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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!
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Page 3: Historical Queen Elizabeth Way Photographs (1946 to 1959)
 Above - Aerial view of the Hwy 3A & Hwy 20 (Lundy's Lane) Cloverleaf on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Niagara Falls (1947) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (RG-14-162-3, 972-62, Photo #42) This aerial photo shows the now-removed cloverleaf interchange at Lundy's Lane (Hwy 3A & Hwy 20) and the QEW, facing southwest. This interchange was replaced in the 1970s by a new interchange at the QEW and the Rainbow Bridge Approach (Hwy 420). The original Lundy's Lane overpass (completed in 1940) still stands today. Note that in this photo, the concrete pavement on the QEW ended just beyond the cloverleaf. Due to post-war shortages of construction materials and other economic factors, the QEW remained a gravel road from the Lundy's Lane Cloverleaf to Fort Erie for many years.  Above - Rainbow Bridge Approach on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Niagara Falls (1947) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG 14-162-5-166, Photo #972-86) This aerial photo shows the Dorchester Road Traffic Circle on the Rainbow Bridge Approach at the Queenston-Chippawa Power Canal. The Rainbow Bridge Approach (now Hwy 420) connects with the QEW at the second traffic circle in the background. The Lundy's Lane Cloverleaf on the QEW can be seen at the top of this photo. All three junctions were replaced in the 1970s with the reconstruction and widening of the Rainbow Bridge Approach.  Above - Burlington Interchange on the Queen Elizabeth Way facing south towards Hamilton (1947) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG 14-162-5-166, Photo #972-32) This aerial photo shows the original 1936 Burlington Interchange, facing south towards Downtown Hamilton. Originally, the Queen Elizabeth Way approached the interchange from Toronto (lower left of photo). To stay on the QEW for Niagara, drivers had to exit the highway at the trumpet interchange. The road continuing straight through the interchange became Plains Road which led to Hamilton. In the late 1950s, the QEW was diverted around this interchange to meet up with the proposed Hwy 403 at Freeman. The original 1936 overpass was retained to provide access from Plains Road to the Niagara-bound QEW until 1983, when it was demolished to make way for the widened Burlington Skyway approach.  Above - Burlington Interchange on the Queen Elizabeth Way facing east towards Burlington Beach (1947) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG 14-162-5-166, Photo #972-33) This aerial photo shows the original Burlington Interchange, facing east towards Burlington Beach. What makes this photo especially interesting is the absence of the high-level Burlington Bay Skyway, which was still being designed when this photo was taken.  Above - Looking west along the Queen Elizabeth Way at the Hwy 10 Cloverleaf at Port Credit (May 10, 1947) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (RG-14-162-3, Cont. A1367, Photo #6652)  Above - Aerial view of the Queen Elizabeth Way approaching Patton Street in Grimsby (1947) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (RG-14-162-5-166, 972-39, Photo #49)  Above - View of the Queen Elizabeth Way in Grimsby during the spring blossom in 1949. Sadly, many of the fruit trees adjacent to the QEW were cut down over the years in an effort to improve highway safety and to make room for additional traffic lanes and interchanges along the highway. As a result, scenes like this one are much less common today than during the early years of the QEW. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Paving operations underway on the Queen Elizabeth Way north of Fort Erie (1949) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Queen Elizabeth Way south of Niagara Falls shortly after paving was completed (1949) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation  Above - Newman Hill and Victoria Avenue Overpass on the Rainbow Bridge Approach on the Queen Elizabeth Way (May 6, 1949) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-162-2-27, Box B984, Photo #11)  Above - Facing west along the Queen Elizabeth Way towards Hamilton from the Hwy 27 Cloverleaf in Toronto (1950). See an Enlarged Photo here. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation  Above - Resurfaced Queen Elizabeth Way near Port Credit (ca. 1953). See an Enlarged Photo here. Photo from Cameron Bevers' Historical Photograph Collection - Original Photographer Unknown 
 Left - Early overhead directional sign on the Queen Elizabeth Way approaching the Burlington Interchange (1953) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Aerial view of the Queen Elizabeth Way & Hwy 27 Cloverleaf in Toronto in 1954. Note the reconstruction along Hwy 27 North, which eventually converted the two-lane highway into a freeway. This freeway was redesignated as Hwy 427 in 1972. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Sunday traffic on the Queen Elizabeth Way at Jordan Harbour Park near St. Catharines (July 11, 1954) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-162-2-27, Box B984, Photo #13) Right - Facing east along the Queen Elizabeth Way at Jordan Harbour Park near St. Catharines (July 11, 1954) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-162-2-27, Box B984, Photo #16)  Above - Queen Elizabeth Way at the Hwy 27 Cloverleaf, facing east towards Toronto (1958) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation  Above - Aerial postcard view of the Burlington Bay Skyway on the Queen Elizabeth Way, facing northeast (ca. 1958) 
 Left - Approaching the Hwy 3A & Hwy 20 (Lundy's Lane) Cloverleaf on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Niagara Falls, facing south (July, 1959) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Facing east along Hwy 3A & Hwy 20 (Lundy's Lane) towards Niagara Falls at the Queen Elizabeth Way Interchange in 1959. This photo shows Lundy's Lane prior to widening. During the mid-1960s, the highway was widened to four lanes with a centre median across the QEW structure. During this project, the original 1940 QEW luminaries were removed along Lundy's Lane and replaced with a new fluorescent tube lighting system. The cloverleaf interchange itself lasted into the early 1970s, when it was removed to make way for the new multi-level interchange at Hwy 420. Photo taken in July, 1959. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation |
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