York Regional Road 1

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York Regional Road 1 is also referred to as York Regional Road 51 when running in Holland Landing, Ontario. If you meant to search this portion of the road, click here.

York Regional Road 1 is also referred to as Yonge Street when running in Toronto, Ontario. If you meant to search that portion of the road, click here.

York Regional Road 1 is also referred to as Simcoe County Road 4 when running in Simcoe County, Ontario. If you meant to search this portion of the road, click here.

York Regional Road 1 is also referred to as Highway 11, when running north of Simcoe County through Central and Northern Ontario and ends at Rainy River, Ontario. If you meant to search this portion of the road, click here.

York Regional Road 1 or locally referred to as Yonge Street (Pronounced as 'Young'), is the most aterial route in York Region. The road travels through various cities in York Region, including Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Aurora, Newmarket, and East Gwillimbury. York Regional Road 1 was originally Ontario Provincial Highway 11.

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[edit] Road Information

  • Locally referred to as: Yonge Street or Formerly Ontario Provincial Highway 11
  • Municipalities (From South to North within York Region): Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan, Aurora, Newmarket, and East Gwillimbury.
  • Length: 40km (Approx. 16 cm on MapArt's Map)
  • Transportation: Mainly Viva Blue, YRT Route 99 (From Finch Terminal to Bernard Terminal), and YRT Route 98 (From Bernard Terminal to Newmarket Terminal)
  • Road Status: All paved throughout the road. Mostly 6-lane avenue. However, in Aurora, Ontario and East Gwillimbury, the road is a paved 4-lane avenue. Between Steeles Avenue, and Clark Avenue, there is a Diamond Lane.
  • Zonings: Various, but mostly residental (mainly in Richmond Hill, Ontario; Aurora, Ontario) and commercial (mainly in Markham, Ontario; Vaughan, Ontario; Newmarket, Ontario). However, there are a few parcels of farmland (mainly in East Gwillimbury).
  • Additional Information: York Regional Road 1 is part of Yonge Street, and previously considered as the longest street in the world. York Regional Road 1 was originally Ontario Provincial Highway 11.

[edit] History

See Main Article: Yonge Street

Yonge Street was originally a military trail linking Lake Ontario with the northern Great Lakes. For this reason, it is unusually long and straight. It was founded by John Graves Simcoe, the Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada (now Ontario) in 1793.

Simcoe chose its beginning and end points based on a historical trail created by Huron Indians. The trail was used by numerous European explorers, such as Samuel de Champlain in 1615. Simcoe named the street after Sir George Yonge, the British Secretary of War at the time.

Because of fears of U.S. aggression, Simcoe wanted to move the capital of Upper Canada from Newark to a more defensible position. He chose Yonge Street to be the site of the new capital. Hence, Yonge Street became the first street of the city that would become Toronto.

Yonge Street was fundamental in the planning and layout of Toronto and Ontario. It was used as the basis for concession roads in Ontario. It was the site of Toronto's first subway line. It also serves as the dividing line between the east and west parts of east–west roads in Toronto and York Region. (Yonge is the zero-numbering point for those east–west streets; building numbers on such streets increase as one moves further away from Yonge.)

[edit] Evolution of Yonge Street

John Graves Simcoe used the Queen's Rangers to survey and build the road and established lots along it so that settlers would further clear and improve it. By the early part of the 19th century, Yonge Street ran from Lake Ontario to Holland Landing, providing a link between the lower and upper Great Lakes through Holland River and Lake Simcoe. Yonge Street became the baseline around which the other concession lines of York County were drawn. The lot numbers on this street reach into the 21000s.

In the 1920s, looking to support the rapidly developing mining and agricultural communities in northern Ontario, the government of Ontario sought to connect these communities to the south by commissioning a highway between North Bay and Cochrane. After construction crews pushed through the dense Temagami forest, the road was officially opened on July 2, 1927, and named the Ferguson Highway after the Hon. G. Howard Ferguson, the premier of Ontario and longtime supporter of northern development. The Ferguson Highway, as well as other roads leading to Barrie and Yonge Street itself were incorporated into Kings Highway 11 in the 1930s.

[edit] Description

Municipality Number of Lanes Service Status/ Surrounding Zonings Traffic Major Intersections
Markham, Ontario/Vaughan, Ontario (York Regional Road 1 serve as a townline for these two towns) 8 lanes (include Diamond Lanes) Paved, surrounded by commercial zonings Traffic Congestions are frequent, especially a problem in the morning. John Street/Centre Street; York Regional Road 7
Richmond Hill, Ontario 6 lanes from York Regional Road 7 to York Regional Road 49; 4 lanes from York Regional Road 49 to York Regional Road 40 Paved, surrounded by residental zonings Traffic Congestions are frequent, especially a problem in the morning. York Regional Road 7; York Regional Road 73 (16th Avenue/Carrville Road]]; York Regional Road 25 (Major MacKenzie Drive); York Regional Road 49 (Elgin Mills Road); York Regional Road 29 (19th Avenue/Gamble Road); York Regional Road 11 (King Road); York Regional Road 40 (Bloomington Road)
Aurora, Ontario 4 lanes Paved, surrounded by the most expensive real estate Pass through the centre of Aurora, Ontario York Regional Road 40 (Bloomington Road); York Regional Road 26 (St.John's Sideroad); York Regional Road 15 (Wellington Street)
Newmarket, Ontario 4 lanes from Aurora-Newmarket Townline to York Regional Road 74, 6 lanes from York Regional Road 74 to Newmarket-East Gwillimbury Townline Paved, surrounded by commercial zones Upper Canada Mall is the most famous landmark of the portion of the road in Newmarket, Ontario. York Regional Road 74 (Mulock Drive); York Regional Road 31 (Davis Drive)
East Gwillimbury, Ontario 4 lanes Paved, surrounded by farmlands (some abandoned) York Regional Road 19 (Green Lane); York Regional Road 38 (Bathurst Street)

[edit] Major Roads parallel with York Regional Road 1

(From West to East)

YONGE STREET

[edit] Major Roads that meet up with York Regional Road 1

(From South to North)

  • Steeles Avenue, marked the end to York Regional Road 1
  • John Street
  • York Regional Road 7 (Highway 7)
  • York Regional Road 73 (16th Avenue/Carrville Road)
  • York Regional Road 25 (Major MacKenzie Drive)
  • York Regional Road 49 (Elgin Mills Road)
  • York Regional Road 29 (19th Avenue/Gamble Road)
  • York Regional Road 14 (Stouffville Road)
  • York Regional Road 11 (King Road)
  • York Regional Road 40 (Bloomington Road)
  • York Regional Road 15 (Wellington Street)
  • York Regional Road 26 (St.John's Sideroad)
  • York Regional Road 74 (Mulock Drive)
  • York Regional Road 31 (Davis Drive/Formerly Highway 9)
  • York Regional Road 19 (Green Lane)
  • York Regional Road 83 (Holland Landing Road)
  • York Regional Road 51 (Yonge Street [Extension])
  • York Regional Road 38 (Bathurst Street)
  • Simcoe County Road 8 (Canal Road)

[edit] Public Transits along York Regional Road 1

Route Name and Number Description (operation hours) (distance travel on York Regional Road 1) Stations along York Regional Road 1 (only for Viva)

In bold=terminals

 Transfer to other routes
Viva Blue Rapid transit that links York Region together, it is consider the only route that runs from Toronto, Ontario to Newmarket, Ontario. Its operation hours is from 6:00 am-12:00 midnight every weekday. Steeles; Clark; Centre; Royal Orchard; Richmond Hill Centre; Bantry-Scott; 16th-Carrville; Weldrick; Major MacKenzie; Crosby; Elgin Mills; Bernard; 19th-Gamble; King; Bloomington; Henderson; Golf Links; Wellington; Orchard Heights; Mulock; Eagle; Newmarket. Go Transit; Viva Purple; Viva Pink; YRT Route#99; YRT Route#77; YRT Route#2; YRT Route#3; YRT Route#3B; YRT Route#1; YRT Route#85; YRT Route#85A; YRT Route#95B; YRT Route#83; YRT Route#83A; YRT Route#86; YRT Route#89; YRT Route#4; YRT Route#4A; YRT Route#90; YRT Route#99; YRT Route#98; YRT Route#22; YRT Route#84A; YRT Route#84C; YRT Route#34; YRT Route#32; YRT Route#33; YRT Route#31; YRT Route#57; YRT Route#57A; YRT Route#56; YRT Route#520; YRT Route#521
Viva Pink Due to Viva Blue and Viva Purple is very crowded during rush hour, this rapid transit is to relieve the number of passengers on these VIVA buses. Its operation hours is every weekday's rush hour. Steeles; Clark; Centre; Royal Orchard; Richmond Hill Centre Go Transit; Viva Purple; Viva Blue; YRT Route#99; YRT Route#77; YRT Route#2; YRT Route#3; YRT Route#3B; YRT Route#1
YRT Route#2 Miliken The route travels on York Regional Road 1 for only a short distance. (From: Steeles Avenue to Doncaster Avenue N/A Viva Blue; Viva Pink; YRT Route#5; YRT Route#77; YRT Route#99
YRT Route#77

Highway 7 West/Centre

 From Steeles Avenue to Centre Street N/A Viva Blue; Viva Pink; YRT Route#5; YRT Route#2; YRT Route#99
YRT Route#99

Yonge 'C'

 Before Viva Blue was established, Yonge 'C' was used to travel passengers from Toronto to Richmond Hill, Ontario. Nowadays, it is used to relieve the number of passengers on Viva Blue as there are to much on Viva Blue. From Steeles Avenue to Bernard Terminal N/A Viva Blue; Viva Pink; YRT Route#5; YRT Route#2; YRT Route#77; YRT Route#3; YRT Route#3B; YRT Route#1;YRT Route#85; YRT Route#85A; YRT Route#95B; YRT Route#83; YRT Route#83A; YRT Route#86; YRT Route#89; YRT Route#4; YRT Route#4A; YRT Route#90; YRT Route#98
YRT Route#98

Yonge North

 Before Before Viva Blue was established, Yonge 'C' was used to travel passengers from Richmond Hill to Newmarket, Ontario. Nowadays, it is used to relieve the number of passengers on Viva Blue as there are to much on Viva Blue. From Bernard Terminal to York Regional Road 19 N/A Viva Blue; GO Transit (Aurora); YRT Route#99; YRT Route#22; YRT Route#84A; YRT Route#84C; YRT Route#34; YRT Route#32; YRT Route#33; YRT Route#31; YRT Route#57; YRT Route#57A; YRT Route#56; YRT Route#520; YRT Route#521
YRT Route#520; YRT Route#521

Newmarket Community

 From York Regional Road 31 to York Regional Road 19 N/A YRT Route#98; YRT Route#52; YRT Route#44; YRT Route#55
YRT Route#52

Holland Landing

 From York Regional Road 19 to York Regional Road 51 N/A YRT Route#98; YRT Route#44; GO Transit (East Gwillimbury)

Other minor routes on York Regional Road 1 are YRT Route#31(Aurora North); YRT Route#44 (Bristol-London); YRt Route#84; YRT Route#89; YRT Route#5; YRT Route#23

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