List of north–south roads in Toronto

See also:List of east–west roads in TorontoandList of contour roads in Toronto

The following is a list of the north–southexpresswaysandarterial thoroughfaresin the city ofToronto,Ontario, Canada. The city is organized in a grid pattern dating back to the plan laid out byAugustus Jonesbetween 1793 and 1797. Most streets are aligned in the north–south or east–west direction, based on the shoreline ofLake Ontario.In other words, major north–south roads are generally perpendicular to the Lake Ontario shoreline andmajor east–west roadsare generally parallel to the lake's shoreline. The Toronto road system is also influenced by its topography as some roads are aligned with the oldLake Iroquoisshoreline, or thedeep valleys.Minor streets with documented history or etymology are listed in aseparate section.

Expressways

Allen Road

William R. Allen Road
Location	Eglinton Avenue – Kennard Avenue (Continues north as Dufferin Street)

Main article:Allen Road

Allen Road as viewed northwards from Glencairn Avenue atGlencairn station

William R. Allen Road,known more commonly asAllen Road,theAllen ExpresswayandThe Allen,is a shortexpresswaythat travels fromEglinton AvenueWest in the south to Kennard Avenue in the north. The portion south ofSheppard Avenueis the completed section of the proposedSpadina Expressway.Allen Road is named afterMetro TorontoChairmanWilliam R. Allenand maintained by the City of Toronto. Landmarks along the road include theLawrence Allen Centre(formerly Lawrence Square Shopping Centre), theYorkdale Shopping CentreandDownsview Park(formerlyCFB Downsview).

Don Valley Parkway

Main article:Don Valley Parkway

Don Valley Parkway
Location	Gardiner Expressway–Highway 401 (continues north asOntario Highway 404)
Length	15.0 km (9.3 mi)

The Don Valley Parkway in the autumn, facing southwest from thePrince Edward Viaduct

TheDon Valley Parkway(DVP) is a controlled-access six-laneexpresswayinTorontoconnecting theGardiner Expresswayindowntown TorontowithHighway 401.North of Highway 401, the expressway continues asHighway 404toNewmarket.The parkway runs through the parklands of theDon River valley,after which it is named. It is patrolled by theToronto Police Service,has a maximum speed limit of 90 km/h (56 mph) and is 15.0 km (9.3 mi) in length.

The parkway was the second expressway to be built byMetropolitan Toronto(Metro). Planning for it began in 1954, the year of Metro's formation; the first section opened in 1961 and the entire route was completed by the end of 1966. South ofBloor Street,the expressway was constructed over existing roadways. North of Bloor Street, the expressway was built on a newalignmentthrough the valley, requiring the removal of several hills, the rerouting of the Don River and the clearing of green space. North ofEglinton Avenue,the expressway follows the formerWoodbine Avenueright-of-way north to Highway 401.

The parkway operates well beyond its intended capacity of 60,000 vehicles per day and is known for its daily traffic jams; some sections carry an average of 100,000 vehicles a day. Planned as part of a larger expressway network within Toronto, it was one of the few expressways built before the public opposition thatcancelled many of the others.

Highway 404

Highway 404
Location	Highway 401– Steeles Avenue East (continues north intoMarkham) (continues south asDon Valley Parkway)

Main article:Ontario Highway 404

King's Highway 404is a provincially maintained extension to the Don Valley Parkway, north of the junction with Highway 401. Highway 404 was opened from Sheppard Avenue East to Steeles Avenue East in 1979 and extended north of the Metro Toronto limits shortly thereafter, first to Davis Drive inNewmarketand eventually toWoodbine Avenuejust south of Ravenshoe Road inEast Gwillimbury.

Highway 427

Highway 427
Location	Browns Line – Steeles Avenue (continues south as Brown's Line) (continues north intoVaughan)

Main article:Ontario Highway 427

Most ofKing's Highway 427travels within Toronto from Browns Line toSteeles Avenue,but it has been extended beyond current city limits toMajor Mackenzie Drive.It was initially constructed to Highway 401 from 1953 to 1956 as theToronto Bypass,then extended to Pearson Airport as theAirport Expresswayfrom 1964 to 1971, and finally designated as Highway 427 in 1972. The section to Steeles Avenue West was completed in 1984.

Arterial roads

Avenue Road

Main article: [[:[Avenue Road, Toronto]]

Avenue Road

Location	Bloor Street – Bombay Avenue (just north of Hwy 401) (continues south as Queen's Park Crescent)

Looking south on Avenue Road fromSt. Clair Avenue,1937

There are several stories relating to the origin ofAvenue Road.The most popular legend retells that of an early surveying team travelling west along what is nowBloor Street.Upon reaching the location of the intersection with Avenue Road today, the lead surveyor, a Scotsman, pointed north and proclaimed "Let's 'ave a new road here". But this is almost certainly apocryphal; the street was probably named for itstree-linedcharacter.

Avenue Roadis also a short residential street (1.5 km or 0.93 mi) that runs from Edgar Avenue north to Weldrick Road connecting the communities of Richvale and Yongehurst inRichmond Hill, Ontario.Although the Toronto section can align with the Richmond Hill sections if connected, the latter is a newer street not officially part of the historic Toronto roadway, unlike the disconnected York Region portions of its counterpartsKipling Avenue,Leslie Street andWoodbine Avenue.It is a part of the decommissionedOntario Highway 11A.

Bathurst Street

Bathurst Street

Location	Queens Quay West – Steeles Avenue West (continues north intoVaughan)

Main article:Bathurst Street (Toronto)

Northward view of Bathurst Street fromToronto Western Hospitalin 2008

Bathurst Streetis named afterHenry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst,who wasBritish Secretary of Warduring the reign of George IV. Henry's contributions to Toronto include organizing the successive waves of British settlers following theWar of 1812,and granting the charter to the first university in the city,King's College.Bathurst Street originally only referred to the section south of Queen Street. In 1870, the section north of Queen Street became part of Bathurst Street. It was known until then as Crookshank's Lane, after Honourable George Crookshank. The road acted as a driveway to his 300-acre (1.2 km²) farm.

Bay Street

Bay Street

Location	Queen's Quay – Davenport Road (continues north as Davenport Road)

As seen in 2009, the intersection of Bay Street andKing Streetis considered the heart ofCanada's economy.

Main article:Bay Street

Bay Street,formerly known asBear Street,is supposedly a reference to a "noted chase given to a bear" by settlers in that area.It is the centre of Toronto'sFinancial Districtand is often used as ametonymto refer toCanada's financial industry,similar toNew York City'sWall Streetin theUnited States.Within the legal profession, the term Bay Street is also used colloquially to refer to the large, full-service business law firms of Toronto, particularly the top-tier law firms known as theSeven Sisters.The street was officially named when the land it occupies was annexed by the first expansion ofYork.Bay travelled from Lake Ontario to Lot Street, nowQueen Street.North of Queen Street and travelling to College Street was Teraulay Street. Several disconnected side streets existed north of there toDavenport Road.In 1922, By-Law 9316 joined these streets together as far north as Scollard Street. By-Law 9884, enacted on January 28, 1924, changed the name of Ketchum Avenue to Bay Street, officially extending it to Davenport Road. The bend in Bay Street south ofOld City Hallreflects this history, serving as aterminating vista.

Bayview Avenue

Bayview Avenue

Location	South of Eastern Avenue – Steeles Avenue East (continues west as Mill Street and north intoMarkham)

Main article:Bayview Avenue

Looking north along Bayview Avenue fromEglinton Avenuein 1910

Bayview Avenue,formerlyEast York Avenue,was named in 1930 after the estate of Dr. James Stanley McLean,Bay View.The McLean House forms a part of theSunnybrook Health Sciences Centretoday.Several notable estates were built along Bayview Avenue in the early 20th century, many of which still exist since converted to a variety of public uses.

Beare Road

Beare Road

Location	Finch Avenue East – Steeles Avenue East (continues east as Finch Avenue East)

Beare Road

Beare Roadis named for the Beare family, who were prominent farmers in the Hillside community of northeastern Scarborough.

Bellamy Road

Bellamy Road

Location	Kingston Road – Progress Avenue (continues as Corporate Drive)

Bellamy Road,previouslySecord Road,is named forAmericanauthorEdward Bellamy,who wroteLooking Backwards 2000–1887,about autopiansociety. Settlers approached Scarborough Township for a parcel of land to start their own utopia. Although the request was not granted, the road along which they sought to establish their society came to be known as Bellamy Road. TheCNgrade separationon Eglinton Avenue, built in the early 1960s, split Bellamy Road into two unconnected sections. Consequently, the township of Scarborough renamed the sections as North and South on May 29, 1964.

Bellamy Road South begins at Kingston Road and proceeds north to just short of Eglinton Avenue. It is entirely a minor residential street. Bellamy Road North resumes opposite the southern section, just north of the CN tracks andEglinton GO Stationof theLakeshore East Line.The road becomes Corporate Drive at Progress Avenue, proceeding towards theScarborough Town Centre.Most of the northern section is residential, though the section betweenEllesmere Roadand Progress Avenue consists solely of multi-unit warehousing, many of which have been converted into places of worship for various faiths.

Beverley Street

TheItalian Consulateon Beverley Street inChinatown

Main article:Beverley Street

Beverley Street

Location	Queen Street West – College Street (continues north as St. George St.)

Beverley Streetis a southern continuation of St. George Street, located a few metres east of it. It passes by theArt Gallery of Ontarioand theItalian ConsulateinChinatown.

Birchmount Road

Birchmount Road

Location	Lake Ontario– Steeles Avenue East (continues north intoMarkham)

Residential and office development on Birchmount Road south ofEglinton Avenue

Birchmount Roadbegan as aconcession linelaid out by the surveyors ofUpper Canada.For a long time, it remained a rural and little-used route. In the 1920s, it was little more than a dirt path.

The southern part of Birchmount Road was one of the first parts of Toronto to seesuburbandevelopment. This development was in the years immediately before and after the Second World War and was thus not reflective of the car-centred design of much of Scarborough. Birchmount is notable for being the terminus of the onlyTTCstreetcarroute ever to travel into Scarborough. TheBirchmount Loopwas for several decades the turning loop for the Kingston Road streetcar.The first lines in the region were built by theToronto and Scarboro' Electric Railway, Light and Power Company.They were taken over by the TTC, which ran streetcars to Birchmount Loop until 1954. The loop remained in place until 1985, when a condominium was built on the site.

By the 1960s, Birchmount Road had been transformed into its current role as one of the main arterial roads for Scarborough.

Beyond Toronto inMarkham,Birchmount Road continues firstly as a residential street to Denison Street, then from Denison Street toHighway 407,it cuts through commercial business parks. In 2011, the road was extended past Highway 407 to north of Enterprise Boulevard to serve as the main street of the newDowntown Markham,a planned new central downtown core to replace that city's historic, but now nodal,Markham Village.A bridge crossing theRouge Riverwas built to complete the road between Enterprise Boulevard and Highway 7 to tie into Village Parkway.

Black Creek Drive

Black Creek Drive

Location	Weston Road – Jane Street (continues north asOntario Highway 400)

Main article:Black Creek Drive

Black Creek Drivewas originally constructed as a southward extension ofHighway 400.However, it was built as an arterial road instead, due to theopposition to extendingtheSpadina Expresswaysouth of Eglinton Avenue, which in turn led to the cancellation of other expressway extensions in Toronto. The street has few intersections atLawrence Avenue,Trethewey Drive,Todd Baylis Boulevard,Eglinton Avenueand it ends atWeston Road.The street is not served by any TTC routes. The road is named for the nearby waterway ofBlack Creek.

Brimley Road

Brimley Road

Location	Bluffer's Park– Steeles Avenue East (continues north intoMarkham)

Main article:Brimley Road

Brimley Roadis of unknown origin. Beginning atBluffer's Parkat the foot of theScarborough Bluffs,Brimley Road runs through Scarborough, past Steeles Avenue and ends at14th AvenueinMarkham.The Scarborough portion is mainly residential with smallstrip plazasinterspersed along the route. North of Finch Avenue is Brimley Forest, a small patch of unaltered land. North of Steeles Avenue, Brimley Road weaves through the residential areas of theMillikencommunity of Markham, then ends at 14th Avenue and becomes Beckenridge Drive, which is a residential road.

The section south of Sheppard Avenue was once interrupted atHighway 401but was a through road prior to the mid-1950s. An $11 million overpass and partial interchange of the freeway was built and opened on October 18, 1987 over the objections of many area residents concerned with increased traffic volume. In an attempt to address these concerns, it was initially restricted to transit buses and emergency vehicles. After widely reported public pressure, Scarborough City Council voted February 18, 1988 to open the overpass to general traffic. Proposals to modify the interchange are currently being examined as part of a larger analysis of Highway 401 through Scarborough.

Broadview Avenue

Broadview Avenue

Location	Sunlight Park Road – Fernwood Gardens (continues east as O'Connor Drive)

Broadview Avenue,known as theMill RoadorDon Mills Road(south of Queen Street toAshbridge's Baymarsh wasScadding Street) until 1884, was constructed in 1798 by Timothy Skinner, owner of several mills inTodmorden.The name is a reference to the broad view from the crest overlookingRiverdale Park.When the section south of Queen Street became Broadview Avenue, the street to west was renamed from Smith Street to Scadding Street. The northern end at city limits was a toll booth next to the then-northern section of Winchester Street. The road was extended in 1913 and 1922 by absorbing parts of Don Mills Road as far north as O'Connor Drive.By 1912, sections south of Eastern Avenue were lost whenLever Brothersexpanded their soap factory.

InToronto's East Chinatown,there are two signs at Gerrard Street East with theCantonesename of the street "Trăm nhạc hối phố".

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  Broadview Avenue and Gerrard Street, 1910
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  Broadview Avenue looking north towards Gerrard, 2002
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  Looking south on Broadview Avenue from Danforth Avenue in 2022
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  Toronto's East Chinatownin 2023

Brown's Line

See also:Ontario Highway 27

Brown's Line

Location	Lake Shore Boulevard – Evans Avenue (continues north asHighway 427)

Brown's Linewas once the name by which the trail running north from Lake Ontario toHighway 9was known. It originated as a trail, which had been blazed to define the western boundary of the 1805Toronto Purchaseand was part ofColonel Samuel Smith's Tract. The trail was eventually referred to as "Brown's Line" as the northern terminus was a small town, now known as Schomberg, but originally called Brownsville. Since the hamlet's main inhabitant was known by the surname of Brown (Yorkshire-born Joseph and Mary Brown came to the area in 1831 and acquired a 100 arces at Lot 11 Concession 3)it seemed logical that the road which transported persons to Brown's Town should be referred to as Brown's Line. There was, however, another Brownsville just south of Ingersoll, Ontario, also named for the family in that town. Since there was obviously confusion in the mail system, the logic required a name change, and Schomberg was created likely forMeinhardt Schomberg, 3rd Duke of Schomberg,a general under King William III of England. Before the construction of Highway 427, Brown's Line was part ofHighway 27.Today, Brown's Line is the short southernmost stretch of the former highway, which was rebuilt into Highway 427 from the Queen Elizabeth Way to Highway 401, north of which a short section still exists, before becoming simply an arterial road unofficially named Highway 27 through to Steeles Avenue, and then continues as tworegional/county roadsnumbered 27 pastHighway 9,running toBarrie.

Caledonia Road

Caledonia Road

Location	Bridgeland Avenue – St. Clair Avenue West (Continues south as Caledonia Park Road to Davenport Avenue)

Caledonia Roadis a minor arterial road that is primarily residential south of Eglinton Avenue and between Glencairn Avenue and Lawrence Avenue, but primarily industrial between Eglinton Avenue and Glencairn Avenue and north of Lawrence Avenue. Caledonia Road hasvery steep valleysbetween Rogers Road and Eglinton Avenue. It will be served byCaledonia stationof bothLine 5 Eglintonand GO Transit'sBarrie linebeginning in 2024.

Panorama of Caledonia Road at Eglinton Avenue

Carlingview Drive

Carlingview Drive

Location	Highway 401– North of Attwell Drive

Carlingview Driveis named for the formerCarling O'Keefe(and currentMolson) brewery found at the south terminus. The road is not directly named forJohn Carlingthe founder of Carling Brewery and predecessor to the Carling O'Keefe. The road winds through industrial properties in Etobicoke to the northern terminus atWoodbine Racetrack(at Entrance Road). It was also referred to asFourth Line.The southern end of Carlingview is actually a series of highway ramps:

• northbound traffic flows from an offramp from westbound Highway 401
• southbound traffic enters the eastbound Highway 401.

Centennial Road

Centennial Road

Location	Rolling Meadows – Ellesmere Road (interrupted byHighway 2A)

Centennial Road,despite travelling through an area that was developed during Canada's centennial, takes its name from the church at its intersection with Kingston Road. The church was named Centennial in honour of the 100th anniversary of the confederation of Canada. Many of the streets along or near Centennial Road are named after theFathers of Confederation.

Christie Street

Christie Street

Looking south on Christie Street fromSt. Clair Avenue

Christie Streetis named forWilliam Mellis Christie,founder ofChristie & Brown Cookie Company,which later became a part ofMondelez International.The street is also home to many of Toronto'sKorean restaurants and stores.Christie Pitsis a city park and baseball park located at Christie Street and Bloor Street West. The Toronto Maple Leafs ofIntercounty Baseball Leagueplay at that baseball diamond. The area is served byChristie subway station.

Church Street

Church Street

Location	South of The Esplanade - Yonge Street (Continues north as Davenport Road)

Looking north on Church Street fromAdelaide StreetE

Church Streetis so named because whereSt. James Cathedralsits upon today, at King Street and Church, was the site of the first church in York, a wooden building built in 1807 and referred to simply as "the church". Three incarnations sat on the site of the current cathedral; the dedication to St. James came in 1828, four years before the construction of a new stone church. This building burnt shortly after becoming a cathedral. A new cathedral was constructed, only to burn down in theGreat Fire of 1849.John Strachan,firstAnglicanBishop of Torontoafter 1839, rebuilt the present cathedral in 1853 (the spire was not completed until 1874) in aGothic Revivalstyle.The St. James Cathedral was the tallest structure in Toronto until theRoyal York Hotelwas completed in 1927.

At the corner ofChurch and WellesleyStreets is anLGBT-oriented enclavein Toronto. The area of Church Street and Wellesley Street (particularly along Church Street) is home to the annualPride Torontocelebration.

Conlins Road

Conlins Road

Location	Military Trail - Sheppard Avenue East ()

Conlins Roadwas named for the Conlins family, prominent for their gravel company located in Highland Creek.It is a collector road serving the Highland Creek neighbourhood, and connecting it with nearby major roads. Conlins Road begins at Military Trail, near theUniversity of Toronto Scarboroughcampus, and heads north as a residential road until reaching Ellesmere Road, where the street widens slightly and becomes a collector road. It then continues north over Highway 401 before ending at Sheppard Avenue East.

Coxwell Avenue

Coxwell Avenue

Location	Lake Shore Boulevard East – O'Connor Drive

Michael Garron Hospitalon Coxwell Avenue

Coxwell Avenueis named afterCharles Coxwell Small,clerk ofUpper Canada'sPrivy Counciland a resident of theBerkeley House.The stretch between the intersections with both sections ofGerrard Streetfeatures shops that cater to Toronto'sIndianandPakistanicommunities.

Don Mills Road

Main article:Don Mills Road

Don Mills Road

Location	O'Connor Drive – Steeles Avenue East (continues north intoMarkhamjust before John Street and becomesLeslie Street)

Looking north on Don Mills Road atEglinton Avenue

Don Mills Road,known by various names over time includingThe Mill Roadand theDon Independent Road,is named for the many saw and grist mills that established near theForks of the Donin the early 19th century. At the time the road began at Winchester Street and Parliament Street and crossed the Don River at Riverdale Park. The road rose onto the table lands along what is now the entrance to the northboundDon Valley Parkwayand followed Broadview north and O'Connor east before joining with the present-day Don Mills Road. The road ended at the Mills for a time, until farmers to the north on the land between the river valleys opened a new road to provide an easier route to carry their yields to theSt. Lawrence Market.The new road cut through established parcels of land, and came to be known as the Don Independent Road. This road extended as far north asYork Mills Road.

After the formation ofMetropolitan Toronto,Don Mills was designated as part of the municipal network of major roads. It was widened to four lanes, then extended north over Highway 401 to Sheppard in 1964. The "peanut" was constructed shortly thereafter, and Don Mills was extended north of Steeles alongside suburban development in the 1970s. In 1987, the road was widened to six lanes alongside a recommendation to extend Leslie Street south of Eglinton to the Bayview Extension, and a proposal to try newhigh-occupancy vehicle lane.While Leslie Street was not extended, the HOV lanes were implemented between Overlea Blvd andFinch Avenue East.

Donlands Avenue

Donlands Avenue

Location	Danforth Avenue –Leaside Bridge (continues north of bridge as Millwood Road)

Storefronts on Donlands south of O'Connor

Donlands Avenuebegins at Danforth Avenue and ends at the foot of theLeaside Bridge.On the opposite side of the bridge, drivers continue on Millwood Road.It follows the sameconcessionline as Leslie Street between the two sections. The northern section of Leslie was once named Donlands, but was renamed to Leslie Street in 1915 as the two were disconnected.

Dufferin Street

Dufferin Street

Location	British Columbia Drive – Steeles Avenue West (interrupted byDownsview Airport) (continues north into Vaughan)

Main article:Dufferin Street

Dufferin Street,known as theSide Lineuntil 1876, was renamed in honour of Governor GeneralFrederick Temple Blackwood, Lord Dufferin.Dufferin served as Governor General between 1872 and 1878, and presided over the opening of the firstCanadian National Exhibitionin 1878.Dufferin Street begins atExhibition Placeand travels north into Vaughan. The road is interrupted between Wilson Avenue and Sheppard Avenue West byDownsview Park.Dufferin was disjointed at Queen Street West by a railway, a detour famously known as theDufferin Jog.Following decades of negotiation, construction began in 2007 on removing the jog by excavating a tunnel beneath the active tracks. This tunnel was completed and opened to traffic on November 10, 2010.

Galloway Road

Galloway Road

Location	Guildwood Parkway - North of Lawrence Avenue East

The road is named for the Galloway family and settlerIgnatius Gallowaywho began farming in the area along Concession Road D.

Greenwood Avenue

Greenwood Avenue

Location	Queen Street East – O'Connor Drive

Greenwood Avenue,originally Greenwood Lane, was named after the Greenwood family, who were market gardeners and carriage makers.John (d. 1866) and Kate Greenwood were owners of the Puritan Tavern at the corner ofQueen Streetand Greenwood Lane. The area was home to over a dozen brickmaking factories in the 19th century, including one whose excavations can still be detected atGreenwood Subway Yardand in Greenwood Park at the intersection withDundas Street.

Highway 27

(see Brown's Line andOntario Highway 27)

Highway 27

Location	Highway 427– Steeles Avenue West (continues north intoVaughan)

Islington Avenue

Islington Avenue

Location	Lake Shore Boulevard West – Steeles Avenue West (continues north intoVaughan)

Just north of Bloor Street West, Islington Avenue is bridged by the CPR midtown line.

Islington Avenueis named for the village it passed at Dundas Street. The village of Islington used to be known as Mimico, and was often confused with a second village of that name in Etobicoke onLake Ontarioand which had obtained a post office calledMimicoin 1857. In 1859, in order to obtain their own post office, residents of the Mimico on Dundas Street held a meeting to select a new name in Thomas Smith's Inn (located on the southwest corner of Dundas Street and today's Islington Avenue.) When the attendees could not reach unanimous agreement on a new name, they invited Smith's wife, Elizabeth, into the meeting and asked her to rename the village. She selectedIslington,after her birthplace nearLondon,England.

Islington Avenue begins at Lake Shore Boulevard West inNew Toronto,and progresses north to Steeles Avenue West, where it crosses intoVaughaninYork RegionasYork Regional Road 17and prior to 1998 asYork Regional Road 7.The road is mostly suburban in nature, passing through largely residential sections ofEtobicoke.

Jameson Avenue

Jameson Avenue

Location	Lake Shore Boulevard West – Queen Street (continues north as Lansdowne Avenue via Queen Street)

Main article:Jameson Avenue

Jameson Avenueis named forRobert Sympson Jameson,Attorney General for Upper Canadain the late 1830s. Jameson bought land south of Queen Street between the second and third concession sideroads (Dufferin and Parkside today) in the late 1840s. Jameson Avenue was built through his property when it was subdivided by the growing city.The road begins at Lake Shore Boulevard West, where access is provided to theGardiner Expressway.The road crosses the expressway and travels north throughParkdalebetween rows of apartment buildings. Jameson Avenue ends at Queen Street West; thetraffic signalis coordinated with the southern terminus of Lansdowne Avenue, nearby to the east.

Jane Street

Main article:Jane Street (Toronto)

Jane Street

Location	Bloor Street West – Steeles Avenue West (continues north intoVaughan)

Looking north on Jane Street from Bloor Street

Jane Streetbegins atBloor Streetand continues north intoVaughanto near theHolland RiverinKing Township. It was named after Jane Barr by her husband James. They immigrated from Glasgow in 1907, and a few years later, James became a real estate developer north of Toronto. James named numerous streets in the development after his children, but the most important was named after his wife Jane.Originally, the street continued south to Lake Ontario with a sinuous course, but that section was redesignated asSouth Kingswayafter Bloor Street was extended west across theHumber River(where it originally ended) by being realigned into a reverse curve which incorporated a short length of the southern segment of Jane, severing it from the section north of Bloor.

TheToronto Transit CommissionoperatesJane subway stationat Jane andBloor StreetonLine 2 Bloor–Danforth.Before the subway opened, this intersection was the western terminus of the Bloorstreetcar line.Proposed in the 2007Transit Cityplan was theJane LRT,alight railline to run entirely along Jane through the city from theJane subway Stationand north into Vaughan. North of Steeles in Vaughan, theLine 1 Yonge–Universitysubway parallels the street up toHighway 7,with stations atHighway 407(Highway 407 station) and Highway 7 (Vaughan Metropolitan Centre) This section of the line is the only part of the subway system located outside of Toronto proper.

Vaughan MillsandCanada's Wonderlandare on Jane Street in Vaughan.

The title character of theBarenaked Ladiessong "Jane"is Jane St. Clair, and is named after the intersection of Jane andSt. Clair Avenue.Steven Pagerecalls that co-writerStephen Duffysaw the intersection on a map and remarked that it sounded like the most beautiful intersection in the world; "I didn't have the heart to tell him it wasn't".

One of Toronto's most notable suburban intersections isJane and Finch.

Jarvis Street

Jarvis Street

Location	Queen's Quay – Charles Street ()

Main article:Jarvis Street

Jarvis Streetrecognizes the Jarvis family, who lived on land north of Queen Street and centred on Jarvis Street between 1824 and 1846. William Jarvis was Provincial Secretary and Registrar of Records between 1792 and his death in 1817. His son,Samuel Jarvis,won the last duel held in Toronto when he mortally wounded his neighbour and rivalJohn Ridout.He was arrested as a result, but later acquitted, after which he took over his father's position. The increasing debt of the family led Samuel to sell off the property beginning in 1846. His house, Hazel Burn, was demolished to make way for Jarvis Street. Mutual Street was established at the same time on the property line between the former rivals.

Jarvis Street begins at Queen's Quay north of theLake Ontarioshoreline. It travels north to one block south of Bloor Street, where most traffic is siphoned on toMount Pleasant Road.Jarvis previously extended to Bloor Street, but was truncated on August 26, 2009. The section between Charles Street and Bloor Street was renamed Ted Rogers Way.

Keele Street

Keele Street

Location	Bloor Street – St. Clair Avenue South of Lavender Road – Steeles Avenue (continues north intoVaughan)

Main article:Keele Street

Keele Streetis named for lawyer William Keele. William owned land across the road from John Scarlett at Dundas and Keele Streets, gradually expanding his acreage in the mid-19th century. William opened the Carleton Race Course in 1857, which held the firstQueen's Platein 1860.

Keele Street has two jogs within Toronto: one between St. Clair Avenue and Rogers Road and another one block north of Eglinton Avenue.

Kennedy Road

Kennedy Road

Location	Highview Avenue – Steeles Avenue East (continues north intoMarkham)

Kennedy Road, south ofEllesmere Road,c. 1925

Kennedy Road at Eglinton Avenue East (2023)

Kennedy Roadis named for the Kennedy family, one of the many early farming settlers in the 18th and 19th centuries (to which PremierThomas Laird Kennedybelonged, but who settled in what is todayMississauga,whereanother Kennedy Roadis named after him), who settled along the early concession road. According to Robert Bonis, the road is named for settler and friend ofDavid Thomsonnamed James Kennedy.It is also linked toPrivateJohn Kennedy of the 3rd Regiment of the York Militia (nowQueen's York Rangers (1st American Regiment)) who was granted 200 acres (0.81 km²) of land near Kennedy Road andEllesmere Road.Later Kennedys acquired land further north (Samuel and William Kennedy had 100 acres at Kennedy and Sheppard) and Lyman Kennedy became Reeve of Scarborough Township from 1896 to 1901.

The Toronto section of the road is mainly residential with high-rise apartment buildings. However, there is a section betweenLawrence Avenue Eastand north ofSheppard Avenue East,which is dominated by commercial plazas and malls, including Kennedy Commons.

North ofSteeles Avenue,Kennedy Road continues asYork Regional Road 3north to shore ofLake SimcoethroughMarkham,Whitchurch-Stouffville,&East Gwillimbury.Before renaming it was signed as 6th Line. Sections from Steeles Avenue East to north of Denison Street and north of Highway 407 to just south of 16th Avenue were diversions from the original roadway. The latter was created due to opposition to proposed widening of the section running in historicUnionvillein the 1960s, which is now referred to as Main Street Unionville (as well as a laneway to the east of the Main Street). The former is now called Old Kennedy Road and Fresno Court. The road is cut off north of Davis Drive inNewmarketdue to the Bendor and Grave Tract (York Regional Forest), resuming north of Herald Road to Lake Drive East on the shore ofLake SimcoeinGeorgina.

Kipling Avenue

Kipling Avenue

Location	Lake Shore Boulevard West – Steeles Avenue West (resumes south of Highway 7 inVaughan)

Main article:Kipling Avenue

Highway 409above Kipling Avenue

Kipling Avenueis rumoured to be named afterRudyard Kipling,author ofThe Jungle Book.Kipling was scheduled to read at the Woodbridge fair in 1907, but was forced to cancel at the last moment for reasons of health; it is said that the road to Woodbridge, thereto referred to as Mimico Street, was named in honour of the anticipated author.The road was named by 1908, but may have been named earlier in honour of a local farmer with that last name.

Laird Drive

Laird Drive

Location	Millwood Road – Glenvale Boulevard (continues southeast as Millwood Road)

Looking south on Laird Drive fromEglinton Avenue

The source of the origin of Laird Drive is disputed.

One theory is that the street takes its name fromRobert Laird Borden,Prime Minister of Canada between 1911 and 1920. Borden, whose middle name is his mother's maiden name, led the country through theFirst World War.

Another theory is that the name comes from Alexander Laird, a Scottish-born banker, and general manager of theCanadian Bank of Commercein 1907. He played a large role in the creation of Leaside, where Laird Dr. is found.

Lansdowne Avenue

Lansdowne Avenue

Location	Queen Street – St. Clair Avenue West (continues south as Jameson Avenue via Queen Street)

Main article:Lansdowne Avenue

Marquis of Lansdowne

Lansdowne Avenueformerly known asNorth Jameson Avenue.It was renamed by the Parkdale village council in 1883 to honour the new Governor General,Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne,who served between 1883 and 1888. Lansdowne Avenue begins at Queen Street West, a short distance east of the northern terminus of Jameson Avenue. It passes beneath theKitchener GO line,meets Dundas Street West and College Street, then passesLansdowne Subway Stationat Bloor Street West. The road continues north past Dupont Street, then passes beneath the CPR Midtown line before ending at St. Clair Avenue West.A short segment of Lansdowne Avenue runs between Wingold Avenue and Glengrove Avenue approximately grid north of the rest of Lansdowne Avenue.

Leslie Street

Leslie Street

Location	Unwin Avenue – Ivy Avenue, Wicksteed Avenue - Vanderhoof Avenue, Eglinton Avenue East - Steeles Avenue East (resumes north of John Street inMarkhamvia Don Mills Road)

Leslie andSheppardintersection in North York

Leslie Street was the second concession line, laid about 13,200 ft (4,000 m) east of Yonge Street. It was named for nursery ownerGeorge Leslie,who owned a store, Toronto Nurseries, on Queen Street inLeslieville.

Leslie Street, which has four separate sections, begins atLake Ontarioat the foot of theLeslie Street Spit.Just north atLake Shore Boulevard Eastwas the former eastern terminus of theGardiner Expressway.It continues north to the railway tracks north ofGerrard Street East,where the first segment ends just north of Ivy Avenue.Donlands Avenue,which runs from the north side of the railway tracks to north of O'Connor Drive (travels northwest to meet with Pape Avenue to become Millwood Road), used to be another segment of Leslie Street. The second segment is represented by a one-block stretch of road between Wicksteed Avenue and Vanderhoof Avenue in the Leaside Industrial land area. It is separated from the third segment by the Ernest Thompson Seton parklands.

The third segment begins atEglinton Avenuenear E.T. Seton and Wilket Creek Park. It travels north through commercial and residential neighbourhoods inDon Millsand theDon Valley.A proposed extension from Eglinton Avenue south to Bayview Avenue (north of Pottery Road) never came to fruition.

A section of Leslie was re-routed from Highway 401 to Sheppard Avenue East and resulted in short stub called Old Leslie Street located northwest from Esther Shiner Drive to just north of Sheppard Avenue.

It exits Toronto and enters York Region atSteeles Avenue.North of there, Leslie Street is a local road and ends shortly thereafter north of Waterloo Court in Wycliffe Park. A partial section exists as a walkway north to John Street within German Mills Settlers Park. The fourth segment continues as an arterial road (signed as York Regional Road 12) north of John Street inMarkham(York Region), where Don Mills Road becomes Leslie Street, briefly interrupted at Stouffville Road (motorist will need to travel east on Stouffville Road then resume north) and continues all the way to just south of Keswick at Ravenshoe Road where it becomes The Queensway South (and continues as York Regional Road 12 and The Queensway North to Deer Park Road in Georgina).

Main Street

Main Street

Location	Kingston Road - Hamstead Avenue

Main Street looking north fromUpper Beaches

Main Streetused to be the central street of the independent town ofEast Toronto.The Toronto Transit Commission'sMain Street subway stationis located at its intersection withDanforth Avenueas well asGO Transit'sDanforth GO Stationon theLakeshore East line.

Markham Road

See also:Ontario Highway 48

Not to be confused withMarkham Street, Toronto.

Markham Road

Location	Hill Crescent – Steeles Avenue East (continues north intoMarkham)

Markham Road in theWoburnneighbourhood

Originally theMarkham and Scarborough Plank Road,the concession line that led to the town of Markham was an earlyplank road.Existing first between the Danforth Road (now Painted Post) and the town, it was later extended south to Kingston Road and north toStouffville.Alongside the construction of theToronto Bypass(now Highway 401),Highway 48was extended south, from nearBeaverton,to where Markham Road would intersect the new "superhighway". It was originally intended to be upgraded to a freeway that would wrap around the eastern side ofLake Simcoeand end inOrilliaor north ofSutherland.However, with the construction of theDon Valley Parkway,Woodbine Avenuewould be chosen in its place, becomingHighway 404.The Toronto Transit Commission's 102 Markham Rd provides service along the length of the road. It operates fromWarden stationonLine 2 Bloor–Danforthand terminates atSteeles AvenueinToronto,and on its 102D branch terminates at Major Mackenzie Drive in Markham. The Markham Rd. name continues intoYork Regionwhere it ends atMajor Mackenzie Drive.

Markham Road begins at Hill Crescent, south of Kingston Road. It proceeds throughScarboroughtoSteeles AvenueEast, but continues into York Region, where it is also designated as York Regional Road 68. BetweenEglinton AvenueandLawrence Avenue,the road crosses theHighland Creekravine; one of the only crossings of the ravine not bypassed by a high-level bridge. South ofSheppard Avenue,most of the route is abutted by a mix of apartments and commercial strip plazas. North of Sheppard is occupied entirely by expanses of industrial land.North of Steeles and south of Highway 407 is occupied by big box stores and plazas. North of Highway 407, it is named Main Street Markham inMarkham Village,that city's historic, original downtown.

Marlee Avenue

Marlee Avenue

Length	2 km (1.2 mi)
Location	Eglinton Avenue West – Lawrence Avenue West (Continues north toLawrence Allen Centre)

Marlee Avenueused to be known as Lyon Avenue (southern segment in York) and Woodmount Avenue (northern segment in North York). The name was changed in 1953 at the request of Bernice Stein, who lived at 184 Woodmount Avenue. It is named for Mrs. Stein's niece.In addition, after the name change, both segments were connected and straightened. Marlee Avenue connects Eglinton Avenue West with Lawrence Avenue West to the west ofAllen Road.At its northern end, it has aterminating vistaofLawrence Allen Centre.

Martin Grove Road

Martin Grove Road

Location	Bloor Street West – Steeles Avenue West (continues north intoVaughanand ends atHighway 27)

Martin Grove Roadis an artery commencing atBloor StreetWest but not becoming a major road until it intersects withBurnhamthorpe Road.It continues north until it ends at Highway 27 north of the city. The road was once called the Second Concession but became the current name around 1950. It is believed that the road was named after a local fruit merchant. However, there are no clear references found to prove this.

McCowan Road

See also:McCowan station

McCowan Road

Location	Kingston Road – Steeles Avenue East (continues south as Cathedral Bluffs Drive; north intoMarkhamasMcCowan Road / Regional Road 67;interrupted byHighland Creek)

Line 3 Scarboroughcrosses above McCowan Road on an elevated guideway.

McCowan Roadis named after James McCowan, the first of the McCowan family who immigrated from Scotland, who established the McCowan family farm near theScarborough Bluffsin 1833. The street, the former Lot 22, sometimes referred to as 7th Concession Road in Markham and laterMcCowan's Sideroad,was officially renamed McCowan Road by Scarborough Township in 1956.

McCowan Road begins atKingston Roadand briefly breaks north ofEglinton Avenue,before continuing again at the north end of Danforth Road and extending north toSteeles Avenueand intoYork RegionasRegional Road 67.Before renaming it was signed as 7th Line in Markham. The brief 375-metre (1,230 ft) break north of Eglinton Avenue is because ofHighland Creekand is occupied by McCowan Park and John McCrae Public School. Through traffic is carried byDanforth Roadfor a greater distance, about 1,750 metres (1.75 km; 5,740 ft), between a point 325 metres (1,066 ft) south ofLawrence AvenueandEglinton Avenue.When theScarborough Town Centrecomplex was opened in 1973, an interchange withHighway 401was constructed. TheLine 3 Scarboroughrapid transit line, which opened in 1985, crosses McCowan on an elevated guideway at the complex. North ofSheppard Avenue,theCanadian Pacific RailwayToronto marshalling yards extend to McCowan at the west, and stretch east ofMarkham Road.

Meadowvale Road

Meadowvale Road

Location	Lawrence Avenue East – Plug Hat Road

Meadowvale Roadis primarily a residential route inScarborough.It is the site of theToronto Zoonorth ofSheppard Avenue.North of the zoo, Meadowvale Road crosses throughToronto's only rural region, which includes farmland, large section of plain fields, forests, and wildlife.

Middlefield Road

Middlefield Road

Location	McCowan Road – Steeles Avenue (continues north intoMarkham)

The concession occupied by Bellamy Road is interrupted by Highway 401 and the CP Agincourt Marshalling Yard. Streets such as Havenview Road (Sheppard Avenue East to Invergordon Avenue) and Shorting Road (north of Nugget Avenue at CPR Agincourt Yard to Sheppard Avenue East) form a part of the original alignment; however, they themselves are also discontinuous. The concession resumes south ofFinch AvenueasMiddlefield Roadturning west to avoid the railyard towards McCowan Road where it continues asHuntingwood Drivewest to Victoria Park Avenue. The CPR Yard built from 1959 to 1964 has permanently ended any connecting of Bellamy Road with Middlefield Road.Middlefield continues north from Steeles into Markham terminating at 14th Avenue.

Midland Avenue

Midland Avenue

Location	Lake Ontario– Steeles Avenue East (continues several metres north intoMarkham)

Looking north on Midland from Eglinton

Midland Avenuewas known as Church Street until 1882, when it was renamed for theMidland Railway Companyin 1882. Only two years later, the Midland Railway would be purchased by theGrand Trunk Railway

Schools serve in the area are John A. Leslie Jr. Public School,Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies(formerlyMidland Avenue Collegiate Institute),St. Joan of Arc Catholic Academy(formerlyTabor Park Vocational School), St. Albert Catholic School,Bendale Business and Technical Institute,Agincourt Collegiate Institute,andMonsignor Fraser CollegeMidland Campus (formerly Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School).

North of Steeles, Midland now ends in a cul-de-sac next to the former Miliken Public School, but the City of Markham has already planned a short extension of the road in a northwest direction (requiring theexpropriationof properties along the proposed extension)to Old Kennedy Road at Sunrise Drive to provide improve traffic flow and future re-development of the area.

Morningside Avenue

Morningside Avenue

Location	Guildwood Parkway - McNicoll Avenue ()

Main article:Morningside Avenue (Toronto)

Morningside Avenueis a suburban arterial road within Scarborough. It runs north fromScarborough BluffsoverlookingLake OntariotoMcNicoll Avenuenear theRouge River valley.

Morrish Road

Morrish Road

Location	Kingston Road - Highway 401 ()

Morrish Roadis a residential street that is about 2 km long. The southernmost part intersects with Kingston Road while the northernmost part is cut off by Highway 401. Morrish Road is likely linked to William D. Morrish (1886-1939), who operated the William D. Morrish General Store at Morrish Road and Kingston Road. Morrish is the father of former Toronto City CouncillorKen Morrish.

Mount Pleasant Road

Mount Pleasant Road

Location	Charles Street – Doncliffe Drive (continues south as Jarvis Street)

Main article:Mount Pleasant Road

Mount Pleasant Roadwas named after thecemetery which it passes throughwhen it was constructed in the late 1910s. The road follows the course of several earlier streets, many of which it assumed, including Kinsman Avenue (1918), Sidmouth Avenue (1920) and Hilda Avenue (1935). In the late 1940s, Mount Pleasant Road was extended south to its current terminus. This was initially referred to as the Clifton Road Extension, and is considered Toronto's first expressway.

Mount Pleasant Road begins at the northern terminus of Jarvis Street, one block south of Bloor Street East. It passes through the communities ofRosedale,Moore ParkandLawrence Parkand crosses theRosedale Ravine,Yellow Creek and Blythwood Ravine. The road ends near the Doncrest bus loop at Glen Echo Drive.

Neilson Road

Neilson Road

Location	Rouge Valley Centenary– Oasis Road

Neilson Roadwas likely named for the settlerAlexander Neilson,who arrived in Scarborough in 1824.

Oakwood Avenue

Oakwood Avenue

Location	Eglinton Avenue West - Davenport Road ()

Looking south on Oakwood Avenue towards St. Clair, 1968

Oakwood Avenueis named forthe settlementthat grew just north of its intersection with St. Clair Avenue West. It goes through the neighbourhood ofOakwood Village.

Orton Park Road

Orton Park Road

Location	Lawrence Avenue East – Ellesmere Road

Orton Park Roadwas named by Evelyn J. Lea and his wife, Constance Nicholson, after the Nicholson estate nearCumberland, England,which was also named Orton Park.

Ossington Avenue

Ossington Avenue

Length	3.5 km (2.2 mi)
Location	Queen Street West – Davenport Road (Continues south as Lower Ossington Avenue)

Main article:Ossington Avenue

Ossington Avenueis named for theestate of the Denison familyinNottinghamshire. John Denison moved to York and built Brookfield House at a corner on Dundas Street, which is now the intersection of Queen Street West and Ossington Avenue. Dundas Street then followed what is now Queen Street West and then Ossington Avenue, obstructed by the valley ofGarrison Creek.Ossington Avenue was later built north from the present corner of Ossington and Dundas to Bloor Street West.The section between Bloor Street andDavenport Roadwas formerly known as Lancaster Road.South of Dundas, the street has become a popular destination for nightlife, and it is particularly popular amongst the hipster subculture.

Pape Avenue

Pape Avenue

Location	Millwood Road - Eastern Avenue (continues north of the Leslie Bridge and is renamed Millwood Road)

Looking north on Pape Avenue at Lipton Avenue, 1927

Pape Avenue is a road that begins at Eastern Avenue, and continues north to Gerrard Square, where it is interrupted by the rail corridor. It resumes on the opposite side of the rail lines and continues north, crossing Danforth Avenue and ending at an intersection with Donlands Avenue at the south side of the Leaside Bridge. This road has HOV lanes north of Danforth Avenue. It was named after Joseph Pape, a market gardener who emigrated to Canada from England in 1853.His son, James Pape, owned land south of Gerrard Street and what was then Robinson (now Pape), and was an alderman for St. Lawrence Ward.

Parkside Drive

See also:Keele Street

Parkside Drive

Location	Lake Shore Boulevard West – Bloor Street West (continues north as Keele Street)

Parkside Drivewas a portion of Keele Street until 1921, when it was renamed by the City of Toronto. John Howard sold his estate to the city in 1873 to use asa public park.The road was renamed on June 13, 1921, by order of Bylaw 8663.

Parkside Drive begins at Lake Shore Boulevard West. Passing beneath theGardiner Expresswayand The Queensway, the road travels north alongside High Park, which lies to the west. At Bloor Street West, Parkside Drive becomes Keele Street. The entirety of the road is residential, with houses to the east side of the road.

Residents have raised concerns about speeding motorists on the street, especially after a fatal crash killed two, near The Queensway. In response, the City has reduced the speed limit, added two traffic lights and a speed camera. The City further intends to reduce through traffic to two lanes and add a cycling lane.

Parliament Street

Parliament Street

Location	Queens Quay East – Bloor Street East (continues south as Queen's Quay)

Main article:Parliament Street (Toronto)

Parliament Streetwas the site of the original Parliament Buildings of Upper Canada, constructed on Front Street between Berkeley and Parliament by 1797 under the orders ofJohn Graves Simcoe.The buildings, planned as one building with two wings, were not completed and in 1813 were destroyed by the invading American army.Parliament Street begins at Lake Shore Boulevard East, where it continues southwest as Queen's Quay, and travels north along the eastern outskirts ofdowntown Toronto.The road ends at Bloor Street East between the Rosedale and Sherbourne phases of thePrince Edward Viaduct.Prior to the construction of the viaduct, Parliament Street ended at Hayter Street.

Pharmacy Avenue

Pharmacy Avenue

Location	Danforth Avenue – Steeles Avenue East (continues north to Markham as Esna Park Drive and Rodick Road)

Pharmacy Avenuelikely takes its name from a localpharmacy,beyond which no information is available.The road is cut off atOntario Highway 401in the 1950s but as a sideroad for farms the roadway was connected.

North of Steeles in Markham, the road becomes Esna Park Drive, then the road turns and runs west at Alden Road until meeting Woodbine Ave, after which it becomes John Street. After its turn west, when continuing north it becomes Rodick Road, which it continues as until after 16th Avenue where it turns west and ends on Woodbine Avenue.

Port Union Road

Port Union Road

Location	Lake Ontario– Kingston Road (continues northwest as Sheppard Avenue East)

Port Union Roadis a residential street that carries traffic from Sheppard Avenue East at Kingston Road southwards to south of Lawrence Avenue East into Port Union Waterfront Park. It was named after the former village of Port Union, south-east of the currentneighbourhoodthat bears the same name.

Queen's Park

Queen's Park

Location	Queen's Park Crescent – Bloor Street (continues south as Queen's Park Cres.; north as Avenue Road)

The East façade of the Royal Ontario Museum on Queen's Park

Queen's Parkis a very short but important arterial street forming the link betweenUniversity AvenueandAvenue Road.The street begins at the northern convergence of the east and west arms ofQueen's Park Crescent,which together form two one-way streets around the namesakeQueen's Park,and theOntario Legislative Building.(The street known as "Queen's Park" is therefore actually just to the north of the physical area calledQueen's Park.) TheRoyal Ontario Museumis located on the street. Note that the street is known simply as "Queen's Park", and has no suffix as part of its official name.

Reesor Road

Reesor Road

Location	Old Finch Avenue – Steeles Avenue East (continuesnorthintoMarkham)

Reesor Roadis a small single lane road that travels north from Old Finch Avenue on the north end ofToronto Zoonorth into farmland, woodlots, private homes and parts ofRouge National Urban Parkto Steeles Avenue East. The road was created from earlier surveys of Scarborough with the remaining sections south of Old Finch assumed by Morrish Road and Dean Park Road. Road continues north of Steeles as an arterial road to 19th Avenue before becoming Tenth Line to merging with York-Durham Line south of Bloomington Road. Reesor Road in Markham is a municipal road maintained by the City of Markham (and Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville as Tenth Line) and not a York Regional Road. Reesor Road is named after the Reesor family that settled and farmed the area along the road in Scarborough andMarkham.Thomas Reesor, son of Christian Reesor and Esther Hoover was born in Scarborough and became involved in settling Russian Mennonites in Manitoba and inReesor, OntarionearCochrane.

Renforth Drive

Renforth Drive

Location	Bloor Street West – Carlingview Drive (continuing as International Blvd.)

Renforth Drivename's origin is unknown, but was part of the Fourth Concession that now also includes parts of Carlingview Drive and Humberline Drive.The section near Highway 401 incorporates the southern terminus of the formerIndian Line.

Roncesvalles Avenue

Roncesvalles Avenue

Length	1.8 km (1.1 mi)
Location	The Queensway / Queen Street – Dundas Street West (continues north as Dundas Street south as King Street)

Main article:Roncesvalles Avenue

Roncesvalles Avenuewas named by or in honour of Colonel Walter O'Hara, who fought in thePeninsular Warand owned large land grants that were eventually subdivided to formParkdale.The name originates froma villagein northernSpainnear the border withFrance,where O'Hara foughta battleagainstNapoleon I.Roncesvalles begins at an intersection with The Queensway, Queen Street and King Street and travels north to Dundas Street West.

Royal York Road

Royal York Road

Location	South of Lake Shore Boulevard West – Dixon Road (continues north as St. Phillips Road)

Main article:Royal York Road

Looking south on Royal York Road from Judson St. The view of the CNR bridge was over Church Street which ended at Lakeshore Road, and was later changed to Royal York Road. Judson Rd. was previously named Main Street.

Royal York Roadwas named for the original destination of the drive, which was the Royal York Golf Course, now St. George's. The course was built as an added attraction for the hotel guests. The entrance to the Club was changed to Islington Avenue after the Royal York Hotel sold the course.

Runnymede Road

Main article:Runnymede Road

Runnymede Road

Location	North of St. Clair Avenue West - Morningside Avenue (Continues north to Gaffney Park Trail)

Runnymede Roadis named for the house ofJohn Scarlett,built at the corner of Dundas and Keele in 1838.Runnymedeis a field in England, southwest ofLondon,where theMagna Cartawas signed in 1215.

Scarborough Golf Club Road

Scarborough Golf Club Road

Location	Hill Crescent – Ellesmere Road

Scarborough Golf Club Roadwas named after theScarboro Golf and Country Club(established in 1912),though the road's name reflects the full spelling of the former city's name. The club is located along theHighland Creekvalley astride the road. Scarborough Golf Club Road begins at Hill Crescent and travels north toEllesmere Road.

Scarborough-Pickering Townline

Scarborough-Pickering Townline

Maintained by	City ofPickering
Length	2.7 km (1.7 mi)
Location	Steeles Avenue East – Finch Avenue East

Scarborough-Pickering Townline,also known asToronto-Pickering Townline,serves as one of the eastern boundaries between Toronto and Pickering. The road is managed by the City of Pickering and not the City of Toronto. The road is a still a rural route for local traffic (mostly farms) due to the shortness of the road. The entire length is single lane in each direction with no curbs and unpavedshoulders.The only traffic light is found at the junction with Steeles Avenue East and Taunton Road and stop signs at Finch Avenue East; these are the only controlled intersections on the length of the road. Toronto-Pickering Townline continues north of Steeles asYork-Durham Line (York Regional Road 30 / Durham Regional Road 30).The unassumed road clearance south of Finch Avenue connects with Port Union Road at Island Road (rest of road north bends north of Highway 401 to meet with Sheppard Avenue was built outside of original road survey).

Scarlett Road

Scarlett Road

Location	Dundas Street West – north of Lawrence Avenue West (continues west as Dixon Road)

Looking south on Scarlett Road from Old Scarlett Road, 1970

Scarlett Roadis named forJohn Scarlett,who moved to Upper Canada in 1808 and owned several square kilometres of property northwest of Bloor and Keele Streets. "Scarlett's Road" was opened along the route of theToronto Carrying-Place Trailnorth of his property. The road begins at Dundas Street West immediately south of the CPR crosstown rail line. It connects with the western terminus of St. Clair Avenue, then progresses north alongside theHumber Riverto north of Lawrence Avenue West, where it curves to the west and becomes Dixon Road.

Sewells Road

Sewells Road

Location	Old Finch Avenue - Steeles Avenue East

Sewells Road is a small single-lane road that travels north from Old Finch Avenue through farmland, woodlots and private homes to Steeles Avenue East. The street is named for Joseph Sewell (1785–1870),an early pioneer in the Hillside area of Scarborough.

Sherbourne Street

Main article:Sherbourne Street, Toronto

Sherbourne Street

Location	Front Street – Bloor Street East (Continues north of Bloor Street West as Sherbourne Street North to South Drive.)

Sherbourne Streetwas named by Samuel Ridout in 1845 after the town inDorset,England;the Ridout family emigrated fromSherborne.Sherbourne has Cycle tracks on the south side of Bloor Street West to Front Street West, and has bike lanes between Bloor Street West and Elm street.

Spadina Avenue/Spadina Road

Spadina Avenue
Spadina Road

Location	Queens Quay West - Bloor Street(Spadina Avenue) Bloor Street - Davenport Road, Austin Terrace - Eglinton Avenue West, Chaplin Crescent - New Haven Drive (Spadina Road)

Main article:Spadina Avenue

Spadina Avenue,and its extension north of Bloor Street,Spadina Road,originally pronounced "spa-dee-nuh",are named after the estate of Dr. William Baldwin. After a fire and two complete reconstructions, this estate has since become theSpadina House.The Baldwins held many important positions in the early government of York, having several streets named after them (including Baldwin Street). William planned Spadina Avenue as the driveway to his new estate in 1818, and laid the street in 1836 with the unusual width of two chains (132 feet), double the width of any street laid to that date.It was eventually extended north and over theNordheimer Ravineto the village ofForest Hill,and thereafter to Eglinton Avenue. Its southern terminus is at the edge of Lake Ontario.

Spadina has been transformed many times, once almost to a depressedexpresswayknown as theSpadina Expressway,which was cancelled by Ontario PremierBill Davisin 1971 after extensive protesting.Casa Lomawas built next to the Spadina House in the early 20th century.

St. George Street

See also:St. George station

St. George Street is named after local resident Quetton St. George.This street passes through theUniversity of Toronto.

University Avenue

University Avenue

Location	Front Street – College Street (continues north as Queen's Park Crescent)

Main article:University Avenue (Toronto)

University Avenueshares its origins with College Street as one of the two private entrances to King's College (now theUniversity of Toronto) opened in 1829. King's College was chartered byHenry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathursttwo years earlier. Both roads were known as College Avenue. In an attempt to create a stately elegant driveway to the college, the road was cut 120 feet wide and lined with chestnut trees and ornamental fences. A gatehouse designed by John Howard sat at the entranceway at present-day Queen and University. The road quickly became an obstacle to the growing city, and the gates surrounding it were torn down in 1859.

As part of a depression relief program, University was extended south of Queen Street to meet York Street at Front beginning in 1929.

Victoria Park Avenue

Victoria Park Avenue

Location	Queen Street East – Steeles Avenue East (continues north intoMarkham)

Main article:Victoria Park Avenue

Victoria Park Avenuewas named after a park which once ran alongside the road. The park was named in honour ofQueen Victoria.Until the 1960s, Victoria Park Avenue only extended as far north as Danforth Avenue; the swamps ofTaylor-Massey Creekblocked further progress until they were drained during the construction ofLine 2 Bloor–Danforth.The road north of St. Clair Avenue formed part of Dawes Road until then. Victoria Park Avenue begins at Queen Street East, north of theR. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant.It climbs the western edge of theScarborough Bluffsand travels through a residential neighbourhood to Gerrard. North of Gerrard, the density of the surrounding development increases; though detached homes exist throughout the length of the road, businesses and apartment blocks are far more common. Victoria Park ends north of Steeles Avenue East at Denison Avenue inMarkham.

Warden Avenue

Warden Avenue

Location	Lake Ontario – Steeles Avenue East (continues north intoMarkham)

Warden Avenue,formerlyWardin Avenue,is an arterial road in Scarborough. The original spelling of Wardin refers to the Wardin Park subdivision built in 1912 Scarborough. Warden begins south of Kingston Road at the formerToronto Hunt Cluband travels north to Steeles Avenue East, where it continues into Markham asYork Regional Road 65.Before renaming, it was signed as 5th Line in Markham. Although the section south of Danforth Avenue is mostly detached residential housing, the majority of Warden Avenue north of Danforth is industrial or commercial.

Weston Road

Main article:Weston Road

The Weston radial line, pictured here in October 1925, about a month before opening, was the impetus for development along what was until then a muddy stagecoach trail.

Weston Road

Location	St. Clair Avenue West – Steeles Avenue West (continues south as Keele Street north intoVaughan)

Weston Roadis a north–south route from St. Clair Street north-west to the north of Highway 401 where it then proceeds directly north intoVaughan.The road was first cleared in the early 1800s to connect Toronto to Weston, then further north-west. It was a toll road (the Weston Plank Road) from the 1840s.The village ofWestonwas built where the road met theHumber Riverand industry was built along the shores.

Willowdale Avenue

Willowdale Avenue

Location	Glendora Avenue(interrupted by Wilket Creek)– Steeles Avenue East(continues into Markham)

Named for the area ofWillowdale, Toronto,which was originally the postal village of Willow Dale. The area's name was provided byDavid Gibson,who was one of the original settlers in the area and influenced byWillowtrees in the area when petitioning for the creation of the post village designation.

Woodbine Avenue

Woodbine Avenue

Location	Lake Shore Boulevard East – O'Connor Drive (resumes north of Steeles Avenue inMarkham)

Main article:Woodbine Avenue

Woodbine Avenueis an arterial road laid out in the 1830s at about the time Toronto was founded. It begins just north of Lake Ontario in the Beaches district of Toronto. It proceeds north ending at O'Connor Avenue at the Don River valley. Another section exists north of Toronto from Steeles Avenue into York Region. The Markham section was once referred to as Don Mills Road (not to confused with the road in Toronto) and 4th Concession Road. A section north of Lawrence Avenue to Steeles Avenue was built but replaced by the Don Valley Parkway and Ontario Highway 404. The original Woodbine Racetrack existed near its southern terminus for over a century and held numerousKing's Platesuntil anew Woodbine trackwas built inEtobicoke.The track continued asGreenwood Racewayand eventually closed. William J. Howell, owner of the original track had a hotel, Woodbine House, on Yonge Street which was likely origin of the street's name. Part of the site of the old track is now today Woodbine Park, while another section is housing.

Yonge Street

Yonge Street

Location	Queen's Quay – Steeles Avenue (continues north intoVaughanandMarkham)

Main article:Yonge Street

Governor John Graves Simcoe named the road Yonge Street, after Sir George Yonge, secretary of war in the British Cabinet and a family friend.

North of Steeles Avenue, Yonge continues through York Region, as the border of Markham and Vaughan south of Highway 407, and the primary road through Richmond Hill. It then continues throughAuroraand Newmarket, before spurring off of the former stretch ofHighway 11and eventually breaking in the Holland Marsh just north of Queensville Sideroad. Yonge Street then starts up again at the intersection with an unnamed road and then continues north to Ravenshoe Road, just west ofKeswick,where it finally ends.

York Street

York Street is one of the oldest streets in Toronto. It extends from Toronto Harbour north to Queen Street one block west of Bay Street. At Front Street, University Avenue merges into York Street south of Front. To the east at Front Street isUnion Stationand theRoyal York Hotel.At its northern end isOsgoode Halland theSheraton Centrehotel.

In the early years of Toronto, York Street was the 'red-light district' of Toronto. The stretch between King and Queen streets contained ten known brothels, severalassignationhouses, eight unlicensed bars that served "maddening liquor to the depraved masses", and second-hand dealers who would move stolen goods and hide illegal stashes ofwhisky.Constables would start investigations of crimes by visiting York Street, expecting criminals to be found there, as in a case in 1883 when two women who stole a drunken farmer's watch were arrested in a York Street bar shortly afterwards.The street was embarrassing to Toronto citizens who worried about "the opinion of strangers who are dumped from the train into one of the most disreputable streets that every existed in any city."

See also

• List of east–west roads in Toronto
• List of contour roads in Toronto

References

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