King's Highway 3

King's Highway 3 - Images

Photos shown in this table are arranged from West to East:

Proper Municipality Name	Photo Description	Photo
Pictures taken from driver's perspective appear offset from centre-line pictures:		East- Bound	West- Bound
Windsor - LaSalle Boundary County of Essex	Highway 3 looking west towards the Todd Lane and Cabana Road intersection. The MTOs jurisdiction of Highway 3 ends just west of this intersection. West of the intersection, Highway 3 is known as Huron Church Road, and is a very congested at-grade city street. Picture taken: September 10th, 2005. Size: 55kb.
Windsor - LaSalle Boundary County of Essex	Highway 3 looking east towards the Huron Church Line intersection. Huron Church Line is located just a few hundred metres southeast of Todd Lane. East of Huron Church Line, Highway 3 narrows from 6- to 4-lanes. Picture taken: September 10th, 2005. Size: 45kb.
Windsor - LaSalle Boundary County of Essex	This picture shows Highway 3 looking west towards the Huron Church Line intersection. Between Huron Church Line and Howard Road, there are traffic signals at St. Clair College, and the Sandwich West Parkway. Picture taken: September 10th, 2005. Size: 50kb.
Windsor - LaSalle Boundary County of Essex	Highway 3 looking east towards the Howard Road intersection. Before the days of the 401, Howard Avenue was part of Highway 3B. Notably, the traffic signals at Howard Avenue are the last set of eastbound traffic signals between the Ambassador Bridge and Highway 401. Picture taken: September 10th, 2005. Size: 50kb.
Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex	Just east of the Howard Road intersection, Highway 401 splits from Highway 3. This picture showcases the advanced signage that is present for the upcoming Highway 401 interchange. The 3/401 interchange is a eastbound partial interchange and as such, Highway 401 is only accessible from eastbound Highway 3. Picture taken: September 10th, 2005. Size: 50kb.
Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex	This picture showcases the Highway 3/401 interchange, and signage. As shown in the picture, Highway 401 departs from the left side of Highway 3, with a rather sharp (and substandard) curve. Click here for Highway 401 images. Picture taken: September 10th, 2005. Size: 40kb.
Town of Tecumseh County of Essex	Highway 3 looking west from just east of Outer Drive. At Outer Drive Highway 3 splits and becomes a divided at-grade highway all the way west to the Ambassador Bridge. Outer Drive is located a few hundred metres east of the Highway 401 interchange. This picture is somewhat out of date, as construction is currently underway to install traffic signals at this intersection. Picture taken: May 5th, 2005. Size: 45kb.
Town of Tecumseh County of Essex	Highway 3 looking east towards the Walker Road intersection that is located just east of Windsor. At present, there is ongoing construction at this intersection to improve and upgrade the junction. Walker Road is located about 2km east of Highway 401. Picture taken: May 5th, 2005. Size: 50kb.
Town of Tecumseh County of Essex	Highway 3 looking west towards the Walker Road intersection. This is the reverse angle of the previous picture. Picture taken: May 5th, 2005. Size: 50kb.
Town of Tecumseh County of Essex	Highway 3 looking west from the western most junction of Essex Road 34. Just west of Essex Road 34, Highway 3 narrows from 4- to 2-lanes. Although Highway 3 maintains this 2-lane cross-section westerly from here to Outer Drive, it was graded to become a divided highway in the 1930s. Picture taken: December 5th, 2004. Size: 60kb.
Town of Tecumseh County of Essex	Highway 3 looking east towards the western most junction of Essex Road 34. Essex Road 34 is in actuality an abandoned alignment of Highway 3. Essex Road 34 is the main access road from Windsor into the small community of Maidstone. Picture taken: December 5th, 2004. Size: 40kb.
Town of Tecumseh County of Essex	Looking west along Highway 3 towards the western end of the Maidstone Bypass. All of the new Highway 3 alignment between Leamington was designed with enough right of way to become a divided highway, but only a few hundred metres at this junction have actually been widened. Picture taken: September 10th, 2005. Size: 50kb.
Town of Tecumseh County of Essex	Highway 3 looking east towards the Essex Road 19 intersection. This is the first of many sets of traffic lights located along the Maidstone and Essex by-pass portion of Highway 3. Picture taken: September 10th, 2005. Size: 50kb.
Town of Lakeshore County of Essex	Looking west towards Windsor along Highway 3 at the Essex Road 19 intersection. Picture taken: September 10th, 2005. Size: 45kb.
Town of Lakeshore County of Essex	This picture shows Highway 3 looking east towards the Essex Road 8 junction. As you can see from the photo, the left turn lane for eastbound movements was recently extended. This work was done to better accommodate the large amount of traffic entering Essex from Highway 3. Picture taken: September 10th, 2005. Size: 40kb.
Town of Essex County of Essex	Highway 3 looking west towards the Essex Road 8 junction. Essex Road 8 is located roughly 15km west of the Highway 401 interchange in Windsor. Picture taken: September 10th, 2005. Size: 45kb.
Town of Kingsville County of Essex	Looking east along Highway 3 towards the eastern Essex Road 34 junction. Before 1999, the Highway 3 by-pass ended at this junction, and all through traffic was required to turn right towards Ruthven and Leamington. Picture taken: September 10th, 2005. Size: 40kb.
Town of Kingsville County of Essex	Looking west towards the Essex Road 34 junction located just to the north of Ruthven. This junction is located roughly 6km west of the Highway 77 junction. Picture taken: September 10th, 2005. Size: 50kb.
Town of Kingsville County of Essex	Looking east along Highway 3 towards the signalized intersection with Essex Road 31. The Essex Road 31 junction is located roughly 4km west of Highway 77. Picture taken: September 10th, 2005. Size: 45kb.
Municipality of Leamington County of Essex	Looking west towards the Essex Road 31 intersection along Highway 3. Picture taken: September 10th, 2005. Size: 50kb.
Municipality of Leamington County of Essex	Looking east along Highway 3 towards the Highway 77 junction. The western segment of Highway 3 ends at this junction, only to resume once again at the Highway 4 junction just outside of St. Thomas. The Highway 77 junction is located roughly 39km east of the Highway 401 interchange in Windsor. Picture taken: September 10th, 2005. Size: 45kb.
Municipality of Leamington County of Essex	Junction assembly denoting the eastern end of Highway 3's western terminus at Highway 77. Straight ahead is Essex Road 33, which although was constructed by the MTO as part of the Leamington By-pass was never designated as part of Highway 3. Click here for Highway 77 Images. (Coming Soon!) Picture size: 35kb.
Township of Southwold County of Elgin	Highway 3 was downloaded between Highway 77 at Leamington and Highway 4 at Talbotville. This junction assembly marks the western terminus of the central segment of Highway 3. Click here for Highway 4 Images. Picture size: 70kb.
City of St. Thomas	View looking westerly from the Balaclava Road overpass. Note the graded westbound carriageway along the right side of the photo. The St. Thomas Expressway was designed to eventually be twined and operate as a full freeway. Picture taken: April 11th, 2005. Low-res: 60kb. High-res: 240kb.	Low-res High-res
City of St. Thomas	Highway 3 looking east from the Balaclava Road overpass in St. Thomas. The interchange that can be seen in this picture is that of Highway 3 and First Street. The First Street interchange has a diamond configuration on the south side, and a parclo A2 configuration on the north side. It is quite rare in Ontario to see an interchange built on a two-lane highway. Picture taken: April 11th, 2005. Low-res: 45kb. High-res: 206kb.	Low-res High-res
City of St. Thomas	Highway 3 looking east from the First Street overpass in St. Thomas. Traffic volumes on the St. Thomas Expressway drop sharply east of the First Street interchange. This is presumably due to the rather inefficient jog that one must follow at the eastern end of the St. Thomas Expressway. Picture taken: April 4th, 2005. Size: 60kb.
City of St. Thomas	A closer look at the ramps located in the northeastern quadrant of the First Street interchange along the St. Thomas Expressway. Notice that both ramps are elongated so that when the St. Thomas Expressway is eventually twinned, there will be only minimal disruption to this interchange. Picture taken: April 4th, 2005. Size: 90kb.
City of St. Thomas	Aerial view of the First Street interchange on the St. Thomas Expressway. This shot compliments the previous image, in showing how the ramps on the north side of the expressway have been elongated to support a future northern carriageway. Picture taken: April 28th, 2006. Size: 80kb.
City of St. Thomas	View looking west from the Burwell Road overpass in St. Thomas. Picture taken: April 11th, 2005. Low-res: 45kb. High-res: 170kb.	Low-res High-res
City of St. Thomas	Looking east towards the Centennial Street intersection from Burwell Road in St. Thomas. Picture taken: April 11th, 2005. Low-res: 50kb. High-res: 200kb.	Low-res High-res
City of St. Thomas	Highway 3 looking east towards the eastern end of the St. Thomas Expressway. At this junction, travelers must turn right to continue eastbound on Highway 3. In the 1970s, a new Highway 3 was conceptually planned to continue straight ahead at this junction. No firm route was ever established for this proposed realignment, and any actual construction is likely more then a decade or two away. Picture taken: October 28th, 2004. Size: 70kb.
St. Thomas - Central Elgin Boundary County of Elgin	View of the same intersection as the previous picture. This picture is looking southerly, with Centennial Street on the vertical axis. Picture taken: April 28th, 2006. Size: 60kb.
St. Thomas - Central Elgin Boundary County of Elgin	View of the entire St. Thomas Expressway looking west. Notice the ROW (right of way) that has been established on the west side of the Centennial Street intersection for an interchange. An interchange would likely be constructed at Centennial Street, should the St. Thomas Expressway ever be extended easterly. Picture taken: April 28th, 2006. Size: 115kb.
St. Thomas - Central Elgin Boundary County of Elgin	Highway 3 looking westbound (north) at the junction of the St. Thomas Expressway. Through traffic must turn left at this junction to stay on Highway 3. This intersection marks the eastern beginning of the St. Thomas Expressway. Straight ahead at this junction leads traffic onto Centennial Avenue, which is a major arterial in St. Thomas. Picture taken: April 4th, 2005. Size: 50kb.
St. Thomas - Central Elgin Boundary County of Elgin	Highway 3 looking eastbound (south) towards the Talbot Street intersection. Traffic heading from the St. Thomas Expressway must turn left at this junction to stay on Highway 3. Interestingly Talbot Street was a 7000-series highway from this junction westerly to Highway 4 before being decommissioned in 1998. Picture taken: April 4th, 2005. Size: 50kb.
Municipality of Central Elgin County of Elgin	Highway 3 looking west towards the Talbot Street intersection. At this intersection, traffic wishing to stay westbound on Highway 3, must utilize the ramp to the right. This leads traffic north along Centennial Ave, towards the St. Thomas Expressway. Talbot Street is ahead, and is the former routing of Highway 3 that was in service before the St. Thomas Expressway was constructed. Picture taken: April 11th, 2005. Size: 45kb.
Municipality of Central Elgin County of Elgin	Looking towards St. Thomas along Highway 3. About 3/4 the way up the picture, the Centennial Street intersection is visible. Highway 3 follows Centennial Street northerly from Talbot Street for roughly a kilometre before traffic must again turn to access the St. Thomas Expressway. Picture taken: April 28th, 2005. Size: 70kb.
Municipality of Central Elgin County of Elgin	Looking easterly towards the New Sarum By-pass along Highway 3. The New Sarum Bypass was completed in 1961 to improve flow through New Sarum and to bypass two dangerous curves at the east end of New Sarum. The original Highway 3 alignment still serves local New Sarum traffic today. Picture taken: April 28th, 2006. Size: 75kb.
Municipality of Central Elgin County of Elgin	Highway 3 looking west towards St. Thomas at the junction of New Sarum Line intersection. As part of the ongoing reconstruction project, this intersection was reconfigured. New Sarum Line was relocated to meet Highway 3 at a 90 degree angle, and the channel from WB Highway 3 to New Sarum Line was replaced with a standard right turn taper. Picture taken: April 4th, 2005. Size: 50kb.
Municipality of Central Elgin County of Elgin	Highway 3 looking east from New Sarum Line towards Aylmer. New Sarum is located about 5 kilometres east of St. Thomas. In the Summer of 2005, this deep valley was re-graded as part of a major project to upgrade Highway 3 between St. Thomas and Aylmer. Picture taken: April 4th, 2005. Size: 80kb.
Municipality of Central Elgin County of Elgin	Looking east towards Aylmer above Highway 3. Notice the horseshoe shaped road located about 2/3 the way up the photo. This short road is actually an abandoned alignment of Highway 3, that was by-passed to eliminate the sharp corners. Picture taken: April 28th, 2006. Size: 70kb.
Township of Malahide County of Elgin	Looking westerly towards Aylmer from just west of Hacienda Line. For roughly a kilometre immediately east of the Aylmer town limits, Highway 3 has an urban 4-lane section, the end of which is visible in this photo. Picture taken: April 28th, 2006. Size: 50kb.
Township of Malahide County of Elgin	Looking easterly through Summers Corners towards the junction of Springfield Road. Picture taken: April 28th, 2006. Size: 55kb.
Township of Malahide County of Elgin	Looking west through Summers Corners. Summers Corners has a variable speed limit that changes from 80km/h to 60km/h depending on the time of day because of a school located along Highway 3 in Summers Corners. Picture taken: April 28th, 2006. Size: 45kb.
Town of Tillsonburg County of Oxford	Highway 3 looking east from along the Tillsonburg By-pass from just east of John Pound Road. John Pound Road is the original alignment of Highway 3 through Tillsonburg. The Tillsonburg bypass is a very high standard road, and was designed with enough right-of-way to be twinned and become a divided expressway. Picture taken: October 28th, 2004. Size: 70kb.
City of Haldimand County	Looking east towards the junction with Smithville Road (Haldimand-Norfolk Road 14) along Highway 3 at Canborough. This picture focuses on the long on-ramp serving westbound traffic from Niagara Road 14. Picture taken: May 8th, 2005. Size: 40kb.
City of Haldimand County	This picture is of the same intersection as the previous image. This image highlights the right-hand ramp that eastbound travelers must follow to continue towards Dunnville along Highway 3. Picture taken: May 8th, 2005. Size: 55kb.
Township of Wainfleet Regional Municipality of Niagara	Looking east towards the junction of Niagara Roads 23 and 24 at Chambers Corners. At this junction, traffic continuing easterly along Highway 3 must follow the ramp to the right. Straight ahead is Forks Road (Niagara Road 23), which serves as a useful shortcut for travelers destined to Highway 58 North. Picture taken: May 8th, 2005. Size: 50kb.
Township of Wainfleet Regional Municipality of Niagara	Looking west along Highway 3 at Chambers Corners. Chambers Corners is located roughly 18km west of Port Colborne. At this junction, through Highway 3 traffic must turn left, to continue westerly towards Dunnville. Picture taken: May 8th, 2005. Size: 55kb.

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