• Originally named King's Highway 8D
• Built to bypass a winding section of Hwy 8 between Hamilton and Dundas. Known as the Dundas Diversion
• Renamed Hwy 102 in 1947
• Construction began in early 1936, grading of the two roadways completed by end of 1936 and unofficially opened to the public
• One of the first divided highways ever built in Ontario
• Paved in 1937
• Served as a model for other divided highway projects in the late 1930s, the most notable being the QEW and the initial phases of Hwy 401
• The highway is 3.2 Km long
• The posted speed is 80 km/h
• There are two lanes in each direction

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McMaster University as it appeared in 1932, four years before the construction of Cootes Drive Cootes drive would appear cutting across the top left of this photo
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