King's Highway 8 - Images


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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:        

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City of Kitchener

Regional Municipality of Waterloo

Overhead signage along King Street for the loop ramp to the expressway.  Westbound Highway 8 traffic must negotiate this loop ramp.

Photo taken: July 2008.
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The 401 crosses Highway 8 at the Kitchener/Cambridge boundary.  Click here for Highway 401 images.
City of Cambridge

Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Between Preston and Galt, Highway 8 is a pleasant divided parkway.

Photo taken: July 2008.

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City of Cambridge

Regional Municipality of Waterloo
There are several signals between Preston and Galt.

Photo taken: July 2008.

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Highway 8 meets Highway 24 at the Delta.  Click here for Highway 24 images.
City of Cambridge

Regional Municipality of Waterloo
View looking northerly as Highway 8 meets Highway 24 in Cambridge.  This intersection is known locally as the Delta.

Photo taken: October 2008.

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City of Cambridge

Regional Municipality of Waterloo
View looking westerly at the Maple Bush Road intersection towards Franklin Boulevard.

Photo taken: August 2008.

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City of Cambridge

Regional Municipality of Waterloo
View looking westerly from west of Branchton Road.  This 4-lane cross-section is a very old design, and is not typical of most modern king's highways.

Photo taken: August 2008.

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City of Cambridge

Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Easterly view towards Branchton Road.  MTO jurisdiction over Highway 8 begins just past the Branchton Road intersection.
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City of Hamilton View looking easterly towards the current eastern terminus of Highway 8 at the Highway 5 junction at Peters Corners.  This junction also marks the current western terminus of Highway 5.  Straight ahead, Hamilton Road 8 continues east through Dundas into Downtown Hamilton.
Picture taken: May 5th, 2005.  Size: 35kb.
Highway 8 meets Highway 5 and 52 in Peters Corners.  Click here for Highway 5 images and here for Highway 52 images.
City of Hamilton View looking easterly towards Highway 8's descent down the Niagara Escarpment into Downtown Dundas.

Picture taken: March 28th, 2007.  Size: 125kb.

City of Hamilton View closer to the mountain brow along Highway 8.  At the mountain brow, Highway 8 has a sharp curve and quickly begins to descend the escarpment via a steep access.  This curve has a posted advisory speed of 20km/h.
Picture taken: March 28th, 2007.  Low-res: 95kb.  High-res: 385kb.

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City of Hamilton View looking east from the top of the escarpment looking towards Dundas.  Note the stone wall that guide rail on the right side of the photo.  The City of Hamilton recently rehabilitated this stone wall paying careful attention to replicate the wall's ornate detailing.
Picture taken: March 28th, 2007.  Low-res: 90kb.  High-res: 380kb.

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City of Hamilton Looking east again down the escarpment access.  Highway 8 passes under the CN mainline railway halfway down the escarpment through a narrow subway.

Picture taken: March 28th, 2007.  Low-res: 90kb.  High-res: 350kb.


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City of Hamilton Another view of Highway 8 descending the escarpment access, this time showing the sharp curve traffic needs to negotiate to pass under the railway overhead.

Picture taken: March 28th, 2007.  Low-res: 90kb.  High-res: 355kb.


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City of Hamilton Eastbound view through the CN railway overhead.

Picture taken: March 28th, 2007.  Low-res: 75kb.  High-res: 320kb.


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City of Hamilton View looking west through the CN railway overhead.  Note the close proximity of the intersection to the railway overhead.  Vehicles departing this side road must do so with the utmost care.

Picture taken: March 28th, 2007.  Low-res: 100kb.  High-res: 415kb.


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City of Hamilton View of Highway 8 ascending the escarpment from the railway tracks.

Picture taken: March 28th, 2007.  Low-res: 95kb.  High-res: 385kb.


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City of Hamilton Looking east from just east of the railway overhead as Highway 8 finishes its descent down the mountain into Dundas.

Picture taken: March 28th, 2007.  Size: 85kb.

City of Hamilton Green signage for the western Highway 2/8 junction in Hamilton.  Click here for Highway 2 images (Coming Soon!).

Picture size: 40kb.

City of Hamilton Westbound signage for the Highway 2/8 intersection.  Click here for Highway 2 images (Coming Soon!).

Picture size: 25kb.

City of Hamilton Highway 2/8 signage in Westdale.  Like other Highway 2/8 shield assemblies, this sign has been replaced with a Hamilton Road 8 flowerpot.

Picture size: 30kb.

Highway 403 passes through Chedoke Valley in Hamilton.  Click here for Highway 403 images.
City of Hamilton Butterfly gantry displaying Highway 2/8 signs along with Highway 403 signage at the ramp to Highway 403 east.  This sign was replaced early in 2007, and highlight King Street as Hamilton Road 8 rather than Highway 2/8.

Picture size: 75kb.
City of Hamilton Eastbound signage for the eastern Highway 2/8 junction.  Click here for Highway 2 images. (Coming Soon!).

Picture size: 30kb.

City of Hamilton Westbound signage for the eastern Highway 2/8 junction.  Click here for Highway 2 images (Coming Soon!).

Picture size: 30kb.

City of Hamilton Main Street eastbound from just east of Queen Street in Hamilton.

Picture taken: March 9th, 2008.

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City of Hamilton View of Main Street looking east towards MacNab and James Streets.

Picture taken: March 9th, 2008.

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City of Hamilton Westerly view of Highway 8 as it nears Dewitt Road, and the suburban boundary of Stoney Creek.

Photo taken: May 2008.

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City of Hamilton View looking west towards the Fruitland Road intersection.

Photo taken: May 2008.

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City of Hamilton This forgotten stretch of Highway 8 is dwarfed by the Niagara Escarpment.

Photo taken: May 2008.

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City of Hamilton Its hard to believe that this stretch of road was a provincial highway until 1997.  This is the Fifty Road intersection.

Photo taken: May 2008.

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City of Hamilton Between 1972 and 1997 Highway 8 ended at the Niagara border.  At one time, Number 8 continued as far east as Niagara Falls.  Anyone who has driven the old route of Highway 8 between this point and Niagara Falls will understand why it was downloaded so early.
Photo taken: May 2008.

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