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Bathurst Street (Toronto)
Bathurst Street is a main north–south arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It begins at an intersection of the Queens Quay roadway, just north of the Lake Ontario shoreline. It continues north through Toronto to the Toronto boundary at Steeles Avenue. It is a four-lane thoroughfare throughout Toronto. The street continues north into York Region where it is also designated York Regional Road 38, and ends in the Holland Marsh.
Bathurst Street begins in the south at the intersection with Queens Quay. The southernmost part of Bathurst, south of the Gardiner Expressway, was heavily industrialized until the 1970s. These factories are now gone; in their place, some residential condominium development has occurred, including the extended Queen's Quay. South of the intersection, Eireann Quay, a former section of Bathurst Street, runs south to the ferry dock for the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on the island and the Western Gap channel which separates the Toronto Islands from the Toronto mainland.
North of the Gardiner is Fort York on the western side. The Sir Isaac Brock Bridge then carries the street across the Union Station Rail Corridor to Front Street. The bridge was relocated here in 1916, after being used as a railway bridge over the Humber River. North of the tracks, the area is a mix of small commercial and residential buildings on the western fringe of downtown. North of Queen Street, the eastern side of Bathurst is the edge of the Alexandria Park cluster of housing projects, while to the west is the Trinity-Bellwoods residential neighbourhood. North of Dundas Street, Bathurst is dominated by Toronto Western Hospital on the east. This part of the street continues to be a mix of small commercial establishments and residential housing, generally rental apartments.
North of College Street, Bathurst Street becomes more residential, with the exception of certain areas, chiefly around the intersections with Bloor Street, St. Clair Avenue, and Eglinton Avenue. For a short distance north of Bloor, Bathurst is the western boundary of The Annex neighbourhood.
The University segment of Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Line 1 Yonge–University crosses underneath Bathurst north of St. Clair, with the St. Clair West station at St. Clair just east of Bathurst. North of Eglinton, the street continues as a four-lane arterial road into the former borough of North York. Development along both sides of the road is both residential and commercial, with shopping plazas at many intersections. The West Branch of the Don River crosses Bathurst Street north of Sheppard and Bathurst Park (Hinder Property) is on the east side of Bathurst Street.
North of Steeles Avenue, Bathurst runs through York Region, and is also referred to as York Regional Road 38. At Steeles, Bathurst briefly widens to six lanes until passing under the CN York subdivision. A dedicated bus rapid transit facility, the Highway 7 Rapidway (bypassing a section of Highway 7), used by Viva Orange buses, runs down the centre of the street between Centre Street and Highway 7. Bathurst again widens to six lanes from Highway 407 before going back to four lanes at Autumn Hill Boulevard. Bathurst is flanked by residential subdivisions on both sides from Steeles until Elgin Mills, where then only the eastern side has residential, forming a sharp urban-rural divide. Bathurst continues this way for 20 km until meeting Green Lane, where it narrows to two lanes and is flanked by rural land on both sides. After meeting former Highway 11 (now York Regional Road 1), Bathurst Streets jogs for a bit until it enters Holland Landing, where it becomes a semi-rural residential road. Bathurst Street loses its Regional Road status at Queensville Sideroad, where it enters the Holland Marsh. It serves as the boundary between Vaughan and Richmond Hill north of Highway 407, and between King Township and Newmarket and Aurora.
Bathurst Street ends at the Holland Marsh, between Holland Landing (in East Gwillimbury) and Bradford, with the section north of Queensville Sideroad being maintained by the Town of East Gwillimbury. Beyond a marina on the Holland River, it continues as a private driveway to a property along the Holland Marsh.
Old Bathurst Street runs north of St John's Sideroad to 19th Sideroad where Bathurst Street was re-routed.
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Bathurst Street (Toronto)
Bathurst Street is a main north–south arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It begins at an intersection of the Queens Quay roadway, just north of the Lake Ontario shoreline. It continues north through Toronto to the Toronto boundary at Steeles Avenue. It is a four-lane thoroughfare throughout Toronto. The street continues north into York Region where it is also designated York Regional Road 38, and ends in the Holland Marsh.
Bathurst Street begins in the south at the intersection with Queens Quay. The southernmost part of Bathurst, south of the Gardiner Expressway, was heavily industrialized until the 1970s. These factories are now gone; in their place, some residential condominium development has occurred, including the extended Queen's Quay. South of the intersection, Eireann Quay, a former section of Bathurst Street, runs south to the ferry dock for the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on the island and the Western Gap channel which separates the Toronto Islands from the Toronto mainland.
North of the Gardiner is Fort York on the western side. The Sir Isaac Brock Bridge then carries the street across the Union Station Rail Corridor to Front Street. The bridge was relocated here in 1916, after being used as a railway bridge over the Humber River. North of the tracks, the area is a mix of small commercial and residential buildings on the western fringe of downtown. North of Queen Street, the eastern side of Bathurst is the edge of the Alexandria Park cluster of housing projects, while to the west is the Trinity-Bellwoods residential neighbourhood. North of Dundas Street, Bathurst is dominated by Toronto Western Hospital on the east. This part of the street continues to be a mix of small commercial establishments and residential housing, generally rental apartments.
North of College Street, Bathurst Street becomes more residential, with the exception of certain areas, chiefly around the intersections with Bloor Street, St. Clair Avenue, and Eglinton Avenue. For a short distance north of Bloor, Bathurst is the western boundary of The Annex neighbourhood.
The University segment of Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) Line 1 Yonge–University crosses underneath Bathurst north of St. Clair, with the St. Clair West station at St. Clair just east of Bathurst. North of Eglinton, the street continues as a four-lane arterial road into the former borough of North York. Development along both sides of the road is both residential and commercial, with shopping plazas at many intersections. The West Branch of the Don River crosses Bathurst Street north of Sheppard and Bathurst Park (Hinder Property) is on the east side of Bathurst Street.
North of Steeles Avenue, Bathurst runs through York Region, and is also referred to as York Regional Road 38. At Steeles, Bathurst briefly widens to six lanes until passing under the CN York subdivision. A dedicated bus rapid transit facility, the Highway 7 Rapidway (bypassing a section of Highway 7), used by Viva Orange buses, runs down the centre of the street between Centre Street and Highway 7. Bathurst again widens to six lanes from Highway 407 before going back to four lanes at Autumn Hill Boulevard. Bathurst is flanked by residential subdivisions on both sides from Steeles until Elgin Mills, where then only the eastern side has residential, forming a sharp urban-rural divide. Bathurst continues this way for 20 km until meeting Green Lane, where it narrows to two lanes and is flanked by rural land on both sides. After meeting former Highway 11 (now York Regional Road 1), Bathurst Streets jogs for a bit until it enters Holland Landing, where it becomes a semi-rural residential road. Bathurst Street loses its Regional Road status at Queensville Sideroad, where it enters the Holland Marsh. It serves as the boundary between Vaughan and Richmond Hill north of Highway 407, and between King Township and Newmarket and Aurora.
Bathurst Street ends at the Holland Marsh, between Holland Landing (in East Gwillimbury) and Bradford, with the section north of Queensville Sideroad being maintained by the Town of East Gwillimbury. Beyond a marina on the Holland River, it continues as a private driveway to a property along the Holland Marsh.
Old Bathurst Street runs north of St John's Sideroad to 19th Sideroad where Bathurst Street was re-routed.
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