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Toronto-Bound |
Fort Erie-Bound |
| Town of Fort Erie Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
This picture shows the last interchange before the Peace Bridge on the QEW.
At this interchange, the bridge-bound QEW narrows to one lane, before
crossing the 3 lane (one lane each direction, plus one centre-reversible
lane) Peace Bridge into Buffalo, New York.
Picture taken: February 23rd, 2005. Size: 40kb. |
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| Town of Fort Erie Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
This picture is located about 500m west of the previous picture. This
picture shows in greater detail the few exits from the QEW in Fort Erie.
All trucks must exit the highway at this point for a pre-processing centre
that is located south of the QEW and the Duty Free before crossing the
Peace Bridge
Picture taken: February 23rd, 2005. Size: 50kb. |
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| Town of Fort Erie Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
This picture is located roughly at kilometre 1.8 of the QEW and shows the
third (and last) diagramical sign illustrating the last few exits of the
QEW. Through Fort Erie, because of the complexity of the numerous
interchanges, the QEW is a 6-lane freeway.
Picture taken: February 23rd, 2005. Size: 50kb. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
View looking towards the Netherby Road interchange and Fort Erie from Baker
Road. Picture taken: July 9th, 2007. Low-res: 35kb. High-res:
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Looking northwesterly towards Niagara Falls from the Baker Road overpass.
Picture taken: July 9th, 2007. Low-res: 40kb. High-res: 155kb. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
View looking southeasterly towards Fort Erie from Sodom Road. Niagara
Region is very flat between Niagara Falls and Fort Erie. Picture taken:
July 9th, 2007. Low-res: 35kb. High-res: 125kb. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Two views of the QEW looking towards Niagara Falls from Sodom Road.
The QEW wasn't upgraded to a full freeway between Niagara Falls and Fort
Erie until the 1970s, explaining the large and modern parclo interchanges
that adorn this early divided highway. Upper picture taken: July 9th,
2007. Low-res: 35kb. High-res: 135kb.
Lower picture taken: July 9th, 2007. Low-res: 40kb. High-res:
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Looking towards Fort Erie from the Beck Road overpass. Picture taken: May
8th, 2005. Size: 45kb. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
The QEW looking Toronto-bound from the Beck Road overpass. The Beck
Road overpass is located roughly at kilometre marker 19. In the
distance, is the Lyons Creek Road overpass. This is a fairly typical
looking view of the QEW between Fort Erie and Niagara Falls.
Picture taken: May 8th, 2005. Size: 45kb. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Looking towards Fort Erie from the McLeod Road overpass in Niagara Falls.
McLeod Road marks the southern urban boundary of the city of Niagara Falls.
Picture taken: May 8th, 2005. Size: 50kb. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Looking northerly towards Toronto from the McLeod Road overpass.
McLeod Road is located roughly at kilometre marker 27. Picture taken: May
8th, 2005. Size: 40kb. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Looking towards Fort Erie from the Lundy's Lane overpass.
Historically, Lundy's Lane carried the Highway
20 designation overtop the QEW. A cloverleaf interchange
previously existed at this location, before the highspeed Highway QEW/420
interchange was constructed just to the north.
Picture taken: May 8th, 2005. Size: 50kb. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
This picture shows the QEW looking Toronto-bound (north) from the Lundy's
Lane overpass in Niagara Falls. Lundy's Lane is located roughly at
kilometre marker 29. In the distance of this photo shows the QEW/420
interchange. The QEW/420 interchange is a very large and complex
interchange, especially for a city the size of Niagara Falls.
Picture taken: May 8th, 2005. Size: 45kb. |
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Highway 420 extends east of the QEW into Downtown
Niagara Falls and the Rainbow Bridge.
Click here for Highway 420 images. |
| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Exit signage for the Highway 420 exit from the Fort Erie-bound QEW.
The 420 is accessed from the Fort
Erie-bound QEW via a high-speed directional ramp. Picture taken: May 8th, 2005. Size: 45kb. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Diagaramical sign denoting the upcoming Highway QEW/420
interchange. As
noted by the sign, traffic heading for Highway 420 departs the Fort
Erie-bound QEW from the left. Picture taken: May 8th, 2005. Size:
45kb. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
This picture shows the QEW looking towards Fort Erie from the Thorold Stone
Road overpass in Niagara Falls. Thorold Stone Road is located roughly
at kilometre marker 32. Notice in the distance, the QEW/420
interchange is visible.
Picture taken: May 8th, 2005. Size: 55kb. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Looking towards Toronto and St. Catharines from the Thorold Stone Road
overpass. Notice some of the old lane markings still present on the
current driving surface, these markings predate the current diamond
configuration, when the QEW met Thorold Stone Road at a very tight Parclo B4
interchange.
Picture taken: May 8th, 2005. Size: 50kb. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
The QEW looking Fort Erie-bound from the Mountain Road overpass.
Mountain Road is located at kilometre marker 34. The QEW was 6-laned
through the Mountain Road interchange many years ago. Upper photo taken:
April 2nd, 2008. Lower photo taken: May 8th, 2005. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
The QEW looking Toronto Bound from the Mountain Road overpass. Beyond
the view of this photo, the QEW begins its descent down Sandplant Hill
towards Niagara-on-the-Lake and St. Catharines. Upper photo taken: April
2nd, 2008. Lower photo taken: May 8th, 2005. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
View looking towards the Mountain Road interchange from the Niagara bound
lanes of the QEW. Photo taken: April 2nd, 2008. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
The rather attractive advanced signage for Mountain Road sits at the top of
the escarpment. Photo taken: April 2nd, 2008. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
This picture shows the QEW
driving Toronto-bound through the CNR overhead. This overhead was one
of the oldest, and by far the narrowest structure found on the QEW.
Picture taken: February 23rd,
2005. Size: 35kb. |
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| City of Niagara Falls Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
A closer view of driving through
the CNR overhead. The structure is very narrow, and despite its
historical value, it ws really outdated on a superhighway like the Queen
Elizabeth Way. This overhead was replaced in 2007.
Picture taken: February 23rd,
2005. Size: 45kb. |
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Highway 405 extends east of the QEW
to I-190 at the Queenston Lewiston Bridge.
Click here for Highway 405 images. |
| Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Regional Municipality of Niagara |
Overhead guide signage for the 405 exit, showing three operational lanes
heading up Sandplant Hill on the QEW. Photo taken: November 2007. |
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| Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Regional Municipality of Niagara |
Overhead advanced signage for Highway 405. Photo taken: November 2007. |
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| Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Regional Municipality of Niagara |
The QEW looking Niagara-bound from the Glendale Road overpass. Glendale Road is located roughly at kilometre marker 38. In the
distance of this photo, the Highway 405 interchange is visible.
Highway 405 heads from the QEW easterly to the Queenston-Lewiston
International Bridge.
Picture taken: May 8th, 2005. Size: 45kb. |
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| Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake
Regional Municipality of Niagara |
The QEW looking Toronto-bound from the Glendale Road overpass. In the
distance of this photo, the rather impressive Garden City (Homer) Skyway can
be seen. The Garden City Skyway was the second Skyway to be
constructed on the QEW, bypassing the old congested alignment that crossed
the Welland Canal via the Homer Lift Bridge.
Picture taken: May 8th, 2005. Size: 45kb. |
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