middle Road east of Port Credit, before the median was added. The Middle Road was originally designed as a four lane undivided highway, but it was later decided that a centre median should be added to separate the traffic flow in order to improve highway safety. All new portions of the Middle Road built in 1936 or later were designed with a median, but those sections that were built between 1931 and 1935 had the median added after the road was completed and opened to traffic. 
 Left - Grading & overpass construction at Grimsby on New Niagara Falls Highway (1937) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Centre - New dual highway overpasses on New Niagara Falls Highway at 16-Mile Creek (1938) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Looking east along graded New Niagara Falls Highway at Jordan Harbour (1938) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Highway lighting on Middle Road at night just east of Oakville (1938) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Centre - Crew replacing lightbulbs on Middle Road lighting system (1938) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Ornamental stonework on completed Henley Course Bridge (1939) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Henley Course Bridge under construction in 1938, looking east from west bank Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Centre - New Church Street Overpass (Royal York Road) in Etobicoke (1938) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Plan for Queen Elizabeth Way interchange at Niagara St. in St. Catharines (1939) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation  Above - Completed Henley Course Bridge on the Queen Elizabeth Way near St. Catharines (1939) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation  Above - Their Majesties King George VI & Queen Elizabeth (The Queen Mother) in the Royal Motorcade at the Queen Elizabeth Way Dedication Ceremonies in St. Catharines (June 7, 1939) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Queen Elizabeth Way Dedication Ceremonies in St. Catharines (June 7, 1939) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Queen Elizabeth Way Dedication Ceremonies in St. Catharines (June 7, 1939) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation |
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