York Region, located in southwestern Ontario, assigned approximately 50 regional roads, each with a number ranging from 1 to 99. All expenses of York Regional Roads (for example, snow shoveling, road repairs, traffic lights) are funded by the York Region government.
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, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Newmarket, East Gwillimbury | Very busy road with a lot of traffic (especially in Richmond Hill, Thornhill, and Toronto). Viva Blue runs on Yonge Street. | |
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. | |
Eagle Street Water Street Gorham Street |
Yonge Street | Leslie Street | Newmarket | One of Newmarket's busiest residential roads. Crosses the north end of Fairy Lake in Newmarket. Transferred to Newmarket. | |
Keele Street | King Road | Steeles Avenue | Vaughan, King | Sometimes referred to as 4th Concession Road | |
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 Viva Pink run on Highway 7. This route was part of Ontario Highway 7 before the 1997 downloadings. | |
Woodbine Avenue | Lake Drive North in Georgina | Steeles Avenue | Markham, Stouffville, Georgina | Intersection of Woodbine Avenue and Elgin Mills Road was realigned. The Woodbine By-Pass opened on November 15, 2010.[1][2] | |
Baseline Road | Woodbine Avenue | Dalton Road | Georgina | The road as an undersigned York Regional Road number #88, which makes it the second highest numbered York Regional Road.[3] | |
Dalton Road | Lake Drive North | Baseline Road | Georgina (Sutton) | It passes through the heart of Sutton | |
King Road | York Region / Peel Region Boundary | Yonge Street | Richmond Hill, King | It passes through King City, Nobleton and Oak Ridges | |
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 | |
Mount Albert Road Bradford Street Yonge Street |
Holland Landing Road | York-Durham Line | East Gwillimbury | Connects Holland Landing, Sharon and Mount Albert | |
Stouffville Road Main Street Stouffville |
Yonge Street | York-Durham Line | Richmond Hill, Stouffville | It passes through the heart of Gormley and Stouffville. It is one of the busiest rural roads in York Region. | |
Wellington Street Aurora Road |
Dufferin Street | York-Durham Line | King Aurora, Whitchurch-Stouffville | Pass through the centre of Aurora. The Aurora GO train station can also be found on this road. | |
Lloydtown-Aurora Road Jane Street 18th Sideroad |
Highway 27 | Bathurst Street | King (Community of Lloydtown) | Accessible to Highway 400, links Aurora and Lloydtown | |
Islington Avenue | Major MacKenzie Drive | Steeles Avenue | Vaughan | Because this road is along the Humber River, this road is very steep at times and contains a lot of curves | |
Park Road | Hedge Road in Georgina | Ravenshoe Road | Georgina | The road passes through Sibbald Point Provincial Park, and accessible to Highway 48 | |
Green Lane | Bathurst Street | Woodbine Avenue | 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 | |
Pefferlaw Road | Highway 48 | Lake Ridge Road (York Region / Durham Region Boundary) | Georgina | Passes through the heart of Pefferlaw | |
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. | |
Major MacKenzie Drive | York Region/Peel Region boundary | York-Durham Line | 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. Named after Major Addison Alexander Mackenzie, a former provincial politician and World War I veteran.[4] | |
St. John's Sideroad | Bathurst Street | Woodbine Avenue | Aurora, Stouffville | No access to Highway 404 | |
Highway 27 | Highway 9 or York Region / Simcoe County boundary | Steeles Avenue | Vaughan, King | Formerly Highway 27 (referred to as Highway 27 in Toronto, and Simcoe County Road 27 in Simcoe County) | |
Gamble Road 19th Avenue |
Bathurst Street | Leslie Street | Richmond Hill, Markham | ||
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 | |
Davis Drive (Formerly Provincial Highway 9) | Jane Street | York-Durham Region boundary | Newmarket, East Gwillimbury, Stouffville | One of the busiest rural roads in York Region, separates East Gwillimbury and Whitchurch-Stouffville. Road is still referred to as Davis Drive east into Durham Region | |
Ravenshoe Road | Holland River at a dead end | Lakeridge Road (Durham Regional Road 23) | Georgina | Runs from southeast of Keswick to Udora. | |
Glenwoods Avenue | The Queensway South | Woodbine Avenue | Georgina | ||
Bayview Avenue Prospect Street |
Davis Drive | 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. | |
Bathurst Street | Holland Marsh at a dead end | Steeles Avenue | Vaughan, King, Newmarket | The road was interrupted by the natural landscape in King | |
Bloomington Road | Bathurst Street | York-Durham Line | Richmond Hill, Stouffville | Formerly Highway 47, one of the busiest rural roads in York Region | |
Doane Road | Yonge Street | Woodbine Avenue | East Gwillimbury | Runs from Holland Landing to south of Queensville. | |
Donald Cousens Parkway | Major MacKenzie Drive | 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. Formerly called Markham Bypass, the road is now named after the former mayor of Markham, Donald Cousens. | |
Elgin Mills Road Teston Road Nashville Road |
York Region / Peel Region Boundary | Woodbine Avenue | Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham | York Regional Road status was interrupted between Highway 27 and Pine Valley Drive, and also between Keele Street and Dufferin Street. | |
Yonge Street | Queensville Sideroad | Yonge Street | East Gwillimbury | The road passes through the heart of Holland Landing and serves as an extension of Yonge Street | |
Dufferin Street | Lloydtown-Aurora Road / 18th Sideroad | Steeles Avenue | King, Vaughan | Sometimes referred to as 3rd Concession Road | |
Jane Street | Highway 9 | Steeles Avenue | King, Vaughan | Sometimes referred to as 5th Concession Road | |
Weston Road | Highway 9 | Steeles Avenue | King, Vaughan | Sometimes referred to as 6th Concession Road | |
Pine Valley Drive | Teston Road | Steeles Avenue | Vaughan | Pine Valley Drive's York Regional Road status was interrupted between Langstaff Road and Rutherford Road | |
Warden Avenue | Ravenshoe Road | Steeles Avenue | Markham, Stouffville, East Gwillimbury | 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. | |
McCowan Road | Bloomington Road | Steeles Avenue | Markham, Stouffville | Passes 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. | |
Markham Road Main Street Markham |
Highway 407 | Steeles Avenue | Markham | Formerly Highway 48, the road becomes Highway 48 after 16th Avenue | |
Ninth Line | Aurora Road | 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 | |
14th Avenue Centre Street |
Highway 7 | York-Durham Line | Markham, Vaughan | York Regional Road status interrupted between Warden Avenue and Bathurst Street. 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. | |
Langstaff Road | York Region / Peel Region boundary | Highway 7 | Vaughan | The road is interrupted twice. The first time is between Keele Street and Jane Street because of the CN rail yard. The second time is between Islington Avenue and Highwya 27 because of the Humber River. | |
16th Avenue Carrville Road Rutherford Road |
York Region/Peel Region boundary | York-Durham Line | Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham | One of the busiest roads in York Region. It is often packed during the rush hour periods between Kennedy Road and Warden Avenue in Markham. | |
Mulock Drive Vivian Drive |
Bathurst Street | York-Durham Line | Newmarket, Stouffville | ||
Main Street (Schomberg) | Highway 9 | Highway 27 | King | ||
Queensville Sideroad | Bathurst Street | Woodbine Avenue | East Gwillimbury | Connects River Drive Park, Holland Landing and Queensville. | |
Metro Road Morton Avenue |
Woodbine Avenue | Dalton Road | Georgina | Built on the former railway of the Toronto and York Radial Railway, it passes through the heart of the community of Keswick | |
Old Homestead Road Station Road |
Metro Road North | Pufferlaw Road | Georgina | ||
Black River Road | Dalton Road | Park Road | Georgina | Named after Black River in Jackson's Point, Ontario | |
Weir's Sideroad | Old Homestead Road | Ravenshoe Road | Georgina | ||
Victoria Road | Ravenshoe Road | Lake Ridge Road (York Region / Durham Region Boundary) | Georgina | ||
Holland Landing Road | Yonge Street | Toll Road | East Gwillimbury | ||
99 | Highway 427 | Zenway Boulevard | Highway 7 | Vaughan | York Region built "extension" of Highway 427. Regional Road 99 will be bypassed and subsequently removed with the pending northerly extension of Highway 427. |
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