Ontario's Highways

[Shadow Assassin]

Don't they usually use yellow-on-blue signs to point people towards the Queen Elizabeth Way?

[haljackey]

Don't they usually use yellow-on-blue signs to point people towards the Queen Elizabeth Way?

Hey, welcome SA!

No, just the QEW shield is yellow on blue.  Its the only one like that, as the rest are white on green.

[agentsteel53]

are any of these blue/white shields still around?  they were posted until 1993, I think.


and check out the blue guide sign!


also, when did Ontario start using green/white for trailblazers?  I don't know of any green/white shields before about 1955... I think back then the trailblazers were white/black too.

bonus picture:


now THAT is a QEW shield!  What I wouldn't give to get my hands on a cateyed QEW or King's Highway shield from the 1930s.

[un1]

I believe there is one blue 401 shield still around, but the QEW shield from the 30s, no, or I don't expect there to be one.

[agentsteel53]

no, I can't imagine a 1930s shield being around... maybe one of the smaller King's Highway shields from the 50s in some town with more polar bears than people... but probably not even that.

[un1]

Well, 3c is long gone (and Polar Bears don't live in most of Ontario, only the extreme north of it, which is about 1000 km above the populated area of Ontario). Although, next time I see my uncle who used to work on road maintenance in Ontario who has a huge and I mean HUGE collection of highway shields, some of them are new some of them have the newer design but are far larger (like the Highway 11 shield in my house). He might have an old one, not too sure about it though.. (Last time I saw him was in 2007, so all of his shields are very vague in my memory)

-un1

[agentsteel53]

do numbered highways go that far north?

that would be great if you could get a photo of his highway shield collection!

all the pictures I'm posting are being taken from here.  Lots of shields there to be seen.

http://www.thekingshighway.ca/

[un1]

No, the highest one goes to Pickle Lake (Highway 599) (Although there was one but it was closed in the 1980s, then there is just little roads, mostly winter roads that goes up 50-70 km from there), which is about 300km away from the extreme north. The only way to get there is by plane, train or boat.

[haljackey]

Oh new page!  Time for new picture!

[un1]

Secondary and 800 Series highways have been added to the guide.

[haljackey]

A rural highway (Highway 400) as it heads into the Canadian Shield:

[un1]

hal: that is for upgrading them to a 4 lane highway.

[haljackey]

hal: that is for upgrading them to a 4 lane highway.

Well its actually for 4+ lane, grade separated highways.

[haljackey]

Am I the only one posting stuff here?   

Oh well, more pics! 

[un1]

How about a less freeway picture?

[Hellfighter]

Is that Hwy 11?

[un1]

Yes it is.

[haljackey]

Could it get any straiter?   

[un1]

Interstate 37: Flat, strait and dry on almost it's whole route.
(Unrelated to Ontario)


(Photographed by me)

[haljackey]

Interstate 37: Flat, strait and dry on almost it's whole route.
(Unrelated to Ontario)

Then why are you posting it here?   

[un1]

To show you that Highway 11 isn't the only flat/straight highway on Earth. (Just because I wanted to post it)

[haljackey]

To show you that Highway 11 isn't the only flat/straight highway on Earth. (Just because I wanted to post it)

Meh, I knew that.   

[haljackey]

Time for another pic, Highway 401 close to #2A.  Its an impressive curve pic!

[mightyace]

What are the squares with the tar around the edges?

Traffic sensors of some kind?

[haljackey]

What are the squares with the tar around the edges?

Traffic sensors of some kind?

I'd assume so.  Might be a measurement of AADT or something.



Here's a new pic straight from MTO.  It's the 401/404/DVP interchange in Northern Toronto.