Highway 401 is a 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario stretchi

ng 817.9 kilometres (508.2 mi). The portion that passes through Toronto is the b
usiest highway in the world, and one of the widest (18 lanes pictured near Toron
to Pearson International Airport). By the end of 1952, three individual highways
were numbered "Highway 401": the partially completed Toronto Bypass between Wes
ton Road and Highway 11; Highway 2A between West Hill and Newcastle; and the Sce
nic Highway between Gananoque and Brockville. The route was expanded across the
province, and became fully navigable from Windsor to the Quebec border on Novemb
er 10, 1964. In 1965 it was designated the Macdonald Cartier Freeway, in honour of t
he Fathers of Confederation, and it became a freeway for its entire length in 19
68. A portion of the highway was designated the Highway of Heroes in 2007, as th
e road is travelled by funeral convoys for fallen Canadian Forces personnel from
CFB Trenton to the coroner's office in Toronto. In 2011 construction began on a
westward extension of Highway 401 that will be known as the Herb Gray Parkway a
nd extend to Interstate 75 via a new international crossing. (Full article...)
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