List of York Regional Roads
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York Region, located in southwestern Ontario, assigned approximately 50 York Regional Roads, each with a number ranging from 1 to 83. All expenses of York Regional Roads (for example, snow shoveling, road repairs, traffic lights) are funded by the York Region government.
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[edit] Boundaries of York Region
- Steeles Avenue marks the York Region/City of Toronto Boundary;
- York-Durham Regional Road 30 (York-Durham Line) marks the York Region/Durham Region boundary;
- York Regional Road 24 (or Peel Regional Road 50) marks the York Region/Peel Region boundary;
- Highway 9 and Holland River form the York Region/Simcoe County boundary.
[edit] Legend
&=Where the road loses its York Regional Road Identity.
[edit] Main list
| Regional road # | Local Name | Western/Northern terminus (&) | Eastern/Southern terminus (&) | Municipality(ies) (within York Region) | Additional notes/Traffic |
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Yonge Street | York Region/Simcoe County boundary | Steeles Avenue | Markham; Richmond Hill; Aurora;Newmarket;East Gwillimbury | Very busy road with a lot of traffic (especially in Richmond Hill, Thornhill (Markham/Vaughan), and Toronto. Viva blue runs on Yonge Street. |
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Kennedy Road | Lake Drive East in Georgina | Steeles Avenue | Markham; Stouffville; East Gwillimbury; Georgina | Former sections of Kennedy before the present alignment include Old Kennedy Road, Fresno Circuit, and Main Street Unionville. Also, Kennedy Road and Steeles Avenue is the second most dangerous intersection in the GTA[citation needed]. |
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Keele Street | York Regional Road 11 | Steeles Avenue | Vaughan; King | Sometimes referred to as 4th Concession Road, for details, click here. |
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Highway 7 | York Region/Peel Region Boundary | Main Street Markham | Vaughan; Richmond Hill; Markham | This route is a very heavily travelled route, especially between Highway 400 and McCowan Road in Vaughan, Richmond Hill, and Markham. Most of Viva purple and pink runs on Highway 7. |
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Woodbine Avenue | Lake Drive North in Georgina | Steeles Avenue | Markham; Stouffville; Georgina | Famous as truckers' favourite route[citation needed]. Woodbine Avenue's north portion's southern terminus is at Steeles Avenue, due to the presence of Highway 404 and the Don Valley Parkway. Woodbine starts again at O'Connor Drive in East York. |
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Baseline Road | York Regional Road 8 | York Regional Road 9 | Georgina | |
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Dalton Road | Lake Drive North | York Regional Road 8A | Georgina (Sutton) | It passes through the heart of Sutton. |
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King Road | York Region/Peel Region Boundary | Yonge Street | Richmond Hill; King | It passes through the heart of King City and Nobleton |
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Don Mills Road Leslie Street The Queensway South |
Metro Road South/Morton Avenue | Steeles Avenue | Markham; Richmond Hill; Aurora; Newmarket; East Gwillimbury; Georgina | Famous for its recent blooming of commercial and industrial areas in Richmond Hill. |
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Mount Albert Road Bradford Street |
York Regional Road 83 | York-Durham Line | East Gwillimbury | |
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Stouffville Road Main Street Stouffville |
York Regional Road 1 | York Regional Road 30 | Richmond Hill; Stouffville | It passes through the heart of Gormley and Stouffville. It is one of the busiest rural roads in York Region |
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Wellington Road Aurora Road |
York Regional Road 53 | York Regional Road 30 | King Aurora, Whitchurch-Stouffville | Pass through the centre of Aurora. The Aurora GO train station can also be found on this road. |
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Lloydtown-Aurora Road 18th Sideroad |
York Regional Road 27 | York Regional Road 53 | King (Community of Lloydtown) | Accessible to Highway 400, links Aurora and Lloydtown |
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Islington Avenue | York Regional Road 25 | Steeles Avenue | Vaughan | Because this road is along the Humber River, this road is very steep at times and contains a lot of curves. |
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Park Road | Hedge Road in Georgina. | York Regional Road 32 | Georgina | The road passes through Sabbald Point Provincial Park, and accessible to Highway 48 |
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Green Lane | York Regional Road 38 | York Regional Road 8 | East Gwillimbury | Highway 404's terminus is at Green Lane (until its future extension is complete), and because of that, traffic is very busy between Yonge Street and Highway 404 |
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Pefferlaw Road | Highway 48 | Lake Ridge Road; Durham Regional Road 23 (York Region/Durham Region Boundary) | Georgina | Pass through the heart of Pefferlaw |
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Highway 50 | Peel Regional Road 14 (Mayfield Road) | Steeles Avenue | Vaughan | Forms the boundary between York Region and Peel Region. Most often referred to as Peel Regional Road 50, although the road lies in York Region geographically until Peel Regional Road 14. |
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Major MacKenzie Drive | York Region/Peel Region boundary | York Region/Durham Region boundary | Vaughan; Richmond Hill; Markham | Formerly a rural road, but urban sprawl in Markham and Vaughan has turned this road into somewhat of an urban thoroughfare. |
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St. John's Sideroad | York Regional Road 38 | York Regional Road 8 | Aurora; Stouffville | Inaccessible to Highway 404 |
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Highway 27 | Highway 9 (Ontario) or York Region/Simcoe County boundary | Steeles Avenue | Vaughan; King | Formerly Ontario Provincial Highway 27 (referred to as Highway 27 in Toronto, and Simcoe County Road 27 in Simcoe County.) |
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Gamble Road 19th Avenue |
York Regional Road 38 | York Regional Road 12 | Richmond Hill Markham |
Usually referred to as the boundary between Markham and Stouffville. |
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York-Durham Line (Also Durham Regional Road 30) | Queensville Sideroad in East Gwillimbury | Steeles Avenue | Markham; Stouffville; East Gwillimbury | Separates Durham Region and York Region |
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Davis Drive (Formerly Provincial Highway 9) | York Regional Road 38 | York-Durham Region boundary | Newmarket; East Gwillimbury; Stouffville | One of the busiest rural roads in York Region; separates East Gwillimbury and Whitchurch-Stouffville |
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Ravenshoe Road | Holland River at a dead end | York-Durham Line | Georgina | |
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Bayview Avenue Prospect Street |
York Regional Road 31 | Steeles Avenue | Markham; Richmond Hill; Aurora; Newmarket | Very busy with a lot of traffic especially in Markham and Richmond Hill. In Newmarket, a handful of York Region's government buildings can be found. |
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Bathurst Street | Holland Marsh at a dead end | Steeles Avenue | Vaughan; King; Newmarket | The road was interrupted by the natural landscape in King |
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Bloomington Road | York Regional Road 38 (Bathurst Street) | York Region/Durham Region limit | Richmond Hill; Stouffville | Formerly Highway 47, one of the busiest rural roads in York Region. |
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Markham By-Pass | York Regional Road 25 | Highway 407 | Markham | The road is newly constructed, and therefore the terminus could change in a year-to-year basis. Furthermore, the road is for trucks that have now been banned from Main Street Markham |
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Elgin Mills Road Teston Road Nashville Road |
York/Peel Region Limit | York/Durham Region Limit | Vaughan; Richmond Hill; Markham | York Regional Road status was interrupted between York Regional Road 27 and York Regional Road 57, and also between York Regional Road 6 and York Regional Road 53. |
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Yonge Street | York Regional Road 77 | York Regional Road 1 | East Gwillimbury | The road passes through the heart of Holland Landing, and serves as an extension of Yonge Street. |
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Dufferin Street | York Regional Road 16 | Steeles Avenue | King; Vaughan | Sometimes referred to as 3rd Concession Road |
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Jane Street | York Regional Road 31 / Highway 9 | Steeles Avenue | King Vaughan |
Sometimes referred to as 5th Concession Road |
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Weston Road | Highway 9 | Steeles Avenue | King Vaughan |
Sometimes referred to as 6th Concession Road |
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Pine Valley Drive | York Regional Road 49 | Steeles Avenue | Vaughan | Pine Valley Drive's York Regional Road status was interrupted between Langstaff Road and Rutherford Road |
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Warden Avenue | York Regional Road 32 | Steeles Avenue | Markham; Stouffville; East Gwillimbury | York Regional Road 65 passes through the heart of the developing Downtown Markham and is being widened to 6 lanes from Steeles to Apple Creek Drive to accommodate the anticipated traffic it will bring. Traffic frequently jams up between Apple Creek and Highway 7 due to the amount of traffic lights on that stretch. |
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McCowan Road | York Regional Road 40 (Bloomington Road) | Steeles Avenue | Markham; Stouffville | Pass through Markville Mall in Markham and is the temporary eastern terminus for Viva purple. This road also jams up frequently between Highway 407 and Bullock Drive, due to Markville Mall and the amount of traffic lights in the area. |
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Markham Road Main Street Markham |
Highway 407 | Steeles Avenue | Markham | Formerly Highway 48, the road becomes Ontario Provincial Highway 48 after 16th Avenue. |
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Ninth Line | York Regional Road 15 | Steeles Avenue | Markham; Stouffville | Was at once considered for an expressway. 9th Line borders Cornell and is now changing from a rural road to somewhat of an urban thoroughfare due to urban sprawl, especially in Cornell |
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14th Avenue Centre Street |
York Regional Road 7 (Highway 7) | York Region / Durham Region limit | Markham; Vaughan | York Regional Road 71 loses its Regional Road status between York Regional Road 65 and York Regional Road 38. The original road, however, is linked by Alden Road, John Street and Esna Park Drive, but they are not recognized officially as York Regional Road 71. |
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Langstaff Road | York Region/Peel Region boundary | York Regional Road 7 | Vaughan | The road is interrupted twice. The first time is between York Regional Road 6 (Keele Street) and York Regional Road 55 (Jane Street) because of the CN rail yard. The second time is between York Regional Road 17 (Islington Avenue) and York Regional Road 27 (Highway 27) because of the Humber River. |
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16th Avenue Carrville Road Rutherford Road |
York Region/Peel Region boundary | York Region/Durham Region boundary | Vaughan; Richmond Hill; Markham | This is one of the busiest roads in York Region. It is always jam packed during the rush hour periods between York Regional Road 3 (Kennedy Road) and York Regional Road 65 (Warden Avenue) in Markham. |
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Mulock Drive Vivian Drive |
York Regional Road 38 | York Region/Durham Region boundary | Newmarket; Stouffville | |
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Main Street (Schomberg) | Highway 9 | Highway 27 | King | |
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Queensville Sideroad | York Regional Road 38 | York Regional Road 8 | East Gwillimbury | |
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Metro Road Morton Avenue |
York Regional Road 8 | York Regional Road 9 | Georgina | Passes through the heart of the community of Keswick |
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Station Road Old Homestead Road |
York Regional Road 78 | York Regional Road 21 | Georgina | |
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Black River Road | York Regional Road 9 | York Regional Road 18 | Georgina | Named after Black River in Jacksons Point, Ontario |
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Weir's Sideroad | York Regional Road 79 | York Regional Road 32 | Georgina | |
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Victoria Road | York Regional Road 32 | York Region/Durham Region Boundary | Georgina | |
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Holland Landing Road | York Regional Road 51 | Toll Road | East Gwillimbury |
[edit] References
- MapArt Golden Horseshoe atlas Pages 300-399
[edit] See also
- List of numbered routes in Bruce County, Ontario
- List of numbered routes in the Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario
- List of numbered routes in Ottawa, Ontario
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| North-South Routes: | 1 • 3 • 6 • 8 • 9 • 12 • 17 • 18 • 24 • 27 • 30 • 34 • 38 • 48 • 51 • 53 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 65 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 76 • 81 • 82 • 83 |
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| East-West Routes: | 7 • 8A • 11 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 19 • 21 • 25 • 26 • 29 • 31 • 32 • 40 • 49 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 | |
| Highways and Expressways: | 9 • 48 • 400 • 404 • 407 ETR • 427 | |
| See Also: | List of York Regional Roads | |
