KING`S HIGHWAY NO. 401
City of Etobicoke
| Looking west along the ramp from the westbound Highway 401 to southbound Highway 427 in Etobicoke. Summer of 1989. | |
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Close up shot of a ground mounted diagram sign indicating the restarting of the Highway 401 core/collector setup. This photo was taken just east of the Highway 427 interchange, and a similar sign exists to this very day. Summer of 1989. |
| Diagrammical sign for the Highway 427 interchange located on the westbound lanes of Highway 401 just west of Dixon Road. This very well could be the coolest sign in Ontario highway history. Notice the unusual use of a control city (London) within the boundaries of Metro Toronto. Summer of 1989. |  |
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Overhead gantry located at the eastbound Highway 401 exit to Dixon and Martin Grove Road. Summer of 1989. |
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Unused gantry along Highway 401 between Dixon/Martin Grove Road and Islington Avenue in Etobicoke. Summer of 1989. |
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Overhead diagram sign indicating the splitting of the eastbound Highway 401 carriageway into divided express and collector lane sections. The overpass in the background is for Kipling Avenue. Summer of 1989. |
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Eastbound starting point of the Torotno section of collector/distributor lane system on the 401. In 1989, the c/d setup was continuous for about 30km to near Neilson Road in Scarborough. Summer of 1989. |
| Facing west along the westbound lanes of Highway 401 in Etobicoke towards the Kipling Avenue overpass. The sign in the foreground warns motorists that Highway 27 is accessible via Dixon Road only. A bilingual version of this sign exists at this location to this very day. Summer of 1989. |  |
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3km advance signage for the eastbound Highway 401 express exit to Highway 400. The Highway 409 to eastbound Highway 401 flyover ramp is pictured in the background. Summer of 1989. |
| Partial view of the highspeed flyover ramp from eastbound Highway 409 to eastbound Highway 401 in Etobicoke. Summer of 1989. |  |
| Soutbound Islington Avenue ramp merging with Highway 401 westbound collector lanes in Etobicoke. Summer of 1989. |  |
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Oversized "Reduce Speed" sign affixed to the Islington Avenue overpass on the eastbound Highway 401. Summer of 1989. |
| Facing west along the westbound Highway 401 express lane offramp to westbound Highway 409. Islington Avenue overpass in the foreground. Summer of 1989. |  |
| Exit signage for Highway 409 located on the westbound Highway 401 collector lanes in Etobicoke. Summer of 1989. |  |
| Advance signage for Highway 409 west from the westbound Highway 401 collector lanes in Etobicoke. An interesting example of an exit tab being a completely separate sign on a gantry. In modern times, the only setup similar to this exists on a gantry along westbound Highway 407 near Highway 27. Summer of 1989. |  |
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Looking east along the Highway 401 collector lanes towards the Weston Road interchange in Etobicoke. Summer of 1989. |