Highway 401
Woodstock
Woodstock
Highways 401
& 410
Mississauga
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Highway 401 Woodstock |
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Highways 401
& 410 |
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Hwy 403 is a freeway that, in effect, "loops" off of Hwy 401 between Woodstock and Mississauga, serving Brantford, Hamilton, Burlington and Oakville in the process. For years, Hwy 403 consisted of two separate segments, as it was not co-signed with the QEW between Burlington and Oakville. Finally, in 2003, Hwy 403 shields appeared along the QEW. Now that it is multiplexed with the QEW, Hwy 403 is one continuous highway.
| Western Terminus: |
Current: |
The Western Terminus of Hwy 403 is at Hwy 401 (Exit 235) in Woodstock. This interchange is a partial one, with only two possible maneuvers: from Hwy 403 West to Hwy 401 West, and from Hwy 401 East to Hwy 403 East.
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In this
picture is the view from the MIddletown Line overpass of Hwy 403 looking
west toward the terminal interchange with Hwy 401. Once it crosses
Hwy 401, Hwy 403 West actually travels for nearly 1 km before it finally
reaches its endpoint at the merge with Hwy 401 West. |
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These three pictures show the approach signage located along Hwy 401 East
leading up to the starting point of Hwy 403 East. Photo #2 features
the first sign announcing the upcoming junction with Hwy 403 in 1.5 km.
Photo #3 highlights the overhead advance exit sign for Hwy 403. Just
beyond this sign gantry, a fourth eastbound lane opens up on the right
side, which becomes exit only for Hwy 403. The right-center lane
becomes a dual-directional lane, offering access to both Hwy 401 and Hwy
403. Photo #4 shows the sign gantry in place at the beginning of Hwy
403 East, as it splits off from Hwy 401 East. At the time this
picture was taken, Hwy 401 narrowed from six lanes to four just after the
Hwy 403 interchange. As a result of a reconstruction project, the
third eastbound lane is being extended for another 4 km to just beyond the
Oxford Road 2 (former Hwy 2) interchange. In fact, Scott Steeves
reports that supports are being put into place for new sign gantry
structures that are going up to replace all of the above signs, in
conjunction with the widening of Hwy 401. |
| Eastern Terminus: |
Current: |
Currently there are no pictures available of the Eastern Terminus of Hwy 403 at the massive interchange it has with Hwy 401 and Hwy 410 in Mississauga.
If you have, or are able to snap a photo of Hwy 403's
current Eastern Terminus, please e-mail the photo(s) to
dan#gribblenation.net or
sasquatch#gto.net (change "#" to
"@" to e-mail).
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