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| City of St. Catharines Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
This picture shows the QEW approaching the Niagara Street exit.
Currently, the QEW is a 6-lane freeway from Highway 405 easterly over the Garden City (Homer) Skyway for about 6 km to this
interchange.
Picture taken: February 23rd, 2005. Size:
40kb. |
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| City of St. Catharines Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
This picture is located a few hundred metres Toronto-bound ahead of the
previous picture. Currently, the QEW is only 4-lanes through St.
Catharines, however, a major expansion project has just begun which will see
the QEW 6-laned through the city over the next few years.
Picture taken:
February 23rd, 2005. Size: 40kb. |
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Starting in 2007 a multiyear reconstruction project is being undertaken
to widen and upgrade the QEW through St. Catharines. Click here for
more information and photos (Coming Soon!) |
| City of St. Catharines Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
The QEW looking Fort Erie-bound (east) from the Niagara Street overpass in
St. Catharines. This overpass is located roughly at kilometre marker
44. In the distance of this photo, you can see the high level Garden
City Skyway that carries the QEW over the Welland Canal.
Picture taken:
February 23rd, 2005. Size: 55kb. |
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| City of St. Catharines Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Highway QEW looking Toronto-bound
(west) from the Niagara Street overpass. In the distance of this
photo, the very low standard western side of the Niagara Street interchange
can be seen. Notice on the right (the Toronto bound lanes) that the
freeway on-ramp has no acceleration ramp. Since this photo was taken
an extension was made to this ramp, following a fatal accident in 2006.
Picture taken: February
23rd, 2005. Size: 50kb. |
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| City of St. Catharines Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Looking towards Fort Erie along the QEW from Martindale Road in western St.
Catharines. This picture highlights the deck of the impressive Henley Bridgel. Presently
this historic structure is undergoing a widening and rehabilitation project that is a
precursor to the 6-laning of the QEW through St. Catharines.
Picture taken: July 7th, 2005. Size: 70kb. |
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| City of St. Catharines Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Looking towards Hamilton and Toronto from the Martindale Road overpass.
Notice the very sharp off-ramp jutting off from the right side of the
picture. The QEW through St. Catharines has been modified very little
from its original design in the 1950s.
Picture taken: July 7th, 2005. Size: 45kb. |
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Highway 406 leads south of the QEW through Downtown
St. Catharines terminating in Welland.
Click here for Highway 406 images. |
| City of St. Catharines Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Signage for the Highway 406 exit from the Niagara Bound QEW. Notice
that the right lane defaults of off the QEW for Highway 406 at this
interchange. The QEW has only 4-lanes between Highway 406 and Niagara
Street in St. Catharines.
Picture taken: July 7th, 2005. Size: 40kb. |
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| City of St. Catharines Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Advanced overhead signage for Highway 406 from the Niagara Bound QEW.
Highway 406 leads travelers south of the QEW, heading along the south and
west sides of St. Catharines before heading into the cities of Thorold and
Welland.
Picture taken: July 7th, 2005. Size: 40kb. |
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| City of St. Catharines Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Looking towards Niagara Falls and Fort Erie along the QEW from Seventh Street.
Seventh Street is located at roughly kilometre marker 51. Picture taken: July
7th, 2005. Size: 45kb. |
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| City of St. Catharines Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Looking towards Toronto on the QEW from the Seventh Street overpass in western
St. Catharines. For the next several kilometres the QEW follows the
Lake Ontario Shoreline very closely. There are several scenic views of
Lake Ontario through this area.
Picture taken: July 7th, 2005. Size: 50kb. |
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| City of St. Catharines Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Signage for the Niagara-bound ramp to Seventh Street in St. Catharines
accompanied by an undersized advanced sign for
Highway 406. Picture taken March 29th,
2007. Low-res: 35kb. High-res: 135kb. |
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| City of St. Catharines Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Advanced overhead signage for the Seventh Street interchange along the
Niagara-bound QEW. Signage along the QEW through this part of Niagara
Region was erected in the early 1990s, at about the same time Ontario last redesigned its freeway signage. Because of this, there are several older style advanced
arrows adorning the signage along this part of the QEW.
Picture taken March 29th, 2007. Low-res: 35kb. High-res: 120kb. |
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| Town of Grimsby Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
View looking easterly towards Niagara and Fort Erie as the QEW crosses
Fifteen Mile Creek. Notice the tall wall barrier is located in the
middle of a narrow grassed median in between the two watercourse crossings.
This was constructed this way in advance of the eventual 8-laning between
St. Catharines and Hamilton.
Picture taken March 26th, 2007. Low-res: 35kb. High-res: 120kb. |
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| Town of Lincoln Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
View looking easterly from the Christie Street overpass in Grimsby towards
the Ontario Street and Maple Avenue overpasses. Notice that the
structure carrying the QEW over Forty Mile Creek has been widened to support
an 8-lane freeway.
Picture taken: September 25th, 2006. Low-res: 50kb. High-res:
160kb. |
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| Town of Grimsby Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Looking west towards Hamilton along the QEW from the Christie Street
overpass. Picture taken: September 25th, 2006. Low-res: 40kb.
High-res: 125kb. |
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| Town of Grimsby Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
View looking towards Niagara and Fort Erie from the Casablanca Boulevard
interchange. Picture taken: October 15th, 2006. Low-res: 40kb.
High-res: 135kb. |
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| Town of Grimsby Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
View looking westerly towards Hamilton from the Casablanca Boulevard
interchange. This is the first (from the west) interchange in Niagara
Region along the QEW, and serves as the main access to the Gateway Niagara
Service Centre.
Picture taken: October 15th, 2006. Low-res: 30kb. High-res:
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| Town of Grimsby Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
Looking east from Oaks Road. This overpass is located roughly at
kilometre marker 76. Picture taken: October 15th, 2006. Low-res:
35kb. High-res: 125kb. |
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| Town of Grimsby Regional
Municipality of Niagara |
View looking towards Hamilton from the Oaks Road overpass. This is the
western-most QEW overpass in Niagara Region. Picture taken: October 15th,
2006. Low-res: 35kb. High-res: 100kb. |
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| City of Hamilton |
Looking towards Fort Erie from the Fifty Road overpass in the east end of
Hamilton. Click here to jump to the
opposing view from the Fifty Road overpass. Picture taken: May 8th, 2005. Size: 35kb. |
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