King's Highway 401 - Images
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Photos shown in this table are arranged from West to East:
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| Highway 401 ends at Highway 3, about 11 km east of the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor. Click here for Highway 3 Images | |||||||
| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Two views looking westerly along Highway 3 at
the unassuming western terminus of Highway 401 in Windsor. A multi-year
construction project was started in 2011 that will see Highway 401 extended
westerly through Windsor. The new highway, dubbed the Windsor-Essex
Parkway will follow the current alignment of Highway 3 as far as the E.C.
Row Expressway, will then curve to follow the E.C. Row westerly to a new
international crossing north of Ojibiway. The Windsor-Essex Project
Website can be found here. Photos taken: October 22nd, 2011. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Overhead signage that marks the beginning of Highway 401 at Highway 3 in
Windsor. Photo taken: October 22nd, 2011. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
View looking easterly through the westernmost overpass along Highway 401.
This vintage overpass carries the westbound lanes of Highway 3 overtop of
Highway 401. Photo taken: October 22nd, 2011. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Highway 3 and 401 looking west from the westbound Highway 3 overpass in
Windsor. This is the current western terminus of Highway 401.
Once Highway 401 is extended westerly via the Windsor-Essex Parkway, the
sharp curve as pictured will be considerably broadened. Photos taken: December 5th, 2004. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Easterly view from the Highway 3 overpass. Photo taken: December 5th, 2004. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Sign denoting the impending western terminus of Highway 401 at
Highway 3 one
km ahead. At Highway 3, westbound Highway 401 traffic simply defaults into
the westbound lanes of
Highway 3. The Ambassador Bridge is located at
Highway 3's western
terminus, which is located roughly 11km northwest of Highway 401. Photo taken: May 5th, 2005. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Highway 401 looking west from the North Talbot Road overpass in Windsor.
North Talbot Road is located at roughly kilometre marker 12. Notice
the speed reduction that begins just west of North Talbot Road. This
speed is reduced from this point to the western terminus of Highway 401,
located about one kilometre ahead. Photo taken: December 5th, 2004. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Two views along Highway 401 looking east from the North Talbot Road overpass in Windsor. Both show different incarnations of how the Dougall Parkway interchanged with Highway 401. As part of the reconstruction project that saw Highway 401 six-laned between Windsor and Tilbury, the Dougall Parkway interchange was considerably improved and modernized.
Upper photo taken: September 10th, 2005.
Lower photo taken: January 24th, 2009. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Overhead advanced sign for the Provincial Road interchange. Photo taken: January 24th, 2009. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
View
looking towards the Detroit skyline from the uncompleted flyover ramp from
the Dougall Parkway to Highway 401 in Windsor. Detroit has a very
impressive skyline. Be sure to visit the Michigan Highway section of
AsphaltPlanet.ca Photo taken: January 24th, 2009. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
This view looks easterly from the then unfinished Highway 3B flyover.
The highway was still very much under construction when this photo was
taken. Photo taken: January 24th, 2009. |
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| Highway 3B is the now defunct highway that led traffic from Highway 401 into Downtown Windsor, and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. Click here for Highway 3B images. | |||||||
| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Highway 401 driving west through the Highway 3B (now Dougall Avenue)
interchange. Highway 3B (Dougall Avenue) is a freeway for a short
distance west of Highway 401 until just beyond the Howard Avenue interchange. Photo taken: October 1st, 2010. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Diagrammical overhead for the upcoming Highway 401/3B interchange.
This is the last interchange on Highway 401, and both options are access
routes to border crossings. The Detroit-Windsor tunnel (and Downtown
Windsor) are accessible via Highway 3B (Dougall Avenue). The 401 leads
traffic to the Ambassador Bridge via Highway 3. Photo taken: September 10th, 2005. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Two views of signage approaching the Essex Road 46 interchange.
In the old view, notice the slotted concrete barrier that is used along the outside of the
highway overtop of Provincial Road. Such barrier design dates back to
the 401's original 1950s construction and is substandard to today's design practices. Upper photo taken: June 26th, 2011. Lower photo taken: January 24th, 2009. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Another view a little bit further east of the previous photo but still
looking eastbound at Essex Road 46. Notice how sharply the loop ramp
departs from the eastbound 401 for Provincial Road. An exit as sharp
as this would not be designed on a modern highway. Photo taken: January 24th, 2009. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Highway 401 looking west from the 8th Concession Road overpass. Highway 401
begins to skirt alongside Windsor's urban area to the west of this overpass. Upper photo taken: September 10th, 2005. Lower photo taken: October 22nd, 2011. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Looking east from the 8th Concession Road overpass. Note the
transition from asphalt to concrete in this photo. Highway 401 is
surfaced in concrete east from Windsor to Tilbury. Photo taken: October 22nd, 2011. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Westerly view towards the Tecumseh 8th Concession Road overpass.
Virtually all grade separations along the Windsor to Tilbury section of
Highway 401 were constructed over a decade after the 401 was
opened to traffic. The 8th Concession Road, as pictured, met Highway
401 at grade until the late 1960s. Photo taken: October 22nd, 2011. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Westerly view towards Windsor from the Tecumseh 9th Concession Road
overpass. Photo taken: October 22nd, 2011. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Easterly view from the 9th Concession Road overpass along Highway 401. Photo taken: October 22nd, 2011. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Westerly view towards Windsor from the 10th Concession Road overpass. Photo taken: October 22nd, 2011. |
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| Windsor - Tecumseh Boundary County of Essex |
Reverse view (looking easterly) from the 10th Concession Road overpass. Photo taken: October 22nd, 2011. |
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| Town of Tecumseh County of Essex |
Looking west from the 11th Concession Road overpass. 11th Concession Road is located at roughly
kilometre marker 19. Photo taken: October 22nd, 2011 |
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| Town of Tecumseh County of Essex |
Looking east from the 11th Concession Road overpass. Photo taken: October 22nd, 2011. |
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| Town of Tecumseh County of Essex |
Advanced signage for the ramp to Manning Road from Highway 401 East. All
newly constructed or reconstructed sections of six lane or wider highways in
Ontario are to be fully signed with overhead signs. Photo taken: June 26th, 2011. |
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| Town of Tecumseh County of Essex |
Eastbound signage for the Manning Road interchange. Manning Road is an
important county road that links the eastern Windsor suburb of Tecumseh to
Highway 401. Photo taken: June 26th, 2011. |
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| Tecumseh - Lakeshore Boundary County of Essex |
A series of views looking westerly from the Manning Road overpass.
Photo #1 highlights the 401 before any construction activity had taken place
through Manning Road. The second photo, taken two months after the
upper photo shows the eastbound carriageway reduced to a single lane with
construction crews setting up the traffic staging that will allow the
eastbound carriageway to carry the two way traffic. Once two way
traffic was placed on the eastbound carriageway, the westbound lanes were
completely reconstructed. The third photo in the series, jumps ahead
six months in the construction phase, and shows two way traffic on the
reconstructed eastbound carriageway. With all traffic now using the
widened eastbound lanes, crews turned their attention to the westbound
lanes, widening them to match the eastbound carriageway. The fourth
photo, shows the highway after substantial construction had finished.
The eastbound passing lane was closed for most of 2006 in order to minimize
the amount of lane drops for eastbound traffic going into the next phase of
the construction project, at Puce Road. The final photo, shows a
completed six-lane Highway 401 at Manning Road. Photo #1 taken: March 29th, 2005. Photo #2 taken: May 5th, 2005. Photo #3 taken: October 17th, 2005. Photo #4 taken: March 17th, 2006. Photo #5 taken: October 22nd, 2011. |
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| Highway 401 was extensively upgraded and widened through Essex County. Click here for more information and photos. | |||||||
| Tecumseh - Lakeshore Boundary County of Essex |
Looking east from the Manning Road overpass. The directional ramp
carrying traffic from Manning Road northbound to Highway 401 eastbound was
added in 2005 as part of the highway reconstruction. Photo taken: October 22nd, 2011. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Looking west towards Manning Road from the Lakeshore Road 101 overpass.
The Lakeshore Road 101 overpass is located roughly at kilometre marker 23. Photo taken: April 21st, 2011. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Looking east from the Lakeshore Road 101 overpass. The truck
inspection facility that is pictured along the eastbound lanes was
considerably enlarged and improved during the highway reconstruction. Photo taken: April 21st, 2011. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Looking west from the Lakeshore Road 103 overpass. Photo taken: April 21st, 2011. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Looking east from the Lakeshore Road 103 overpass. This overpass is
located roughly at kilometre marker 24. Photo taken: April 21st, 2011. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
View
looking westerly along the 401 from the Lakeshore Road 105 overpass. Photo taken: April 21st, 2011. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
View
looking easterly from the Lakeshore Road 105 overpass. Photo taken: April 21st, 2011. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Easterly view through the Lakeshore Road 107 overpass in advance of the
Puce Road interchange. Photo taken: June 26th, 2011. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Looking west from the
Lakeshore Road 107 overpass along Highway 401. Photo taken: January 24th, 2009. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Easterly
view from the Lakeshore Road 107 overpass towards Puce Road. Photo taken: January 24th, 2009. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Easterly view as the highway crosses the Puce River at the off-ramp to Puce
Road. Photo taken: June 26th, 2011. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Westerly view from the Puce Road overpass. Photo taken: October 1st, 2010. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
View of Highway 401 looking east from Puce Road, near Windsor.
Photo taken: October 1st, 2010. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
This view looks westerly from the Lakeshore Road 113 overpass. Highway
401 is very straight and flat through the Essex Plain. The recently
widened stretch of highway does a lot to break up the monotony of the drive. Photo taken: October 1st, 2010. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Easterly view from the Lakeshore Road 113 overpass. Photo taken: October 1st, 2010. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Advanced signage for the Belle River Road exit. Photo taken: June 26th, 2011. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Signage for the Belle River Road interchange. Due to the proximity of
the Belle River, Highway 401 meets Belle River Road at a parclo AB2
interchange with all
ramps to the east of Belle River Road. Photo taken: June 26th, 2011. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Three westerly views from the Myers Road overpass towards the Belle River
Road interchange. Note from the series of views how sharp the kink in the
highway was before the highway was upgraded and widened to six lanes. More construction information and photos
can be found here. Photo #1 taken: September 10th, 2005. Photo #2 taken: July 6th, 2008. Photo #3 taken: October 1st, 2010. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
This view looks easterly from the Myers Road overpass. . Photo taken: October 1st, 2010. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
This view looks westerly from the Lakeshore Road 123 overpass. Note
the Gosfield wind turbine to the south of the freeway. Several large
wind farms have been developed within Essex-and Chatham-Kent Counties. Photo taken: October 22nd, 2011. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Easterly view from the Lakeshore Road 123 overpass towards the French Line
Road interchange. Photo taken: October 22nd, 2011. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Overhead advanced signage for the French Line Road interchange. Photo taken: June 26th, 2011. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Easterly view as the ramp to French Line Road departs the freeway mainline.
Highway 401 meets French Line Road at a diamond interchange -- the only
diamond interchange west of London along Highway 401. Photo taken: June 26th, 2011. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
View looking easterly along Highway 401 from the French
Line Road underpass. Note the cost-sharing signage left over from the
recently completed construction. Photo taken: July 6th, 2008 |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Highway 401 looking west from the Rochester Townline Road overpass. This overpass is located roughly at kilometre marker 44. Once around this gentle curve, Highway 401 heads due west, and is virtually dead-straight for the next 30 kilometres. Photo taken: July 6th, 2008. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Highway 401 looking east from the Rochester Townline Road overpass.
Photo taken: July 6th, 2008. |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
Overhead guide signage for Highway 77 from the eastbound
lanes of Highway 401. Photograph taken: July 6th, 2008 |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
During the 2005 reconstruction, the Highway 77/401
interchange was extensively reconstructed. This new modern interchange
replaced a very poor parclo b2 design. Photograph taken: July 6th, 2008 |
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| Town of Lakeshore County of Essex |
A series of views looking westerly along Highway 401 from the Highway 77 overpass. This series of views shows the sequence of events that saw Highway 401 upgraded to a six-lane cross-section between Windsor and Tilbury. The first contract that saw Highway 401 six laned between Windsor and Tilbury took place from this interchange easterly to just east of Highway 2 in Tibury. Construction on this segment commenced in the spring of 2004 and was substantially completed late in 2005. More construction information and photos can be found here.
Photo #1 taken: December 5th, 2004.
Photo #2 taken: September 10th, 2005.
Photo #3 taken: October 17th, 2005.
Photo #4 taken: October 22nd, 2011. |
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| Highway 77 runs south of Highway 401 to Highway 3 at Leamington. Click here for Highway 77 images. | |||||||
| Click here for Highway 77 to Chatham Photos | |||||||
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