York Regional Road 25
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Major Mackenzie Drive, officially referred to as York Regional Road 25 is a major east-west arterial road in southern York Region, Ontario, Canada. The road was formerly a rural road, but with growth in York Region expanding beyond Highway 7, the road is now heavily travelled and is becoming more of an urban thoroughfare.
The road passes through 3 munucipalities in York Region:
The road was laid out by early settlers in the region to divide the land into farms. Much of the farmland is now gone, as residential development expands in York Region towards the north. Environmentalist and urban planners want the region and province to halt the development of land north of the street, particularly to maintain the well-being of the Oak Ridges Moraine.
The road was named after Major Addison Alexander Mackenzie, a former local politician and World War I veteran.[1]
Streets to the north and south of Major Mackenzie Drive:
- 19th Avenue
- 16th Avenue
- Elgin Mills Road
- Highway 7
- Highway 407
- 14th Avenue
- Steeles Avenue
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