400-series highways
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The 400-series highways are a network of controlled-access highways in the Canadian province of Ontario, forming a special subset of the provincial highway system. They are analogous to the Interstate
Aerial view of the interchange between Highway 401, 403 and 410 in Mississauga
The Parclo interchange design is used throughout the 400-series network.
Highway 401 Night Lapse Busy
Queen Elizabeth Way
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The Queen Elizabeth Way is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario linking Toronto with Fort Erie in the Niagara Peninsula. The highway begins at the Canada–United States border on th
400-series highways
…Autobahns, Minister of Highways Thomas McQuesten planned a network of "Dual Highways" across the southern half of the province during the 1930s. The Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) was first, an upgrade to the partially constructed Middle Road in 1934. McQuesten also sought out the economic opportunities that came with linking…
Original Queen Elizabeth Way signage, 1940
QEW just south of interchange with Highway 405 as seen in 2005 and 2009, respectively, showing the original railway overpass, and the replacement structure which is longer to accommodate the widened freeway.
The Niagara-bound QEW at the Red Hill Valley Parkway interchange in Hamilton
Panoramic view of Burlington Bay James N. Allan Skyway, near Beach Boulevard