Woodbine Avenue
  
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| Maintained by | Toronto (Toronto Transportation) and York Region (York Regional Transportation Services) |
| Length | 59.3 km(55.4 km in York Region and 3.9 km in Toronto) (36.8 mi) |
| South end | Merges into Lake Shore Boulevard at Kew Beach Avenue near Lake Ontario in Toronto |
| North end | Lake Drive East at Lake Simcoe in Georgina |
| East |
Main Street (Toronto) Warden Avenue/York Regional Road 65 |
| West |
Coxwell Avenue (Toronto) Leslie Street/York Regional Road 12 |
Woodbine Avenue consists of three north-south road sections in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada:
York Region designates this section as an arterial road. It runs parallel to Highway 404 as York Regional Road 8.
In Toronto, the portion of Woodbine Avenue north of Eglinton Avenue to Highway 401 was removed when the Don Valley Parkway was constructed in the 1960s. Woodbine was a single lane paved concession road (third concession line laid 19,800 ft (6,000 m) east of Yonge Street from Steeles Avenue to York Mills Road and an open allowance (unopened road allowance) southwards to Lawrence Avenue East. Another section from Highway 401 to Steeles Avenue was lost when Highway 404 was built in the 1970s, although the Parclo A4 interchange with Steeles included a Y-junction modification to accommodate Woodbine traffic. Victoria Park Avenue, a major north-south arterial in the City of Toronto, terminates shortly after the intersection with Steeles, so Woodbine Avenue takes up most of the traffic.
Woodbine Avenue is six lanes wide from Steeles Avenue to Highway 7, and four lanes wide between Highway 7 and Major Mackenzie Drive, and there is a centre turning lane. North of Major Mackenzie Drive, Woodbine narrows to a two-lane rural road, though with occasional left-turn lane. Recent housing developments since the early 2000s have necessitated the widening of Woodbine to cope with increased traffic levels. However, due to existing properties around Victoria Square, the intersection of Woodbine Avenue and Elgin Mills Road, was realigned. The Woodbine Avenue By-Pass opened on November 15, 2010.Woodbine Avenue By-Pass cuts through the new home development area known as Cathedraltown. It was requested by the city of Markham that the by-passed Woodbine Avenue would be renamed Victoria Square Boulevard to reflect the geographical location of the road—within the area of Victoria Square. However, the Woodbine Avenue By-Pass will retain the By-Pass even after the renaming of the by-passed Woodbine Avenue. Victoria Square Boulevard was transferred to the jurisdiction of the city of Markham and no longer serves as a regional road with Woodbine Avenue By-Pass now as a regional road instead. The former section is now a local road ending with cul-de-sac on either end.
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