Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
The Lincoln Alexander Parkway (called The Linc by locals) is a municipal freeway in the city of Hamilton, Ontario. It is named after Lincoln Alexander, the former Progressive Conservative MP and first black Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, though he never held a driver's license of his own. Opened on October 15th 1997, the expressway currently runs along the south of Hamilton between Highway 403 and Mud Street.
The extension of the roadway from Mud Street to the QEW via the new Red Hill Valley Parkway is currently under construction and is expected to be completed by 2007. Although it will cut through the sensitive Red Hill Creek area, unprecedented steps are being taken to ensure that the Red Hill Valley will be preserved and environmentally improved.
Polls show that 75% Hamilton residents support the completion of the Red Hill Creek section, making for a complete freeway bypass south of Hamilton, as an alternative to existing Highway 403 and QEW which are getting quite congested. In addition, completion of the Parkway would divert the growing truck traffic off of city surface streets in southern and eastern Hamilton.
Highway 6 and Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
- See also: Highway 6 By-Pass
Lincoln M. Alexander was previously Highway 6 up to Upper James Street, before the completion of Highway 6 By-Pass. The section of Highway 6 is now moved to Highway 6 By-Pass, a new alignment that pass south of Hamilton International Airport.
Interchanges from west to east
| Kilometre Post† | Intersecting Roads |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Highway 403 |
| 2 | Golf Links Road, Mohawk Road (Hamilton Road 260) |
| 4 | Garth Street |
| 6 | Upper James Street |
| 8 | Upper Wentworth Street |
| 10 | Upper Gage Avenue |
| 13 | Dartnall Road |
| 13 | Mud Street (freeway ends) Red Hill Creek Parkway (under construction) |
† Exits are not officially numbered.
Roads that are parallel with the Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway
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
Niagara Escarpment (Mountain) Roads:
- Concession Street
- Fennell Avenue, West/ East
- Mohawk Road, West/ East
- Limeridge Road, West/ East
- Lincoln M. Alexander Parkway - Mud Street, (Hamilton City Road 11)
- Stone Church Road, West/ East
; Rymal Road, West/ East- Twenty Road
Other Municipality Freeways in Hamilton
- Burlington Street
- Red Hill Valley Parkway *(Under construction)*
| Roads in Hamilton, Ontario | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lower City Arteries (Primary): | Aberdeen • Barton • Bay • Burlington • Centennial • Cootes • Dundurn • Gage • James • John • Kenilworth • King (Hamilton) • King (Dundas) • Main • Ottawa • Parkdale • Queen • Queenston • Victoria • Wellington • Wentworth • York |
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| Lower City Collectors (Secondary): | Augusta • Beach • Cannon • Catharine • Charlton • Cochrane • Ferguson • Hess • Hughson • Hunter • Jackson • King William • Locke • MacNab • Sherman • Wilson (Hamilton) | |
| Mountain-access roads: | Beckett Drive • Claremont Access • Highway 20 • Highway 403 • James Street Access • Jolley Cut/ Arkledun Ave. • Kenilworth Access • Mount Albion • Sherman Access • Upper Centennial Parkway | |
| Upper City Arteries: | Concession • Fennell • Garth • Mohawk • Mountain Brow • Mud • Rymal • Stone Church • Upper Gage • Upper James • Upper Kenilworth • Upper Ottawa • Upper Paradise • Upper Sherman • Upper Wentworth • Upper Wellington • West 5th • Wilson (Ancaster) | |
| Upper City Collectors: | Limeridge • Twenty | |
| Municipal Expressways: | The Linc • Red Hill Valley | |
| Provincial Highways: | 2 • 5 • 6 (By-Pass) • 8 • Chedoke Parkway • QEW | |
| Roads in Ontario | ||
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