- Highway 409 (Ontario)
Infobox road
state=ON
type=Hwy
route=409
alternate_name=Belfield Expressway
length_km=6.5
length_ref=Ministry of Transportation of Ontario , [http://www.raqsa.mto.gov.on.ca/techpubs/TrafficVolumes.nsf/tvweb 2004 Annual Average Daily Traffic] ]
length_round=1
established=1972Fact|date=September 2007
direction_a=West
terminus_a=Pearson Airport
junction=
direction_b=East
terminus_b=jct|state=ON|Hwy|401 in Toronto
previous_type=Hwy
previous_route=407
next_type=Hwy
next_route=410Highway 409 is an
Ontario provincial 400 seriesexpressway that extends from the Highway 401 inToronto toToronto Pearson International Airport , west of Highway 427, inMississauga . Highway 409 is a short freeway used mainly as a bypass for traffic approaching the airport or Highway 427 (northbound) from Highway 401 (westbound), since both are not accessible at the mega-interchange between Highways 401 and 427. It is known as the Belfield Expressway for its entire length.The portion of Highway 409 west of Highway 427 is owned and operated by the
Greater Toronto Airport Authority , though it is still signed as Highway 409.Both the
Ontario Provincial Police (east of Highway 427 to Highway 401) andPeel Regional Police (west of Highway 427) patrol the highway.Volume Information (2005)
*Highest Volume: 98,400 AADT from Kipling Avenue to Highway 401
*Lowest Volume: 58,500 AADT from Airport Road to Highway 427Exit list
References
External links
* [http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=hwy-409+%26+hwy-401,+toronto,+ON&daddr=43.686789,-79.613325&sll=43.686789,-79.613325&sspn=0.000803,0.00166&ie=UTF8&ll=43.700768,-79.581528&spn=0.051379,0.106258&t=h&z=13&om=1 Google Maps: Highway 409 route]
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