Highway 427 as part of the 400-series network

Ontario Provincial Highway 427, or The King's Highway 427 is a 400-Series Highway in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada, that runs from immediately south of the Queen Elizabeth Way/Gardiner Expressway interchange (its exact southern terminus is on the Brown's Line at Coules Court, just south of Evans Avenue) in Toronto to Highway 7 in Vaughan. It is 21.3 km in length. Download high resolution version (971x611, 22 KB) I, the creator of this image, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Download high resolution version (971x611, 22 KB) I, the creator of this image, hereby release it into the public domain. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of Ontario expressways. ... The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada and is centred around the fifth largest city in North America, Toronto, after Mexico City, New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) Land 917,741 km² Water 158,654 km² (14. ... The Queen Elizabeth Way as part of the 400-series network The Queen Elizabeth Way (commonly referred to as the QEW, Q, QE, or Queen-E) is a vital freeway linking Buffalo, New York and the Niagara Peninsula with Toronto and its western suburbs. ... View of the Gardiner Expressway, west of downtown Toronto, from the pedestrian overpass at the foot of Roncesvalles Avenue. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... Ontario provincial highway 7 is one of the Kings Highways in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... Vaughan (2001 population 182,022)[1] is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Highway 427 is Ontario's second busiest freeway by volume, and has no fewer than 12 lanes between the QEW/Gardiner and Highway 401, divided into an collector-express system similar to that of Highway 401, replacing "service roads" in the 1970s. Notable about Highway 427 are its several multi-level interchanges, the junctions with QEW and Highway 401 were Ontario's first 4-level interchanges completed in the early 1970s. This article is about the Ontario 400-series highway. ... A local lane or collector lane is a one-way roadway, usually on a freeway, that lies outside the main lanes (usually called express lanes) and provides access to most or all interchanges. ...

It was inaugurated in 1972 and incorporated two existing routes; Highway 27 between the QEW and Highway 401 (the initial 401 and Highway 27 was the "Toronto Bypass" in the 1950s), and the "Airport Expressway" (that section of 427 is still known by the name) between the 401 and Toronto Pearson International Airport since the construction of the former Terminal 1 in the 1960s. 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Kings Highway 27 was a secondary highway that ran from Etobicoke to Midhurst in Ontario. ... This article is about the Ontario 400-series highway. ... Toronto Pearson International Airport (IATA: YYZ, ICAO: CYYZ), located in Mississauga, Ontario, immediately west of Toronto, is Canadas busiest airport and part of the National Airports System. ...

It is a primary feeder route into Toronto Pearson International Airport. Much of the traffic coming from Highway 407, Highway 401 (eastbound), and the QEW/Gardiner uses Highway 427 for airport access, but it also serves the western portion of Etobicoke and the northeastern portion of Mississauga. It is also used as a bypass of the QEW for traffic originating from downtown Toronto headed towards the western suburbs, via Highway 401's collector lanes that provide a direct link between Highway 427 and Highway 403. Eastbound commuters on the QEW who want to bypass downtown Toronto use Highway 427 to reach Highway 401. Toronto Pearson International Airport (IATA: YYZ, ICAO: CYYZ), located in Mississauga, Ontario, immediately west of Toronto, is Canadas busiest airport and part of the National Airports System. ... This article or section should include material from 407 ETR International Highway 407 as part of the 400-series network Highway 407, officially called 407 ETR, is a pay-per-use freeway located in south-central Ontarios Greater Toronto Area. ... Etobicoke (pronounced ) is the borough to the west in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that has a population of about 350,000. ... Malton is one of the neighbourhoods within the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, located to the northwest of Toronto. ...

Interestingly, there is now no direct access from Highway 401 westbound to Highway 427 northbound; that link is provided by Highway 409 instead. The complicated 401-427 interchange also includes high-speed ramps between from Eglinton Avenue westbound to Highway 401 westbound, Highway 427, and Highway 27; those freeway-to-freeway connectors (which seem excessive for an arterial road like Eglinton) were meant for the never-built Richview Expressway which was proposed to run eastward from that interchange, parallel to Eglinton. Highway 409 as part of the 400-series network Highway 409 is an Ontario provincial 400-Series expressway that runs from the 401 in Toronto to Toronto Pearson International Airport, west of Highway 427, in Mississauga. ... Eglinton Avenue is an east-west throughfare in Toronto, Ontario. ... The Richview Expressway was a a proposed expressway in Toronto. ...

Highway 427 directly north of the Highway 401/27/Eglington mega-interchange.

Unlike Highway 401 whose main collector-express system is also designed to increase the overall capacity of the road, Highway 427's collector-express system merely separates two streams of traffic, squeezing two parallel freeways into one corridor. The express lanes connect the QEW/Gardiner with 401 and exclusively lead to freeway-to-freeway ramps, while the collector lanes link up Highway 27 with Browns Line and has interchanges with local traffic. There are transfers between express and collector lanes, however QEW/Gardiner to 401/Airport traffic has grown far heavier, making the express lanes congested while the collectors are underused. A good example of this jam occurs on Highway 427 southbound at the collector-to-express transfer near Bloor Street, where the majority of commuters need to get to the express lanes in order to reach the QEW/Gardiner. There is little utility for the collectors south of that transfer since only a minority of commuters are headed for local traffic (The Queensway, Evans Avenue, Browns Line). Recent 427-QEW interchange improvements in 2001-2002 allowed collector lane traffic to access Gardiner/QEW eastbound. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x771, 58 KB)Highway 427 north of the Highway 401 mega-interchange. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x771, 58 KB)Highway 427 north of the Highway 401 mega-interchange. ... Bloor Street is a major east-west commercial thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... For the Queensway in Ottawa, see Queensway (Ottawa) The Queensway is the extention of Queen Street (Toronto) after it merges with King Street near Roncesvalles Avenue. ...

There is talk of expanding this route further north from Vaughan, to at least Highway 89, and possibly as far north as Barrie, as an bypass of the existing Highway 400 whose traffic levels are expected to outstrip expansion capacity in the next 20 years. No firm plans for the 427 an extension have been put forward yet. Barrie, on Lake Simcoe, Ontario, Canada Barrie, Ontario (2003 population 121,248, metropolitan population 168,492) is located on Kempenfelt Bay, an arm of Lake Simcoe in south-central Ontario, Canada. ... Highway 400 as part of the 400-series network Highway 400, known previously as the Toronto-Barrie Highway, is a key north-south route linking Toronto to Central and Northern Ontario. ...

Lane Configurations from South to North

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Interchanges from South to North

• No exit numbers are posted on Highway 427, although they may be when the highway is extended.

Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... The Queen Elizabeth Way as part of the 400-series network The Queen Elizabeth Way (commonly referred to as the QEW, Q, QE, or Queen-E) is a vital freeway linking Buffalo, New York and the Niagara Peninsula with Toronto and its western suburbs. ... View of the Gardiner Expressway, west of downtown Toronto, from the pedestrian overpass at the foot of Roncesvalles Avenue. ... For the Queensway in Ottawa, see Queensway (Ottawa) The Queensway is the extention of Queen Street (Toronto) after it merges with King Street near Roncesvalles Avenue. ... Dundas Street showing the 506 Carlton Streetcar (the 505 Dundas Street streetcar also runs along Dundas), with Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in background. ... Eglinton Avenue is an east-west throughfare in Toronto, Ontario. ... Kings Highway 27 was a kings highway that ran from Highway 2, the Lakeshore Road from Long Branch, Ontario (Etobicoke Township) to Penetanguishene on Georgian Bay in Ontario. ... This article is about the Ontario 400-series highway. ... {{Hide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: {{Unhide = {{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Pride in our past, Faith in our future City of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada location. ... Airport Road is a major thouroughfare in Ontario, Canada especially in the Greater Toronto Area. ... Toronto Pearson International Airport (IATA: YYZ, ICAO: CYYZ), located in Mississauga, Ontario, immediately west of Toronto, is Canadas busiest airport and part of the National Airports System. ... Highway 409 as part of the 400-series network Highway 409 is an Ontario provincial 400-Series expressway that runs from the 401 in Toronto to Toronto Pearson International Airport, west of Highway 427, in Mississauga. ... Finch Avenue is a major east-west principal arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Vaughan (2001 population 182,022)[1] is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... This article or section should include material from 407 ETR International Highway 407 as part of the 400-series network Highway 407, officially called 407 ETR, is a pay-per-use freeway located in south-central Ontarios Greater Toronto Area. ... Ontario provincial highway 7 is one of the Kings Highways in the province of Ontario, Canada. ...

Proposed Interchanges from South to North (exit numbers assumed)

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Reference

• History of Ontario's Kings Highways - Hwy 427

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