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Partial view of the southbound Highway 400 to eastbound Highway 401 flyover in 1975.
Looking east along Highway 401 towards Highway 409 in Etobicoke. 1975.
Rare full carriageway gantry located on Highway 401 in Windsor. 1975.
Looking east along eastbound Highway 401 at the Highway 427 interchange in Etobicoke. 1975.
Blurry shot of eastbound Highway 401 express lanes looking east towards Renforth Drive in Mississauga. 1976.
Slightly further east along eastbound Highway 401 than the shot above. 1976.
Eastbound Highway 401 express lanes looking east towards the Humber River in Etobicoke. 1976.
Looking east along Highway 409 from the Martin Grove Road overpass in 1976. Even if this shot was taken on a weekend morning, the low traffic volumes are in stark contrast to what you would find today in this same spot.
Overhead gantry located on the northbound Highway 427 express lanes approaching Rathburn Road in Etobicoke. The sign reads "Toronto By-Pass VIA (401) EAST". Interesting reference to the "Toronto Bypass" that is today all but extinct. 1975.
View of nortbound Highway 427 express lanes between Rathburn Road and Eglinton Avenue. 1975.
Looking north on the 427 from the Rathburn Road overpass. I think the sign in the background in the express lanes reads "Toronto Airport VIA Airport Expressway". 1975.
View of the northbound Highway 427 collector lanes from the Rathburn Road overpass. As with some of the photos from the later sets, Highway 27 on Highway 427 is referred to in text, rather than a crown graphic. 1975.
Gantry located on the Torontobound QEW at Ford Drive in Oakville in 1975. Notice no Highway 403.
View of the Torontobound QEW from the Kipling Avenue overpass in Etobicoke in 1976.
View of the Torontobound QEW from the Royal York Road overpass in Etobicoke in 1976.
Westbound Eglinton Avenue in Etobicoke as it crosses under Highway 427. 1976.

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