KING`S HIGHWAY NO. 401

City of Scarborough

Interesting interchange configuration found on northbound Victoria Park Avenue at Highway 401. A very short segment of collector lanes exist to allow nortbound motorists to access the westbound 401 without having to stop at the set of traffic signals located on the mainline lanes. Admittedly, I am not 100% sure, but I don`t think this type of setup exists at this location anymore. Summer of 1989.

View of the Victora Park Avenue overpass from the westbound Highway 401 express lanes. The Summer of 1989.

Looking west along the Highway 401 westbound express lanes in Scarborough, approximately 300 metres east of the Victoria Park Avenue overpass. The Summer of 1989.

Highway 401 eastbound collector lanes just east of the Victoria Park Avenue interchange. Summer of 1989.

Overhead signage located on the eastbound Highway 401 collector lanes at the Warden Avenue interchange. Second photo is roughly in the same location, highlighting what is likely a brand new jersey barrier in the summer of 1989.

Overhead advance signage for a core to collector transfer ramp on thee eastbound Highway 401 express lanes in Scarborough. The overpass in the background is Warden Avenue. Summer of 1989.

Exit signage for the core to collector transfer ramp on eastbound Highway 401 just east of the Warden Avenue interchange. Summer of 1989.

Partial view of the Warden Avenue overpass from the westbound express lanes of Highway 401 in Scarborough. Summer of 1989.

Looking west along the Highway 401 westbound express lanes in Scarborough, approximately 300 metres east of the Warden Avenue overpass. Notice the concrete driving surface in the foreground. The Summer of 1989.

Core to collector transfer along the eastbound Highway 401 between Warden Avenue and Birchmount Road. For the most part, this, or any kind of gore signage is no longer used on core/collector transfer ramps. Summer of 1989.

Overhead signage along the eastbound Highway 401 collector lanes at the Kennedy Road interchange. Summer of 1989.

View of the eastbound Highway 401 collectors lanes at the Kennedy Road interchange, just east of the above photo. Summer of 1989.

Fairly broad view of the 401 in Scarborough travelling along the westbound express lanes just east of Kennedy Road. The Summer of 1989.

5km advance signage for Leslie Street/Bayview Avenue/Highway 11, located on the westbound Highway 401 express lanes between Midland Avenue and Kennedy Road in Scarborough. The Summer of 1989.

6km advance signage for Highway 404 and the Don Valley Parkway, located on the westbound Highway 401 express lanes near Midland Avenue in Scarborough. The Summer of 1989.

View of the guardrail median along the Highway 401 in Scarborough. Unknown location and direction. Summer of 1989.

Advance signage for a collector to core transfer ramp located between Midland Avenue and Brimley Road. Interesting that the pullthrough signage on this ganrty in 1989 looks similar to how it would look today.

Eastbound Highway 401 collector lanes approaching the Brimley Road overpass. Summer of 1989.

1km advance signage for the Highway 48/Neilson Road transfer from the core to collector lanes. The Brimley Road overpass in the background looks extremely modern, and was likely brand new in the Summer of 1989.

McCowan Road overpass on Highway 401 in Scarborough. Summer of 1989.

Advance signage for Highway 48 and Neilson Road affixed to the McCowan Road overpass along the eastbound Highway 401 express lanes in Scarborough. Summer of 1989.

1km advance signage for the core to collector transfer ramp at Brimley Road located along the westbound Highway 401 express lanes in Scarborough. The overpass in the background carries McCowan Road over the 401. The Summer of 1989.

4km advance sign for Morningside Avenue located on the eastbound Highway 401 express lanes, west of Highway 48. Summer of 1989.

Highway 401 express lanes approximately 500 metres east of the McCowan Road interchange in Scarborough. Summer of 1989.

383.5 km post located in the median between the westbound Highway 401 collector and express lanes, west of Highway 48. Summer of 1989.

Easbound Highway 401 express lanes in Scarborough east of the Highway 48 interchange. Summer of 1989.

Advance signage for Neilson Road located on the eastbound collectors lane of Highway 401. The core/distributor system ended in 1989 about 700 metres easterly from this point.

Pullthrough diagram signage located on the Neilson Road gantry along the westbound Highway 401 in Scarborough. This is just to the east of where the collector/distribtor system of lanes on the 401 ended in 1989.

Advance signage for Morningside Avenue on the eastbound lanes of Highway 401. Summer of 1989.

Overhead gantry on the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 at Morningside Avenue. Summer of 1989.

I am thinking this is looking west along the westbound lanes of Highway 401 at the Conlins Road overpass in Scarborough. Summer of 1989.

Looking east along the eastbound lanes of Highway 401, about 500 metres west of the Meadowvale Road interchange. Summer of 1989.

Advance signage for Meadowvale Road in Scarborough. It is amazing how ex-urban the 401 looks through this section of Scarborough back in 1989.

Exit signage for Meadowvale Road on the eastbound lanes of Highway 401. Summer of 1989.

Facing east towards the Meadowvale Road overpass in Scarborough. Summer of 1989.

Exit signage for Highway 2 and Port Union Road along the eastbound Highway 401. Unlike today, there is no mention of Highway 2A, although I am not sure if the "j" ramp leading from the intersection of this ramp and Kingston Road to Highway 2A existed as early as the summer of 1989.

Eastbound Highway 401 facing east towards the Port Union Road overpass in Scarborough. Summer of 1989.

Eastbound Highway 401 facing east from Port Union Road towards the Rouge River Bridge in Scarborough. The road and bridge in the background is Kingston Road. Summer of 1989.

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