List of municipal roads in Markham, Ontario

Sample road signs found along Markham's municipal roads.

While most major roads in Markham, Ontario are funded by the York Regional government, some of the main roads are funded by the Markham government. These roads are named as municipal roads. These municipal roads are served for motorists to travel within the city. The Markham government also funded all of the local, light-duty roads. This article lists all the major municipal roads funded by Markham.

North-South routes

Road name Northern End Southern End Length (km) Additional notes
Aileen Road Green Lane John Street
Allstate Parkway Toronto/Buttonville Airport Highway 7 1.1
Birchmount Road Highway 7 Steeles Avenue 2.4 Connects with City of Toronto; future principle artery of Downtown Markham.
Brimley Road 14th Avenue Steeles Avenue 2.1 Connects with City of Toronto.
Cornell Centre Boulevard 16th Avenue Highway 7 Eastern border of the community of Cornell;
Alternative route to relieve traffic congestion on Main Street Markham and Ninth Line;
Former alignment of York Regional Road 48. Formerly named as the Old Markham By-Pass.
Henderson Avenue Toronto Ladies' Golf Course Steeles Avenue 2.5 Major thoroughfare in Community of Thornhill.
Laureleaf Road Bayview Avenue Steeles Avenue
Main Street Unionville Rosemead Close Enterprise Drive 2.75 Major tourist area of the city of Markham.
Formerly the alignment of present-day York Regional Road 3.
Middlefield Road 14th Avenue Steeles Avenue Connects with City of Toronto; eastern border of the Community of Milliken.
Mingay Avenue Major MacKenzie Drive 16th Avenue Main route in the Community of Wismer Common.
Old Kennedy Road Denison Street Steeles Avenue Formerly the alignment of present-day York Regional Road 3.
Rodick Road Woodbine Avenue Riviera Drive 6.8 Western border of Downtown Markham
Roy Rainey Avenue Major MacKenzie Drive 16th Avenue
Stonebridge Drive Major MacKenzie Drive 16th Avenue
The Bridle Walk Major MacKenzie Drive 16th Avenue Passes through the heart of the community of Berczy Village.
Town Centre Boulevard Apple Creek Boulevard Highway 7 Many important structures of the city locate on this road.
Victoria Park Avenue Denison Street Steeles Avenue Connects with City of Toronto.
Village Parkway 16th Avenue Highway 7 Western border of Community of Unionville.
Future connection to Birchmount Road.
Willowbrook Road Bayview Avenue Green Lane

East-West routes

Road name Eastern end Western end Length (km) Additional information
14th Avenue Alden Road Highway 404 Although most of 14th Avenue is marked as Regional Road 71, the section west of Warden is municipal-funded.
19th Avenue York-Durham Line Woodbine Avenue Although parts of 19th Avenue is marked as Regional Road 29, the section east of Woodbine is municipal-funded; 19th Avenue is the northernmost municipal road in Markham.
Alden Road Warden Avenue Esna Park Drive Bridges the two separate sections of York Regional Road 71
Apple Creek Boulevard Warden Avenue Woodbine Avenue Northern border of Downtown Markham.
Bullock Drive Main Street Markham North Highway 7
Bur Oak Avenue Highway 7 Kennedy Road 11.0 Major thoroughfare in Berczy Village, Wismer Common, Greensborough, and Cornell
Carlton Road McCowan Road Warden Avenue Major thoroughfare in Unionville.
Castlemore Avenue Ninth Line Kennedy Road
Clark Avenue Sprucewood Drive Yonge Street Connects with Vaughan.
Denison Street Bethany Street Steelcase Road West 9.9 Serve as an alternative to the traffic congested Steeles Avenue.
Major thoroughfare for Milliken.
Elgin Mills Road East York-Durham Line Woodbine Avenue Although most of Elgin Mills Road is marked as Regional Road 49, the section east of Woodbine is municipal-funded.
Elson Street Denison Street York Regional Road 67 3.2 Named for former Ward 6 town councillor Elson Miles
Enterprise Drive Main Street Unionville Warden Avenue 2.5 Major thoroughfare of Downtown Markham, connects with Yorktech Drive, Unionville Gate, and South Unionville Avenue as an alternative to York Regional Road 7.
Esna Park Drive Steeles Avenue Woodbine Avenue Bridges the two separate sections of York Regional Road 71; connects with Toronto.
Fred Varley Drive Main Street Unionville Carlton Road
Green Lane Leslie Street Bayview Avenue Northern border of German Mills.
John Street Woodbine Avenue Yonge Street 6.125 Bridges the two separate sections of York Regional Road 71; major thoroughfare in German Mills and Thornhill.
Highglen Avenue Markham Road Kennedy Road
Raymerville Drive McCowan Road McCowan Road 4.5 An U-shape major thoroughfare forming the backbone of the community Raymerville - Markville East.
Royal Orchard Boulevard Bayview Avenue Yonge Street Major thoroughfare of Langstaff.
South Unionville Avenue McCowan Road Kennedy Road Future major thoroughfare of Downtown Markham; connects with Yorktech Drive, Enterprise Drive, and Unionville Gate to form an alternative route to York Regional Road 7.
Yorktech Drive Warden Avenue Woodbine Avenue Future major thoroughfare of Downtown Markham, and will connect to Enterprise Drive, Unionville Gate, and South Unionville Avenue to form an alternative route to York Regional Road 7.

*Italics indicate future termini.

See also

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