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Limeridge Road (Hamilton, Ontario)
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Limeridge Road is a two-way Upper City (mountain) collector road in Hamilton, Ontario
, Canada
. It starts off just West of Garth Street
/William McCulloch Park as Limeridge Court 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.
ridge that can be seen today in the rock cuts running parallel to the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
.
Niagara Escarpment (Mountain) Roads:
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.
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It starts off just West of Garth Street
Garth Street (Hamilton, Ontario)
Garth Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Beckett Drive, a mountain-access road in the north, and extends southward where it ends at Twenty Road just east of the Glancaster Golf and Country Club...
/William McCulloch Park as Limeridge Court and cuts across the Hamilton mountain
Hamilton Mountain
Hamilton Mountain is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1968. The riding is located in the Hamilton, Ontario region....
eastward running parallel with the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
The Lincoln Alexander Parkway, officially nicknamed "The Linc", is a municipal expressway in the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario. Located on the Hamilton mountain, atop the Niagara Escarpment...
and ends at Mountain Brow Boulevard, South of Mohawk Sports Park
Mohawk Sports Park
Mohawk Sports Park, is a large park on the east mountain of Hamilton, Ontario, 1100 Mohawk Road East, with a number of sporting facilities including Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium and the Mohawk 4 Ice Centre, . Also known as Commonwealth Park and Upper King's Forest 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 James Street (Hamilton, Ontario)
Upper James Street, is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at the Claremont Access, a mountain-access road in the north, and extends southward towards the John C. Munro Hamilton International Airport where it then changes its name to the Hamilton Port Dover Plain...
, Upper Wentworth
Upper Wentworth Street (Hamilton, Ontario)
Upper Wentworth Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Concession Street in the north and extends southward past Rymal Road. It is a two-way street throughout.-History:...
and Upper Gage
Upper Gage Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)
Upper Gage Avenue is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Concession Street in front of Mountain Drive Park and works its way southward and ends just past Rymal Road beside Broughton West Park 2...
to make way for the Expressway's exit ramps.
The Eastern end of Limeridge Road overlooks Buttermilk Falls
Buttermilk Falls
Buttermilk Falls is a 23 metre high plunge waterfall found below Oak Knoll Park Buttermilk Falls is a 23 metre high plunge waterfall found below Oak Knoll Park Buttermilk Falls is a 23 metre high plunge waterfall found below Oak Knoll Park (adjacent to King's Forest Park, Mountain Brow Boulevard...
at King's Forest Park. Albion Falls
Albion Falls
Albion Falls is a classical/cascade waterfall flowing down the Niagara Escarpment in Red Hill Valley, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. With cascade falls the downpour is staggered into a series of steps causing water to "cascade". The top of the falls are located on Mud Street...
is two minutes South of this location.
History
Limeridge Road is named after a limestoneLimestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
ridge that can be seen today in the rock cuts running parallel to the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
The Lincoln Alexander Parkway, officially nicknamed "The Linc", is a municipal expressway in the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario. Located on the Hamilton mountain, atop the Niagara Escarpment...
.
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
- Hamilton Builders' Supply, a local construction supply company
- 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 - CHAMCHAM (AM)CHAM is a Canadian radio station in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The station is owned and operated by Astral Media, and transmits from towers located in Binbrook...
, talk radioTalk radioTalk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live... - AM 1150 - CKOCCKOC (AM)CKOC is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 1150 AM in Hamilton, Ontario. The station airs an oldies format branded as Oldies 1150 and is owned by Astral Media.- Early History :...
, oldiesOldiesOldies is a term commonly used to describe a radio format that concentrates on music from a period of about 15 to 55 years before the present day.... - FM 102.9 - CKLH-FMCKLH-FMCKLH-FM is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 102.9 FM in Hamilton, Ontario. The station broadcasts an adult contemporary format branded as 102.9 K-Lite FM....
, ("K-Lite FM"), adult contemporary
- 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 ParkMohawk Sports ParkMohawk Sports Park, is a large park on the east mountain of Hamilton, Ontario, 1100 Mohawk Road East, with a number of sporting facilities including Bernie Arbour Memorial Stadium and the Mohawk 4 Ice Centre, . Also known as Commonwealth Park and Upper King's Forest Park....
- Escarpment Rail Trail (abandoned railway path cuts South through Mohawk Sports Park and Limeridge Road East)
- Upper Kings Forest Park
- Buttermilk FallsButtermilk FallsButtermilk Falls is a 23 metre high plunge waterfall found below Oak Knoll Park Buttermilk Falls is a 23 metre high plunge waterfall found below Oak Knoll Park Buttermilk Falls is a 23 metre high plunge waterfall found below Oak Knoll Park (adjacent to King's Forest Park, Mountain Brow Boulevard...
- Albion FallsAlbion FallsAlbion Falls is a classical/cascade waterfall flowing down the Niagara Escarpment in Red Hill Valley, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. With cascade falls the downpour is staggered into a series of steps causing water to "cascade". The top of the falls are located on Mud Street...
(2-minutes South of Buttermilk Falls)
- Buttermilk Falls
Communities
Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from West to East.- 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 StreetBurlington StreetBurlington Street is a road in Hamilton, Ontario, stretching along the south shore of Hamilton Harbour in Lake Ontario. Burlington Street has four different statuses along the route. In its western terminus, it is a collector route ending at Bay Street North...
, West/East - Barton StreetBarton Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Barton Street is an arterial road in the Lower City of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It's also the longest street in the city. It starts off at the Western end of town at Locke Street North and is a two-way street that stretches eastward through a number of different and varied communities in the...
, West/East - Cannon StreetCannon Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Cannon Street, is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Queen Street North as a one-way street up to Sherman Avenue North where it then switches over to a two-way street the rest of the way Eastward and ends just past Kenilworth Avenue North on Barons Avenue...
, West/East - Wilson StreetWilson Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Wilson Street is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at James Street North and works its way East and ends at Sherman Avenue North...
- King William StreetKing William Street (Hamilton, Ontario)400px|thumb|Theatre AquariusKing William Street is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at the western-end at James Street North and is a one-way street until Mary Street, where it becomes a two-way street that ends at Wentworth Street North.-History:In 1922,...
- King Street, West/East
- Main StreetMain Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Main Street, is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts east of Wilson Street in Ancaster at White Chapel Cemetery as a two-way street and switches over to a one-way street at Paradise Road South, in Westdale, where it continues up to the Delta where it once again...
, West/East - Queenston RoadQueenston 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... - Jackson StreetJackson Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Jackson Street, is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off West of Locke Street South at Jackson Playground as a one-way street up to Queen Street South where it then switches over to a two-way street and is interrupted at Bay Street South the site of the Hamilton...
, West/East - Hunter StreetHunter Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Hunter Street is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a one-way street that starts West of Locke Street at Hill Street Park and ends two blocks East of Victoria Avenue at Emerald Street...
, West/East - Augusta StreetAugusta Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Augusta Street is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. A two-way collector road that starts off on James Street South and ends 4-blocks East at Shamrock Park just past Walnut Street South.-History:thumb|Augusta Street, landmark...
- Charlton AvenueCharlton Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Charlton Avenue, is a Lower City collector road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This collector road starts of just West of Dundurn Street as a one-way street up to James Street South where it then switches over to a two-way street the rest of the way eastward and ends at Wentworth Street South right...
, West/East - Aberdeen AvenueAberdeen Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Aberdeen Avenue is a Lower City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off just West of Longwood Road South and East of Highway 403 as a two-way thoroughfare up to Queen Street South where it then switches over to a one-way collector road to Bay Street South and then to another...
Niagara Escarpment (Mountain) Roads:
- Concession StreetConcession Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Concession Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at Belvidere Avenue, just West of Sam Lawrence Park, and extends eastward past Mountain Drive Park on Upper Gage Avenue and ends shortly thereafter at East 43rd Street.Note: East of East 43rd Street the road...
- Queensdale Avenue West/ East
- Scenic Drive - Fennell AvenueFennell Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Fennell Avenue, is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts of just West Garth Street on the West mountain and is a two-way street throughout that extends eastward and ends at Mountain Brow Boulevard, a road that wraps around the edge of the Niagara Escarpment on...
, West/East - Sanatorium Road
- Mohawk RoadMohawk Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Mohawk Road, is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is a two-way street throughout that starts just West of Highway 403 & Meadowlands and travels eastward linking up with the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway. Mohawk Road east of Highway 403 resumes again in front of Iroquoia...
, West/East - Limeridge Road West/East
- Lincoln M. Alexander ParkwayLincoln M. Alexander ParkwayThe Lincoln Alexander Parkway, officially nicknamed "The Linc", is a municipal expressway in the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario. Located on the Hamilton mountain, atop the Niagara Escarpment...
- Mud Street, (Hamilton City Road 11) - Stone Church RoadStone Church Road (Hamilton, Ontario)Stone Church Road, is a two-way Upper City east-west arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at Golf Links Road, just east of Meadowlands, and goes across the Escarpment and ends at Upper Mount Albion Road....
, West/East 
; Rymal Road, 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
Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
The Lincoln Alexander Parkway, officially nicknamed "The Linc", is a municipal expressway in the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario. Located on the Hamilton mountain, atop the Niagara Escarpment...
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 StreetGarth Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Garth Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Beckett Drive, a mountain-access road in the north, and extends southward where it ends at Twenty Road just east of the Glancaster Golf and Country Club...
- West 5th StreetWest 5th Street (Hamilton, Ontario)West 5th Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off in the north at James Mountain Road, a mountain-access road, and extends southward past Rymal Road where it ends just south of Christopher Drive...
- Upper James Street
- Upper Wellington StreetUpper Wellington Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Wellington Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts at the Jolley Cut, a mountain-access road to the north, beside Sam Lawrence Park and extends southward past Rymal Road where it ends at the Mount Hamilton Cemetery...
- Upper Wentworth Street
- Upper Sherman AvenueUpper Sherman Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Sherman Avenue is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off north of Concession Street at Mountain Brow Avenue and extends southward where it ends at Rymal Road. It is a two-way street throughout.-History:...
- Upper Gage Avenue
- Upper Ottawa StreetUpper Ottawa Street (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Ottawa Street is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Mountain Brow Boulevard in the north and extends southward where it ends just past Rymal Road at the South Hamilton Industrial Park...
- Upper Kenilworth AvenueUpper Kenilworth Avenue (Hamilton, Ontario)Upper Kenilworth Avenue is an Upper City arterial road in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It starts off at Fennell Avenue in the north and extends southward just past Limeridge Road where it ends north of the Lincoln M...
- Mountain Brow Boulevard