King's Highway 427 - Images

  

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Photos shown in this table are arranged from South to North:

Proper Municipality Name Photo Description Photo

Pictures taken from driver's perspective appear offset from centre-line pictures:        

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City of Toronto Looking north through the Evans Avenue underpass towards the substantial QEW/427 interchange.

Photo taken:  July 12th, 2007.

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City of Toronto Highway 427 looking south from the Evans Avenue Overpass.  The freeway segment of Highway 427 ends just south of Evans Avenue (as shown in the picture), though the '0-marker' for Highway 427 is actually located a few hundred metres southerly at Coules Court.
Photo taken:  July 12th, 2007.

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Highway 427 meets the QEW near the highways southern terminus.  Click here for Queen Elizabeth Way images.

 

Arial view of the Highway 427/QEW interchange provided by Google Maps.  The following 10 photographs are taken from various vantage points surrounding this large interchange.
City of Toronto View looking northerly from the Evans Avenue overpass.

Photo taken:  July 12th, 2007.

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City of Toronto Looking northeast towards the 427/QEW interchange from the centre of the Evans Avenue loop-ramp.

Photo taken:  July 12th, 2007.

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City of Toronto View looking southerly towards the south end of Highway 427 at the Evans Avenue interchange.

Photo taken:  July 12th, 2007.

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City of Toronto View looking east towards Toronto on the QEW through the 427 interchange.  The high-level ramp running through the photo carries traffic from Highway 427 southbound to the Gardiner Eastbound.

Photo taken:  July 12th, 2007.

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City of Toronto View looking north from the Queensway.  The ramps to and from Browns Line which take the focus of this photo, become the collector lanes of the 427.

Photo taken:  July 12th, 2007.

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City of Toronto View looking Hamilton-bound along the QEW through the Highway 427 interchange.

Photo taken:  July 12th, 2007.

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City of Toronto The ramp from the 427 to the Gardiner crosses the ramp from the QEW to the 427.

Photo taken:  July 12th, 2007.

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City of Toronto The southbound 427 Express lanes split to the Gardiner and QEW above the Queensway.

Photo taken:  July 12th, 2007.

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City of Toronto View looking towards Toronto on the QEW through the Highway 427 interchange.

Photo taken:  July 12th, 2007.

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City of Toronto View looking Hamilton-bound along the QEW from the 427 interchange.  Notice the high-speed ramp from Highway 427 joining the QEW in forefront.  Also notice the ramp from the QEW to Sherway Gardens Road.  This ramp was completed recently in 2002, improving local access to the QEW/Gardiner.
Photo taken:  July 12th, 2007.

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City of Toronto Diagram sign denoting how the southbound express lanes dissolve into ramps to the QEW and Gardiner Expressways.

Photographer: Dan Garnell.  Taken: June 2007.

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City of Toronto This picture showcases Highway 427 looking south from the Bloor Street overpass in Etobicoke.   Note the 'basketweave' that links the core and collector lanes.  This is the southernmost transfer between the core and collector lanes along the highway.
Picture taken: April 10th, 2005.  Size: 50kb.
City of Toronto Signage at the final southbound transfer between the core and collector lanes.

Photographer: Dan Garnell.  Taken: June 2007.

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City of Toronto Overhead signage in advance of the northbound ramp to Rathburn Road.

Photographer: Josh Anderchek.  Taken: April 2008.

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City of Toronto Signage for the Rathburn Road exit from the northbound collector lanes of Highway 427.  The Rathburn Road interchange is of a somewhat unique half-cloverleaf design.

Photographer: Josh Anderchek.  Taken: April 2008.

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City of Toronto Overhead signage just before Rathburn Road for the 427 express lanes from the Collector Lanes.  This is the last transfer to Highway 427 north from the collector lanes -- beyond Rathburn Road only Highway 27 is accessible.

Photo taken: August 12th, 2006.

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City of Toronto Highway 427 looking south from the Rathburn Road overpass in Etobicoke.  This picture was taken prior to the ongoing construction taking place on the 427 which will see high-mast lighting and tall-wall barriers installed, replacing both the classic truss lighting, and steel w-style barrier.
Picture taken: August 1st, 2004.  Size: 55kb.
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City of Toronto Highway 427 looking north from Rathburn Road.

Picture taken: August 1st, 2004.  Size: 55kb.
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City of Toronto Overhead signage in the northbound collector lanes at the final northbound collector to core transfer.

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City of Toronto Overhead diagramical sign denoting the upcoming Highway 401 interchange.  Highway 401 is only accessible from the 427's express lanes.  The Collector lanes simply default onto northbound Highway 27.

Picture taken: May 12th, 2005.  Size: 35kb.
City of Toronto Advanced exit signage for the Eastbound Highway 401 exit.

Picture taken: May 12th, 2005.  Size: 45kb.
City of Toronto Signage denoting the northbound exit for the eastbound 401.  Past this exit, the 427 begins a series of fairly sharp curves (the sharpest of which has an advisory speed of 70), where the highway crosses the 401 and runs beside the Airport.
Picture taken: May 12th, 2005.  Size: 35kb.
City of Toronto Advanced signage for the Westbound Highway 401 exit.  Due to the rather odd geometry of the Highway 401/427 interchange, this exit logically departs from the left of the 427.  Click here to see a satellite image of the interchange provided by Google Maps.
Picture taken: May 12th, 2005.  Size: 50kb.
City of Toronto Signage denoting the exit for Westbound Highway 401.  After departing the 427, this ramp quickly dives beneath the Southbound Highway 427 overpass and forms the Mississauga segment of the collector lanes along the 401.

Picture taken: May 12th, 2005.  Size: 50kb.
Highway 409 is a short spur highway between Highway 401 and Pearson Airport.  Click here for Highway 409 images.
Toronto - Mississauga Boundary Signage at the exit for Highway 409 and Pearson International Airport from the southbound 427.

Picture taken: May 12th, 2005.  Size: 35kb.
Toronto - Mississauga Boundary Advanced diagramical sign denoting the upcoming southbound exit for both Highway 409, and Pearson International Airport.  The eastbound 401 is not accessible from the southbound 427, as such, the 409 serves as a 'ramp-extension' connecting the two freeways.
Picture taken: May 12th, 2005.  Size: 30kb.
Toronto - Mississauga Boundary Looking south from the Rexdale Boulevard overpass.  Just out of view in this photo is the Highway 409 interchange, which is located about 2km south of Rexdale Boulevard.  Also, note that north of Highway 409, the northbound carriageway has only 2 lanes per direction whereas the southbound carriageway has been widened to three lanes.
Picture taken: August 28th, 2005.  Size: 50kb.
Toronto - Mississauga Boundary Highway 427 looking north from the Rexdale Boulevard overpass.

Picture taken: August 28th, 2005.  Size: 50kb.
Toronto - Mississauga Boundary Southbound signage for Derry Road.

Photo taken: May 12th, 2005.
Toronto - Mississauga Boundary Looking south from the Morning Star Road overpass.  For many years, Morning Star Drive met Highway 427 at a signalized at-grade intersection.  The intersection would have been found roughly at the point of the emergency vehicle turnaround.  The overpass I am standing upon replaced the intersection in the early 1990s.
Picture taken: August 28th, 2005.  Size: 50kb.
Toronto - Mississauga Boundary Looking north along Highway 427 from the Morning Road overpass.  Morning Star Road is located roughly half way between Rexdale Boulevard and Finch Avenue.

Picture taken: August 28th, 2005.  Size: 50kb.
City of Toronto Looking south along the 427 from the Finch Avenue overpass.

Picture taken: August 28th, 2005.  Size: 45kb.
City of Toronto Highway 427 looking north from the Finch Avenue overpass. The Highway 407 interchange located in the distance of this photo.  Before the early 1990s, Highway 427 terminated just north of Finch Avenue.  It was extended northerly in 1993 as a precursor to Highway 407's construction.
Picture taken: August 28th, 2005.  Size: 65kb.
Highway 427 meets Highway 407 near the highways northern terminus.  Click here for Highway 407 images.

 

Arial view of the Highway 407/427 interchange provided by Google Maps.  The following 10 photographs are taken from various vantage points surrounding this large interchange.
City of Vaughan

Regional Municipality of York		 View looking east along Highway 427 from the Highway 50 overpass in Western Vaughan.  The Highway 407/427 interchange is one of only five four-level interchanges in Ontario.
City of Vaughan

Regional Municipality of York		 Close-up of the overhead sign denoting the Highway 27 interchange.
City of Vaughan

Regional Municipality of York		 Wide angle view of the 4-level interchange.
City of Vaughan

Regional Municipality of York		 Similar wide angle view of the interchange before the 407 was widened to eight lanes.
City of Vaughan

Regional Municipality of York		 Overhead signs for Highway 7 were erected as part of the Zenway Drive extension.  Oddly the advance sign for Highway 7 does not use standard advanced arrows.

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City of Vaughan

Regional Municipality of York		 Highway 7 signage at the exit.  Since this photo was taken, the Zenway Drive extension has opened to traffic -- the ramp to Highway 7 now has but two lanes.

Photo taken: November 2008.		 Low Res



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City of Vaughan

Regional Municipality of York		 A slightly blurry photo of the trailblazers to Highway's 27 and 50 found on the ramp to Highway 7.

Photo taken: November 2008.
City of Vaughan

Regional Municipality of York		 Highway 427 looking south from the Highway 7 overpass in Vaughan.

Picture taken: June 25th, 2004.
Highway 407 ends at Highway 7 in Western Vaughan.  Click here for Highway 7 images.
City of Vaughan

Regional Municipality of York		 Both beginning and ends signs were erected at the Highway 7 overpass.  York Region Officials apparently want to make the jurisdictional change very apparent to motorists.


Photo taken: September 2008.

City of Vaughan

Regional Municipality of York		 There is a signal ahead.  There is a signal ahead.

Photo taken: September 2008.
City of Vaughan

Regional Municipality of York		 Southbound view towards Highway 7 along the Zenway Drive access.

Photo taken: September 2008.

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Regional Municipality of York		 How anyone thought it was appropriate to number Highway 50 Regional Road 24 is beyond me.

Photo taken: September 2008.
City of Vaughan

Regional Municipality of York		 The unassuming end to York Region's arterial 427 extension is at Zenway Drive in Vaughan.

Photo taken: September 2008.

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