King's Highway 403 - www.OntHighways.com

Highway 403 is a freeway that connects northeastern Mississauga to Woodstock, via Hamilton and Brantford.

Until Summer 2003, Highway 403 was discontinuous through Burlington and Oakville, leaving two disconnected stretches of highway; one in Mississauga and the other from Woodstock to Burlington. This 'gap' in Highway 403 was finally closed in 2003, when the 403 designation was added to the Queen Elizabeth Way through Burlington and Oakville. Originally, Highway 403 was to be routed on a new alignment north of the QEW through the northern portions of Burlington and Oakville. Construction commenced in the early 1990s on the first phase of this new alignment between the Freeman interchange and Highway 5. However, this stretch of highway was never designated as Highway 403. It was instead incorporated into the western leg of the GTA's new express toll route, Highway 407. The section of Highway 407 through Burlington and Oakville opened to traffic in the Summer of 2001.

Highway 403 is the longest freeway in Ontario to not have exit numbers posted along its entire length. For several years, exit numbers progressed only as far easterly as the Brant County line; the eastern most exit being for Garden Avenue. In the spring of 2007, exit numbers started appearing first through Hamilton and Burlington, and later through Mississauga. As of July, 2007 all exits along the 403, with the exception of the QEW and 401/410 interchanges have posted exit numbers.

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Western Terminus: Junction Highway 401 in the southeast part of Woodstock.

Eastern Terminus: At the 401/410 interchange in Mississauga.

Length: (approx) 127 km

Multiplexes: 22.2 km with the QEW, and 9.0 km with Highway 24 through Brantford

Freeway: Entire Length. The 403 is four lanes from Highway 401 near Woodstock to the Lincoln Alexander Parkway in Hamilton. It is 5 lanes (2-EB, 3-WB) from the Linc to Highway 8 in Hamilton. From Highway 8 to the QEW, the 403 is six lanes wide, and the 403/QEW is again, six lanes wide. The 403 is four lanes wide from the QEW to the 407. 6+2HOV lanes wide again from the 407 to Eastgate Parkway in Mississauga. From Eastgate to the 401, Highway 403 is 10+2HOV lanes wide with a core/distributor system

AADT (2002): Highest: 162,800, from Eglinton Avenue in Mississauga to the Highway 401 interchange;
Lowest: 20,100, from Highway 401 in Woodstock to Highway 53 (Oxford Road 55).

Road Info: Highway 403 is in good condition for its entire length. Through Hamilton, the highway is quite busy and winds through the narrow Chedoke Creek valley. Due to several sharp curves through the valley, through Hamilton, Highway 403 has a posted speed limit of 90km/h. The remainder of the highway has a 100km/h speed limit.

Highway 403 information:

OntHighways.com		Detailed Route information available below Virtual Tour and other photos of Highway 403 HOV lane Info

TheKingsHighway.ca		History of Highway 403 Photographic History of Highway 403

Proper Municipality Name	Exit #	Intersecting Road	North / West Control City	South / East Control City
Township of Norwich	---	King's Highway 401 (Autoroute M-C Freeway) - WB only	London
Township of Norwich	5	Highway 53 (Oxford Road 55)	Eastwood	Burford
County of Brant	21	Middle Townline Road (Brant Road 25)	Princeton	-----
County of Brant	27	King's Highway 24-South & Rest Acres Road (Brant Highway 24)	Paris	Simcoe
County of Brant	30	Oak Park Road (Brant Road 27)	-----	-----
County of Brant	34	Highway 2 (Paris Road)	Paris	Brantford
City of Brantford	36	King's Highway 24-North & King George Road	Cambridge	Brantford
City of Brantford	38	Wayne Gretzky Drive	City of Brantford, 4 Interchanges Brantford Downtown Via King George Road
County of Brantford	41	Garden Avenue
City of Hamilton	55	Highway 52 (Hamilton Road 52)	Copetown	Hamilton
City of Hamilton	58	Highway 2 (Wilson Street)	Hamilton Population: 503 000 __ Interchanges Hamilton Downtown via Highway 8 East (King Street)
City of Hamilton	60 (WB partial Interchange)	Fiddlers Green Road (Hamilton Road 216)
City of Hamilton	61	King's Highway 6-South & Rymal Road-WB
City of Hamilton	64	Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway & Rousseaux Street-WB
City of Hamilton	69	Aberdeen Avenue (EB) & Highway 8 West
City of Hamilton	70	Highway 8 East (Hamilton Road 8, King Street)
City of Hamilton	73 (WB Partial Interchange)	Highway 2 (York Boulevard)
City of Hamilton	74	King's Highway 6-North	Guelph
City of Burlington	78 (EB Partial Interchange)	Waterdown Road	Burlington
City of Burlington	82	Queen Elizabeth Way-Niagara Bound & Highway 407 ETR	Toronto via QEW/403	Niagara via QEW Niagara Bound
EB: Multiplex with QEW Begins (Interchange numbers coincide with the QEWs mileage). WB: Keep to the right to stay on Hamilton Bound 403.
City of Burlington	101	Brant Street (Halton Road 18)	City of Burlington Population: 151 000 __ Interchanges Burlington Downtown via Brant Street
City of Burlington	102	Guelph Line
City of Burlington	105	Walkers Line
City of Burlington	107	Appleby Line
Burlington - Oakville Boundary	109	Burloak Drive
Burlington - Oakville Boundary	109	Burloak Drive	Town of Oakville Population: 145 000 __ Interchanges Oakville Town Centre via Dorval Drive
Town of Oakville	111	Highway 25 (Bronte Street, Halton Road 25)
Town of Oakville	113	Third Line
Town of Oakville	116	Dorval Drive
Town of Oakville	117 (WB Partial Interchange)	Kerr Street
Town of Oakville	118	Trafalgar Road (Halton Road 3)
Town of Oakville	119	Royal Windsor Drive
Town of Oakville	--- (EB Partial Interchange)	Queen Elizabeth Way-Toronto (Downtown) Bound	Toronto (Downtown) via QEW Toronto
EB: Highway 403 Exits the QEW at exit 123. WB: Highway 403 merges with the QEW.
Town of Oakville	--- (EB Partial Interchange)	Ford Drive	Oakville
Town of Oakville	104 (WB Partial Interchange)	Upper Middle Drive	Oakville
Oakville - Mississauga Boundary	106	Highway 5 (Halton Road 5, Dundas Street)	Oakville	Mississauga
City of Mississauga	109	Highway 407 ETR	-----	-----
City of Mississauga	111	Winston Churchill Boulevard	City of Mississauga Population: 704 000 7 Interchanges Mississauga City Centre via Highway 10 South
City of Mississauga	112	Erin Mills Parkway (Peel Road 1)
City of Mississauga	117	Mavis Road
City of Mississauga	119	Highway 10 (Hurontario Street)
City of Mississauga	121	Eastgate Parkway & Cawthra Road (Peel Road 17)
City of Mississauga	122	Eglinton Avenue
City of Mississauga	---	King's Highway 401 (Autoroute Macdonald Cartier Freeway) & King's Highway 410)	Brampton via 410	Toronto via 401
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