ly ▁through ▁past ures ▁across ▁streams ▁and ▁rivers , ▁and ▁beside ▁green ▁thick ets . ▁It ▁seems ▁a ▁long ▁way ▁from ▁the ▁big ▁city ." ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁however , ▁the ▁by pass ▁was ▁a ▁line up ▁of ▁cars , ▁as ▁ 8 5 , 0 0 0   dri vers ▁crow ded ▁the ▁road way , ▁designed ▁to ▁handle ▁a ▁maximum ▁of ▁ 4 8 , 0 0 0   ve h icles , ▁on ▁a ▁daily ▁basis . ▁Motor ists ▁found ▁the ▁new ▁road ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁convenient ▁way ▁of ▁trav elling ▁across ▁Toronto ; ▁this ▁convenience ▁helped ▁influence ▁the ▁sub urban ▁shift ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁driving ▁force ▁of ▁urban ▁spraw l ▁today . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁beyond ▁Toronto , ▁the ▁highway ▁was ▁being ▁built ▁in ▁a ▁patch work ▁fashion , ▁foc using ▁on ▁con g ested ▁areas ▁first . ▁Const ruction ▁west ▁from ▁Highway   2 7 ▁began ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁as ▁did ▁the ▁King ston ▁B yp ass ▁in ▁Eastern ▁Ontario . ▁Work ▁began ▁to ▁connect ▁the ▁latter ▁with ▁the ▁Sc en ic ▁Highway ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁New ▁York ▁State ▁Th ru way ▁opened ▁from ▁Buff alo ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁Michigan ▁officials ▁encourag ed ▁Ontario ▁to ▁by pass ▁Highway ▁ 3 ▁as ▁the ▁most ▁direct ▁path ▁from ▁Detroit ▁to ▁Buff alo . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁construction ▁had ▁begun ▁on