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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 4: Historical Queen Elizabeth Way Photographs (1960 to 1969)
 Above - Postcard of the Burlington Bay Skyway on the Queen Elizabeth Way, circa 1960. Note the unusual median luminaires used on the Burlington Bay Skyway. 
 Left - Aerial view of the Queen Elizabeth Way & Hwy 27 Cloverleaf, looking north along Hwy 27 (June, 1960). See an Enlarged Photo here. Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (RG-14-151-5-26, Photo #ES-13-894) Right - Aerial view of the Queen Elizabeth Way & Hwy 27 Cloverleaf, looking northwest (June, 1960) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (RG-14-151-5-26, Photo #ES-13-892) This wonderful photo shows the entire area around the QEW & Hwy 27 (now 427) interchange, including the open farm fields just beyond the cloverleaf. This is where the Sherway Gardens Shopping Centre is located today. See an Enlarged Photo here. 
 Left - Aerial view of the Queen Elizabeth Way & Hwy 25 Cloverleaf (Guelph Line) facing west (June, 1960). See an Enlarged Photo here. Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (RG-14-151-5-26, Box B1106, Photo #ES-13-968) Right - Aerial view of Freeman Diversion on the Queen Elizabeth Way facing west towards future Hwy 403 (June, 1960) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (RG-14-151-5-26, Box B1106, Photo #ES-13-972) This photo shows the completed Freeman Diversion on the QEW in Burlington. This diversion, which was completed in 1958, provided improved access to the Burlington Bay Skyway from the Toronto leg of the QEW in addition to providing a new junction with the proposed Hwy 403, then under construction between Hamilton and Burlington. The three bridges at the QEW/Hwy 403 interchange were built well in advance, and can be seen in the background of this photo. The minor township road passing under the Freeman Diversion in the background is today's Brant Street. The bypassed portion of the original QEW follows today's Plains Road, seen in this photo at upper-left. See an Enlarged Photo here.   Left - Lake Street Interchange and Overpass on the Queen Elizabeth Way in St. Catharines. See an
Enlarged Photo here. Photo taken on April 19, 1961.Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation  Above - New Shook's Hill Interchange on the Queen Elizabeth Way at Southdown Road/Erin Mills Pkwy (June, 1961) Photo Courtesy of Archives of Ontario (Series RG-14-151-5-26, Photo #ES15-002) This British Motorway-style "rotary" interchange on the Queen Elizabeth Way at Southdown Road/Erin Mills Parkway was the only one ever built in Ontario. This interchange was modified slightly in the 1980s with two minor ramp realignments. However, the prominent traffic circle configuration seen in this photo existed up until 2000, when this interchange was completely rebuilt. See an Enlarged Photo here.  Above - Construction of the Garden City (Homer) Skyway near St. Catharines (1961) Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Fort Erie-bound Lyons Creek Bridge on the Queen Elizabeth Way south of Niagara Falls (May, 1964)Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Western side of the Lyons Creek Bridge on the Queen Elizabeth Way between Niagara Falls and Fort Erie (May, 1964)Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Bridge coring operation underway at the Lyons Creek Bridge on the Queen Elizabeth Way south of Niagara Falls (May, 1964)Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Resurfaced Queen Elizabeth Way at Lyons Creek Bridge between Niagara Falls and Fort Erie (May, 1964)Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Bridge coring operation underway at the Tea Creek Bridge on the Queen Elizabeth Way south of Niagara Falls (May, 1964)Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Tea Creek Bridge on the Queen Elizabeth Way south of Niagara Falls (May, 1964)Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Resurfacing on the Fort Erie-bound Queen Elizabeth Way at the CN Railway Overhead north of Fort Erie (June 29, 1965)Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Western side of the CN Railway Overhead on the Queen Elizabeth Way north of Fort Erie (June 29, 1965)Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Facing east along the Queen Elizabeth Way towards the new Niagara Street Overpass and Interchange in St. Catharines (November, 1966)Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Facing north along Niagara Street at the Queen Elizabeth Way Interchange in St. Catharines. See an
Enlarged Photo here. Photo taken in November, 1966.Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - New Victoria Avenue Overpass and Interchange on the Queen Elizabeth Way near Jordan Harbour. Completed in
1966, the Victoria Avenue Interchange was the first new interchange built along the Queen Elizabeth Way between Hamilton and St. Catharines since the
original Grimsby Interchange was constructed in 1938-1939. The Victoria Avenue Interchange project marked the beginning of the Department of Highways'
efforts to convert the Queen Elizabeth Way to a fully controlled access freeway from Hamilton to St. Catharines, a process which took nearly 10 years to
complete. Until the 1970s, the highway had several at-grade intersections between the two cities. See an
Enlarged Photo here. Photo taken in November, 1966.Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Facing south across the new Victoria Avenue Overpass at the Queen Elizabeth Way Interchange (November, 1966)Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Widened Hwy 20 (Lundy's Lane) Overpass on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Niagara Falls in 1967. Note that the references to Hwy 3A on the QEW exit signs have been removed. The concurrent route of Hwy 3A & Hwy 20 through Niagara Falls was discontinued in 1965. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Close-up of the widened Hwy 20 (Lundy's Lane) Overpass on the Queen Elizabeth Way in Niagara Falls. The original 1940 structure was extended on both sides to allow the addition of two extra lanes on Hwy 20 through the interchange. Photo taken in 1967. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Facing east along Hwy 20 (Lundy's Lane) towards Niagara Falls at the Queen Elizabeth Way Interchange in 1967. Note the new median and widened highway cross section through the interchange. Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Facing south towards the CN Railway Overhead on the Queen Elizabeth Way north of Fort Erie in 1968. Note that the Fort Erie-bound structure
has been widened and rehabilitated, while the Toronto-bound structure is unmodified. Photo taken in October, 1968.Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation 
 Left - Facing east along the Queen Elizabeth Way towards the new Ontario Street Overpass and Interchange in St. Catharines. See an
Enlarged Photo here. Photo taken in October, 1968.Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation Right - Facing north across the new Ontario Street Overpass at the Queen Elizabeth Way in St. Catharines in 1968. Until 1967, Ontario Street met the
Queen Elizabeth Way at an at-grade intersection. The completion of the Ontario Street Interchange was the final stage in converting the Queen Elizabeth Way
into a fully-controlled access freeway through St. Catharines. Photo taken in October, 1968.Photo courtesy of Ontario Ministry of Transportation  Above - Aerial postcard view of the Burlington Bay Skyway on the Queen Elizabeth Way, facing southwest (ca. 1968) |
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