Highway 405 (Ontario)
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| Highway 405 |
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| General Brock Parkway | |
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| Length: | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
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| Formed: | 1963 |
| Direction: | East/West |
| From: |  Queen Elizabeth Way |
| To: |  I-190 at the United States border at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge |
| Major cities: | St. Catharines, Niagara Falls |
Highway 405 is a short 400-series highway in Ontario, Canada that connects the Queen Elizabeth Way to the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge in the village of Queenston. This route provides a connection to Interstate 190 outside of Niagara Falls, New York.
In November 2004, exit ramps to the Niagara Parkway were removed to allow room for a new truck staging carriageway, with dedicated ramps to the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge, and eventual customs pre-clearance areas. Traffic exiting to the Niagara Parkway is now directed to exit at Townline Road, where trailblazers lead to the parkway. Highway 405 was also added to the COMPASS network of highway monitoring. The cameras used on Highway 405 are a new variety that uses infrared sensors, allowing the highway to be visible despite the dark, rural area it runs through.
The 8.5 km (5.3 mi.) highway opened to the public in 1963.
The highway was named the General Brock Parkway on October 13, 2006 in honour of the War of 1812 hero, Major General Sir Isaac Brock who died at the Battle of Queenston Heights.
[edit] Volume Information for 2005
- Highest Volume: 24,400 AADT from Queen Elizabeth Way to Stanley Avenue
- Lowest Volume: 21,600 AADT from Stanley Avenue to Lewiston-Queenston Bridge
[edit] Interchanges from west to east
| Municipality | Kilometre Post† | Intersecting Roads |
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| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 0 |  Queen Elizabeth Way |
| Niagara Falls | 5 | Stanley Avenue (Niagara Road 102)/Townline Road
(access to Niagara Parkway provided via Townline Road) |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 7 | Trucks to the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge |
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 9 | All other traffic to the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge |
 Canada-United States border 
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† Exits are not numbered on Highway 405.
[edit] External links
- Ontario Ministry of Transportation - COMPASS Traffic Cameras (Niagara Region) - A website showing cameras of various interchanges throughout the Niagara Region, including those along Highway 405
- The General Brock Parkway Act, 2006
| 400-series highways of Ontario | ||
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| Highways | 400 · 401 · 402 · 403 · 404 · 405 · 406 · 407 ETR · 409 · 410 · 416 · 417 · 420 · 427 · QEW (451) |  |
| Proposed | 424 · Mid-Peninsula Highway · Bradford Bypass | |
| See also | List of Ontario provincial highways · List of Ontario expressways | |
