F rench : ▁Autor oute ▁des ▁hé ros ), ▁in ▁honour ▁of ▁Canadian ▁soldiers ▁who ▁have ▁died , ▁though ▁Highway   4 0 1 ▁in ▁its ▁entire ty ▁remains ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁Mac don ald – Cart ier ▁Fre ew ay . ▁This ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁highway ▁is ▁often ▁travel led ▁by ▁a ▁con voy ▁of ▁vehicles ▁carrying ▁a ▁fallen ▁soldier ' s ▁body , ▁with ▁his ▁or ▁her ▁family , ▁from ▁CF B ▁Tr ent on ▁to ▁the ▁coron er ' s ▁office ▁at ▁the ▁Centre ▁for ▁For ens ic ▁Sciences ▁in ▁Toronto . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁fallen ▁Canadian ▁soldiers ▁were ▁rep atri ated ▁from ▁Afghan istan , ▁crow ds ▁have ▁l ined ▁the ▁over pass es ▁to ▁pay ▁their ▁respect s ▁as ▁con vo ys ▁pass . ▁ ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁to ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Sun ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁by ▁column ist ▁Joe ▁W arm ington , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁interview ed ▁North umber land ▁photograph er ▁P ete ▁Fish er . ▁Fish er , ▁along ▁with ▁Bob ▁Jenkins , ▁an ▁emer gency ▁dispatch er , ▁were ▁responsible ▁for ▁organ izing ▁the ▁first ▁bridge ▁sal utes ▁following ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁four ▁soldiers ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁W arm ington ▁described ▁the ▁gather ing ▁of ▁crow ds ▁on ▁over pass es ▁to ▁welcome ▁fallen ▁soldiers ▁as ▁a ▁" high way