York Regional Road 73

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York Regional Road 73 is an east-west formerly concession road, now a major urban throughfare, in York Region and runs in the Towns of Markham, Richmond Hill, and City of Vaughan.

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[edit] Road Information

  • Locally Referred to as (From west to east): Rutherford Road, Carrville Road, 16th Avenue
  • Municipalities (From west to east): Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham
  • Length: 40km (Within York Region)
  • Transportation: mainly YRT Routes 85, 85A, 85B, and future 85C (From Napa Valley to Markham-Stouffville Hospital)
  • Attractions: Kortright Centre for Conservation, Vaughan Mills Mall, David Dunlap Observatory (walking distance needed), Buttonville Airport
  • Road Status: Mostly a 4-lane paved avenue, 6-lanes in portions near Vaughan Mills and between Mural Street/Vogell Road and Highway 404, 2 lane road east of Markham By-Pass and west of Highway 27
  • Zoning: Various, lots of residential, commercial, and farmland (mainly to west and east)
  • Additional Information: Rutherford Road stretches from Highway 50 to Bathurst Street, Carrville is from Bathurst to Yonge, and 16th Avenue is from Yonge Street to the York Durham Line. Rutherford Road is known as Castlemore Road in Peel Region (west of Highway 50)

[edit] Public Transit

Rutherford/Carrville/16th is predominantly served by YRT routes 85, 85A, 85B, and the proposed 85C, which travels from Napa Valley in Vaughan to Markham-Stouffville Hospital near 9th Line in Markham.

[edit] Other Routes

[edit] York Regional Transit

  • YRT Route#10
  • YRT Route#13
  • YRT Route#18 (Temprarily only) (serves mainly Bur Oak Avenue)
  • YRT Route#23
  • YRT Route#25D
  • YRT Route#41 (Markham Local)
  • YRT Route#87
  • YRT Route#201
  • YRT Route#301
  • YRT Route#303 (Express via Highway 400)

[edit] Toronto Transit Commission

[edit] Major Roads/Highways that cross Rutherford/Carrville/16th

[edit] Major Roads/Highways Parallel to R.R. 73

italicized = north of

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