York Regional Road 77
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| York Regional Road 77 |
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| Queensville Sideroad | |
| Length: | 8.2 km (5 mi) |
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| Northwest end: |  Bathurst Street |
| East end: |  Woodbine |
| Counties: | York Region |
York Regional Road 77, locally known as Queensville Sideroad, is a two-lane rural road located in the town of East Gwillimbury. The street runs east-west and connects the communities of Holland Landing and Queensville.
The Queensville Sideroad begins at Bathurst Street and extends east towards Woodbine Avenue, spanning 8.2 km[1]. The road physically extends east as far as the York/Durham Line, but the York Region government only has responsibility for maintaining it as far east as Woodbine [2].
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[edit] Attractions
Queensville Sideroad begins at Bathurst Street, in a thick forest setting. The road passes through the River Drive Park community and the northern edge of Holland Landing. The main highlights are the French Crescent Park, a bridge over the East Holland River, and a marina. Yonge Street’s end is located approximately 2 km north of its intersection with Queensville Sideroad[3].
The road passes through farms and some forests until it reaches the hamlet of Queensville at Leslie Street. Highlights in Queensville include the general store, Queensville Park, and the local community centre.
The road continues east, even though it loses its status as a York Regional Road at Woodbine Avenue. The land is very rural, with a mix of farms and forests. The road eventual turns into Durham Road 39, which goes to Zephyr.
[edit] Future Plans
The McGuinty provincial government promised to extend Highway 404 north from its current terminus at Green Lane [4]. An interchange will be built at Queensville Sideroad.
Furthermore, there are plans to expand Queensville from a tiny hamlet to a large suburb with 30,000 residents[5]. Queensville is currently located entirely along Queensville Sideroad, though it is unclear if the expansion will be.
[edit] Transportation
York Region Transit operates route 52, which runs for roughly 1 kilometer on the western end of the Queensville Sideroad[6]. It connects Holland Landing and River Drive Park to Newmarket.
Go Transit route 69 has a stop in Queensville and runs from Newmarket to Beaverton.
The York Region government classifies different parts of the road as Class 2 and Class 3[7]. Thus, average daily traffic is less than 12,000 vehicles per day.
[edit] Major roads/highways that cross Queensville Sideroad
(from west to east; includes parts of Queensville Sideroad that are not designated as a York Regional Road)
Bathurst Street
Yonge Street
2nd Concession Road
Leslie Street
Woodbine Avenue
Warden Avenue
Kennedy Road
McCowan Road
Highway 48
York-Durham Line
[edit] Major roads/highways parallel to Queensville Sideroad
(five nearest major roads, from south to north)
Mulock Drive
Davis Drive
Green Lane
Mount Albert Road- Doane Road
- Holborn Road
- Boag Road
Ravenshoe Road- Glenwoods Avenue
Morton Avenue
[edit] Notes
- ^ Google Map.. Google (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
- ^ Roads.. East Gwillimbury (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
- ^ Hans Boldt & Sylvana Grisonich-Boldt (2007). Yonge Street - The Longest Street in the World?. Hans Boldt & Sylvana Grisonich-Boldt. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
- ^ McGuinty Government Planning Major Improvements For Highway 404.. TMC Net (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
- ^ John Sewell (1998). There Goes The Farm.. NOW Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
- ^ Route Navigator.. York Region Transit (2007). Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
- ^ Regional Road Annual Average Daily Traffic Volumes.. York Region (2006). Retrieved on 2007-09-02.
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