Queen Elizabeth Way - www.OntHighways.com

The QEW is Ontario's oldest and most storied superhighway. Depending on where you look at it from, the highway starts near the western boundary of Toronto, following a series of concession lines just to the north of Lake Ontario. The highway stretches through Mississauaga, Oakville and Burlington in this fashion, before reaching the Highway 403/407 "mega-interchange" in Burlington. There, the QEW radically changes direction, bee-lining across the Burlington Beaches via twin high-level skyway bridges. Beyond the Skyway the freeway once again follows a concession line easterly through Hamilton, Stony Creek, Grimsby, Fruitland, to St. Catharines. East of St. Catharines, the QEW meets the 405, (the first of three major connections to the USA), and heads southerly towards Niagara Falls. The QEW meets, Highway 420 in Niagara Falls, and then bee-lines directly for Fort Erie, and yet another major connection to the USA

I would like to invite everyone reading this page to have a look at Cameron Bevers' TheKingsHighway.ca website. Its QEW history and historical photos are very impressive, and while I could try to rewrite the storied history of this highway, I simply can't do it justice. The QEW is Ontario's first superhighway. It was among the finest roads in the world when it first opened to traffic. The tradgety of the highway, is that today so much of it has been rebuilt to modern 'standards' that the story of how Ontario's transportation advances built such a great province is often lost.

Old Style QEW Shield

Fort Erie Terminus: The QEW ends at the Peace Bridge Plaza in Fort Erie.

Toronto Terminus: Pre-1997: At the Humber River Bridge in Etobicoke.

Currently: At the Highway 427 interchange in Etobicoke.

Length: Pre-1997: 144.1 km. Current: (approx) 139 km.

Multiplexes: 22.2 km with the Highway 403 through Burlington and Oakville.

Freeway: Entire Length.

AADT (2002): Highest: 166,500, from Hurontario Street to Cawthra Road in Mississauga;

Lowest: 18,400 from Concession Road to Thompson Road in Fort Erie.

Road Info: The QEW is generally in good condition for much of its length, though because of the storied history of the route, there is a lot of variation in condition. Most of the QEW is fairly modern with the exception of the sections through St Catharines and Niagara Falls. Extensive reconstruction projects are underway through both of these areas to upgrade and modernize the highway

Queen Elizabeth Way information:

OntHighways.com		Detailed Route information available below Virtual Tour and other photos of the QEW

TheKingsHighway.ca		History of the QEW Photographic History of the QEW

VintageKingsHighways.com		1980s and 1990s Vintage QEW photos

Interchanges along the QEW from Fort Erie to Toronto

Proper Municipality Name	Exit #	Intersecting Road	North / West Control City	South / East Control City
The Queen Elizabeth Way connects to New York Interstate 190 via the Peace Bridge.
Town of Fort Erie	---	Highway 3 (Niagara Road 3) & Central Avenue (Niagara Road 124)	Town of Fort Erie Population: 28 000
Town of Fort Erie	1	Concession Road
Town of Fort Erie	2	Thompson Road (Niagara Road 122)
Town of Fort Erie	5	Gilmore Road (Niagara Road 19)
Town of Fort Erie	7	Bowen Road (Niagara Road 21)	Stevensville
Fort Erie - Niagara Falls Boundary	12	Netherby Road (Niagara Road 25)
City of Niagara Falls	16	Sodom Road (Niagara Road 116)
City of Niagara Falls	21	Lyons Creek Road (Niagara Road 47)	Welland	Chippawa
City of Niagara Falls	27	McLeod Road (Niagara Road 49)	City of Niagara Falls
City of Niagara Falls	30	King's Highway 420	Niagara Falls U.S.A.	City of Niagara Falls
City of Niagara Falls	32	Thorold Stone Road (Niagara Road 57)	City of Niagara Falls, Population: 76 000 - 7 Interchanges Downtown via Highway 420
City of Niagara Falls	34	Mountain Road (Niagara Road 101)
Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake	37 - Niagara Bound Partial Interchange	King's Highway 405		Queenston, Lewiston U.S.A.
Town of Niagara-on-the-Lake	38	Glendale Road (Niagara Road 89) & Niagara Stone Road (Niagara Road 55)	Niagara-on-the-Lake	-----
City of St. Catharines	44	Niagara Street (Niagara Road 48) & Service Rd	City of St. Catharines Population: 130 000. 6 Interchanges Downtown via Ontario Street-Niagara Bound, Niagara Street-Toronto Bound
City of St. Catharines	46	Lake Street (Niagara Road 44)
City of St. Catharines	47	Ontario Street (Niagara Road 42)
City of St. Catharines	38	Martindale Road
City of St. Catharines	49	King's Highway 406		Port Colborne, Thorold, Welland
City of St. Catharines	51	Seventh Street (Niagara Road 87)	St. Catharines
Town of Lincoln	55	Jordan Road (Niagara Road 26)	-----	Jordan Station
Town of Lincoln	57	Victoria Avenue (Niagara Road 24)	-----	Vineland
Town of Lincoln	64	Ontario Street (Niagara Road 18)	-----	Beamsville
Town of Grimsby	68	Bartlett Avenue (Niagara Road 14)
Town of Grimsby	71	Maple Avenue & Christie Street & Ontario Street (Niagara Road 12)
Town of Grimsby	74	Casablanca Boulevard (Niagara Road 10)
City of Hamilton	78	Fifty Road	City of Hamilton Population: 550 000 Downtown via Highway 403 West
City of Hamilton	83	Fruitland Road
City of Hamilton	88	Highway 20 (Hamilton Road 20, Centennial Parkway)
City of Hamilton	89	Red Hill Valley Parkway
City of Hamilton	90	Burlington Street
City of Hamilton	91 - Toronto Bound Partial Interchange	Eastport Drive
City of Burlington	93 - Niagara Bound Partial Interchange	Eastport Drive	Burlington
City of Burlington	97	Highway 2 (North Shore Boulevard)
City of Burlington	99 - Toronto Bound Partial Interchange	Plains Road & Fairview Street
City of Burlington	100	King's Highway 403-West & Highway 407 ETR	Hamilton, Brantford via 403	407 does not use control cities
City of Burlington	101 - Niagara Bound Partial Interchange	Brant Street (Halton Road 18)	City of Burlington Population: 151 000 Downtown via North Shore Boulevard and Brant Street
City of Burlington	102	Guelph Line (Halton Road 1)
City of Burlington	105	Walkers Line
City of Burlington	107	Appleby Line (Halton Road 20)
Burlington - Oakville Boundary	109	Burloak Drive (Halton Road 21)
Burlington - Oakville Boundary	109	Burloak Drive (Halton Road 21)	Town of Oakville Population: 165 000 Downtown via Dorval Drive and Kerr Street
Town of Oakville	110 - Niagara Bound Partial Interchange	South Service Road
Town of Oakville	111	Highway 25 (Halton Road 25, Bronte Road)
Town of Oakville	113	Third Line
Town of Oakville	116	Dorval Drive (Halton Road 17)
Town of Oakville	117 - Niagara Bound Partial Interchange	Kerr Street
Town of Oakville	118	Trafalgar Road (Halton Road 3)
Town of Oakville	119 - Toronto Bound Partial Interchange	Royal Windsor Drive
Town of Oakvile	123	Ford Drive & King's Highway 403-East	Oakville	Toronto via 403
Oakville - Mississauga Boundary	124	Winston Churchill Boulevard (Halton Road 19)	Oakville	Mississauga
City of Mississauga	126	Southdown Road & Erin Mills Parkway (Peel Road 1)	City of Mississauga Population: 624,000 5-Toronto-Bound, 6-Niagra-Bound Interchanges
City of Mississauga	130	Mississauga Road
City of Mississauga	132	Highway 10 (Hurontario Street)
City of Mississauga	134	Cawthra Road (Peel Road 17)
City of Mississauga	136 - Niagara Bound Partial Interchange	Dixie Road (Peel Road 4)
City of Toronto	138 - Toronto Bound Partial Interchange	Evans Avenue	City of Toronto
City of Toronto	139	King's Highway 427	City of Toronto
Current (Since 1997) Toronto Terminus of Queen Elizabeth Way. Highway known as Gardiner Expressway from 427 easterly.
City of Toronto	141	Kipling Avenue	City of Toronto Population: 2,462,000
City of Toronto	142	Islington Avenue
City of Toronto	144	Park Lawn Road
City of Toronto	145	Highway 2 (Lakeshore Boulevard)
City of Toronto	---	Gardiner Expressway
Queen Elizabeth Way Ends.

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Page last updated: May 29th, 2009

Page created: March 22nd, 2004