Limeridge Road (Hamilton, Ontario)

Limeridge Road is a two-way Upper City (mountain) collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off just West of Garth Street at "William McCulloch Park" and cuts across the Hamilton mountain eastward running parallel with the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway and ends at Mountain Brow Boulevard, South of Mohawk Sports Park in front of "Upper King's Forest Park".

Formerly, this road ran continuously and uninterrupted until the completion of the Expressway which saw sections of it cut off and removed at Upper James, Upper Wentworth and Upper Gage to make way for the Expressway's exit ramps.

The Eastern end of "Limeridge Road" overlooks Buttermilk Falls at King's Forest Park. Albion Falls is two minutes South of this location. cite web|publisher=Hamilton Conservation Authority| title =Albion Falls| url=http://www.conservationhamilton.ca/parks/visit/Albion_falls.asp| accessdate = 2007-04-25] cite web|publisher=Hamilton Conservation Authority| title =Buttermilk Falls| url=http://www.conservationhamilton.ca/parks/visit/Buttermilk_falls.asp| accessdate = 2007-04-25]

History

"Limeridge Road" is named after a limestone ridge that can be seen today in the rock cuts running parallel to the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway. cite book|title=Hamilton Street Names: An Illustrated Guide|first=Margaret |last=Houghton|publisher=James Lorimer & Co. Ltd.|year=2002|id= ISBN 1-55028-773-7]

Landmarks

"Note: Listing of Landmarks from West to East."
*William McCulloch Park
*Living Hope Christian Church
*Church of Jesus Christ latter Day Saints
*Newlands Park
*Bike/ Pedestrian Bridge, (starts at "Limeridge Road" and crosses South over the Expressway)
*St. Jerome Elementary School
*Captain Cornelius Park
*Upper James cutoff, ("Limeridge Road" discontinued here in 1997 to make way for Expressway's exit ramp)
*Bruleville Nature Park
*Upper Wentworth cutoff, ("Limeridge Road" discontinued here in 1997 to make way for Expressway's exit ramp)
*Lime Ridge Mall, (Hamilton's largest Mall complex)
**Radio stations North of the Mall:
**AM 820 - CHAM, country [http://www.820cham.com]
**AM 1150 - CKOC, oldies [http://www.oldies1150.com/]
**FM 102.9 - CKLH, ("K-Lite FM"), adult contemporary [http://www.k-litefm.com/]
*Eastmount Family Health Clinic
*Eastmount Senior Citizens Centre
*Upper Gage cutoff, ("Limeridge Road" discontinued here in 1997 to make way for Expressway's exit ramp)
*Mohawk Sports Park
*Escarpment Rail Trail (abandoned railway path cuts South through "Mohawk Sports Park" and "Limeridge Road East")
*Upper Kings Forest Park
**Buttermilk Falls
**Albion Falls (2-minutes South of "Buttermilk Falls")

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]
*Gilbert
*Rolston
*Yeoville
*Greeningdon
*Bruleville
*Thorner
*Lawfield
*Berrisfield
*Lisgar/ Trenholme, "Limeridge Road" cuts through these two neighbourhoods.
*King's Forest Upper/ Albion Falls, "Limeridge Road" cuts through these two neighbourhoods.

Roads that are parallel with Limeridge 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, West/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, West/East
*Dickenson Road, West/East
*Airport Road, West/East

Roads that cross Limeridge Road

"Note #1: Listing of streets from West to East."
"Note #2: Prior to the completion of the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway in 1997, Upper James, Upper Wentworth & Upper Gage Streets" crossed "Limeridge Road" and today they no longer do. "Sections of "Limeridge Road" were cut off and removed at the above 3 locations to make way for the Expressway's exit ramps." The Expressway is South of "Limeridge Road" and runs parallel with it.
*Garth Street
*West 5th Street
*"Upper James Street"
*Upper Wellington Street
*"Upper Wentworth Street"
*Upper Sherman Avenue
*"Upper Gage Avenue"
*Upper Ottawa Street
*Upper Kenilworth Avenue
*Mountain Brow Boulevard

References

*MapArt Golden Horseshoe Atlas - Page 657/658 - Grids L10, L11, L12, L13, L14, L15, L16, L17, L18

External links

* [http://www.escarpment.org/ Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) Official web site]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Limeridge+Road,+Hamilton,+Hamilton,+Ontario+L9C,+Canada&sll=43.235198,-79.905109&sspn=0.065533,0.159645&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=43.222878,-79.896226&spn=0.016387,0.039911&t=h&om=1&iwloc=addr Google Maps: Limeridge Road (Hybrid)]