Highway 401 facts
While investigating facts about Highway 401, I found out little known, but curios details like:
Canada's Highway 401 that passes through Toronto is the busiest highway in the world. 500,000 cars a day compared to 2nd busiest highway: LAs I-405 with 380,000 cars/day
The busiest highway in North America is not in Las Angeles. The 401 in Ontario, passing throuth Toronto, holds the title.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 7 of the best facts about Highway 401 I managed to collect.
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The section of Highway 401 between London and Windsor is known as "Carnage Alley" because of multiple deadly collisions in the 90s, specifically an 87 car pile-up in 1999
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The busiest highway and the widest is the 401 going through Toronto
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The part of Highway 401 that passes through Toronto is the busiest highway in the world.
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The part of Macdonald–Cartier Freeway (Highway 401) that passes through Toronto is the busiest highway in the world
