Queenston Road (Hamilton, Ontario)

Queenston Road is a two-way Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Also known as Highway 8. It starts off at the "Queenston Traffic Circle" and travels eastward over the Red Hill Valley Parkway and into Stoney Creek past the Fruitland and Winona communities and into Niagara Region as Niagara Regional Road 81.

History

Canada's first drive-in was the "Skyway Drive-in" located on "Queenston Road". It was opened for business 10 July, 1946. At one time the city of Hamilton had five drive-in theatres but only one remains as of April, 2007. The first drive-in closed in 1975 and is now the site of Fiesta Mall on the corner of "Queenston" and Gray Roads. cite book|title=Vanished Hamilton Calender|first=Margaret |last=Houghton |publisher=North Shore Publishing|year=2006|id= ISBN 1-896899-39-0]

Up to 1938, "Queenston Road" just West of the Red Hill Valley Parkway was the site of the "Civic Airport" in the McQuesten neighbourhood. Today it is a residential neighbourhood and the site of "Hillcrest Park". cite book|title=Vanished Hamilton Calender|first=Margaret |last=Houghton |publisher=North Shore Publishing|year=2006|id= ISBN 1-896899-39-0]

Landmarks

"Note: Listing of Landmarks from West to East."
*Queenston Traffic Circle
*City Motor Hotel
*All Saints North America Orthodox Church
*Derby Tavern & Hotel
*St. Eugene's Rectory
*Parkdale Park
**Pat Quinn Parkdale Arena
*Birchwood Apartments
*Red Hill Creek Valley
*Red Hill Valley Trail
*Red Hill Creek
*Red Hill Valley Parkway, travels underneath "Queenston Road" overpass
*Red Rose Motel
*Zellers (department store)
*Canadian Tire Pitstop
*Sam Manson Park
*Queenston Mall
*Eastgate Square (Mall)
*Gulliver Square (shopping)
*Battlefield Square (shopping)
*Battlefield Creek
*Little League Park
*Henry & Beatrice Warden Park
*Watson Park
*Fiesta Mall
*Cardinal Newman Secondary School
*St. Francis Xavier Church
*Cenotaph Park
*Spartan Square (shopping)
*Orchard Park Secondary School
*Fruitland Cemetery
**Sherwood Park (behind cemetery)
**Saltfleet Arena (behind cemetery)
*Fruitland Motel
*Mountain Gardens Cemetery
*Kiwanis Community Centre
*John Knox Memorial Christian Church
*Winona Pitch & Putt
*Innsville Hotel
*Winona Senior Citizen Centre
*Puddicombe Estate (wine)
**Hamilton/ Niagara Regional Boundary, Highway 8 continues as Niagara Regional Road 81.

Communities

"Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from West to East." cite web| title = Hamilton Neighbourhood Boundaries, (map.hamilton.ca)| url=http://map.hamilton.ca/Static/PDFs/General%20Interest%20maps/Overall%20City/NeighbourhoodBoundaries.pdf| accessdate = 2007-05-11|format=PDF]
*Bartonville
*Normanhurst/ Glenview West
*McQuesten West/ Glenview East
*Kentley/ Corman
*Kentley/ Greenford
*Riverdale West
*Riversdale East
*Stoney Creek
*Fruitland
*Winona

Roads that are parallel with Queenston Road

"Lower City Roads:"
*Burlington Street, West/East
*Barton Street, West/East
*Cannon Street, West/East
*Wilson Street
*King William Street
*King Street, West/East
*Main Street, West/East; - Queenston Road
*Jackson Street, East
*Hunter Street, West/East
*Augusta Street
*Charlton Avenue, West/East
*Aberdeen Avenue"Niagara Escarpment (Mountain) Roads:"
*Concession Street
*Queensdale Avenue West/ East
*Scenic Drive - Fennell Avenue, West/East
*Sanatorium Road
*Mohawk Road, West/East
*Limeridge Road West/East
*Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway - Mud Street, (Hamilton City Road 11)
*Stone Church Road, West/East
*, West/East
*Twenty Road

Roads that cross Queenston Road

"Note: Listing of streets from West to East."
*Parkdale Avenue, South
*Red Hill Valley Parkway * Under Construction * (will pass underneath "Queenston Road" when complete)
*Nash Road, South
*Centennial Parkway, South
*Lake Avenue Drive
*Gray Road
*Green Road
*Fruitland Road
*50 Road

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References

*MapArt Golden Horseshoe Atlas - Page 648/649 - Grids G18, H18, H19, H20, H21, H22, H23, H24, H25, H26, H27, G27, G28, G29, G30, G31, G32, F32, F33

External links

* [http://www.eastgatesquare.ca/home/index.ch2 Eastgate Square Mall]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Queenston+Road,+Hamilton,+Hamilton,+Ontario,+Canada&sll=43.247954,-79.828892&sspn=0.06552,0.159645&layer=&ie=UTF8&z=14&ll=43.234073,-79.784603&spn=0.032767,0.079823&t=h&om=1&iwloc=addr Google Maps: Queenston Road (Hybrid)]