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List of contour roads in Toronto
The following lists roads in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that do not follow the city grid, often referred to as contour roads or diagonal roads. They are listed by type of road, then alphabetically.
Albion Road was created as a private road for French teacher Jean du Petit Pont de la Haye (1799–1872) to his estate in the area (the plank road was built in 1846 by Weston Plank Road Company from Musson's Bridge over Humber River to Bolton). Originally called Claireville, it was renamed for the Albion Township, which was the eastern third of the present-day (since 1973/1974) limits of Caledon. The road is located within Toronto, starting at the intersection of Weston Road and Walsh Avenue (continues eastward as Wilson Avenue) and heads northwest to Albion Road and Steeles Avenue (becoming Regional Road 50).
The beginning of the road is Walsh Avenue, a short connector between Albion Road and Wilson Avenue. The intersection at Weston Road and Walsh Avenue is a ramp with two traffic lights for Albion Road/Walsh Avenue and none for Weston Road.
Albion Road northwest of Highway 27 was formerly Highway 50, but later became Peel Regional Road 50, York Regional Road 24 and Simcoe County Road 50 due to downloading from the province. The northern end of Highway 50 is Ontario Highway 89 by the town of New Tecumseth in Simcoe County.
Albion Road is served by TTC route 73C and the southern section is served by route 118. Until 1990, the section was serviced by the 36 Finch West and 118 Finch via Allen Road, the latter of which was cancelled in 1996 due to low ridership and the opening of Sheppard West station (then named Downsview station), making the route redundant.
Danforth Road is an arterial street in Toronto. Danforth Road splits off Danforth Avenue west of Warden Avenue and runs diagonally northeast until south of Lawrence Avenue, where it continues as McCowan Road. McCowan Road itself ends at Baseline Road located in Georgina, which is the northernmost municipality in York Region.
The route is served by TTC route 113 Danforth from Danforth Avenue to Kennedy Road and the 16 McCowan from Eglinton Avenue to Lawrence Avenue, just before it becomes McCowan Road.
Kingston Road is the southernmost major road along the eastern portion of Toronto, specifically in the district of Scarborough. Until 1997, it formed a portion of Highway 2. The name of the street is derived from Kingston, Ontario, as the road was the primary route used to travel from Toronto to the settlements east of it situated along the northern shores of Lake Ontario; in the west end of Kingston, this highway was referred to as the York Road (referring to the original name of Toronto between 1793 and 1834) until at least 1908. Due to its diagonal course near the shore of Lake Ontario, the street is the terminus of many arterial roads in eastern Toronto, both east–west and north–south, with a few continuing for a short distance after as minor residential streets. However, Lawrence and Morningside Avenues continue as arterials for considerable distances beyond it to the mouth of the Rouge River in West Rouge and Guildwood Parkway, respectively.
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List of contour roads in Toronto
The following lists roads in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, that do not follow the city grid, often referred to as contour roads or diagonal roads. They are listed by type of road, then alphabetically.
Albion Road was created as a private road for French teacher Jean du Petit Pont de la Haye (1799–1872) to his estate in the area (the plank road was built in 1846 by Weston Plank Road Company from Musson's Bridge over Humber River to Bolton). Originally called Claireville, it was renamed for the Albion Township, which was the eastern third of the present-day (since 1973/1974) limits of Caledon. The road is located within Toronto, starting at the intersection of Weston Road and Walsh Avenue (continues eastward as Wilson Avenue) and heads northwest to Albion Road and Steeles Avenue (becoming Regional Road 50).
The beginning of the road is Walsh Avenue, a short connector between Albion Road and Wilson Avenue. The intersection at Weston Road and Walsh Avenue is a ramp with two traffic lights for Albion Road/Walsh Avenue and none for Weston Road.
Albion Road northwest of Highway 27 was formerly Highway 50, but later became Peel Regional Road 50, York Regional Road 24 and Simcoe County Road 50 due to downloading from the province. The northern end of Highway 50 is Ontario Highway 89 by the town of New Tecumseth in Simcoe County.
Albion Road is served by TTC route 73C and the southern section is served by route 118. Until 1990, the section was serviced by the 36 Finch West and 118 Finch via Allen Road, the latter of which was cancelled in 1996 due to low ridership and the opening of Sheppard West station (then named Downsview station), making the route redundant.
Danforth Road is an arterial street in Toronto. Danforth Road splits off Danforth Avenue west of Warden Avenue and runs diagonally northeast until south of Lawrence Avenue, where it continues as McCowan Road. McCowan Road itself ends at Baseline Road located in Georgina, which is the northernmost municipality in York Region.
The route is served by TTC route 113 Danforth from Danforth Avenue to Kennedy Road and the 16 McCowan from Eglinton Avenue to Lawrence Avenue, just before it becomes McCowan Road.
Kingston Road is the southernmost major road along the eastern portion of Toronto, specifically in the district of Scarborough. Until 1997, it formed a portion of Highway 2. The name of the street is derived from Kingston, Ontario, as the road was the primary route used to travel from Toronto to the settlements east of it situated along the northern shores of Lake Ontario; in the west end of Kingston, this highway was referred to as the York Road (referring to the original name of Toronto between 1793 and 1834) until at least 1908. Due to its diagonal course near the shore of Lake Ontario, the street is the terminus of many arterial roads in eastern Toronto, both east–west and north–south, with a few continuing for a short distance after as minor residential streets. However, Lawrence and Morningside Avenues continue as arterials for considerable distances beyond it to the mouth of the Rouge River in West Rouge and Guildwood Parkway, respectively.