York Regional Road 8

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York Regional Road 8 is also referred to as Woodbine Avenue in Toronto, Ontario. If you meant to search that part of the road, click here.

York Regional Road 8 or Woodbine Avenue is a north-south route originating in Toronto and serve as a major aterial route in York Region, Ontario. The road passes through towns like Markham, Ontario; Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario; East Gwillimbury, and Georgina, Ontario

York Regional Road 8, runs from Steeles Avenue towards Georgina.

The Parclo A4 interchange at Highway 404 with Steeles Avenue included a Y-junction modification to accommodate Woodbine traffic. Victoria Park Avenue, a major north-south arterial in the City of Toronto, terminates shortly after the intersection with Steeles, so Woodbine Avenue takes up most of the traffic. Woodbine is a six-lane arterial from Steeles to Highway 7, and four lanes from Highway 7 to Major Mackenzie Drive, where it narrows to 2 lanes onwards.

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Woodbine Racetrack is in Etobicoke, Ontario, and not anywhere close to Woodbine Avenue. Greenwood Race Track used to be located at the south end of Woodbine Avenue until it was demolished in 1994. Greenwood Race Track was the original Woodbine Racetrack until the construction of the current Woodbine Racetrack in 1956. The name was then transferred to the new facility. Known as "Old Woodbine Race Track" for several years, the facility changed its name to Greenwood Race Track after nearby Greenwood Avenue.