William R. Allen Road | |
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Location: | Eglinton Avenue – Kennard Avenue (Continues north as Dufferin Street) |
Avenue Road | |
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Location: | Bloor St – Bombay Ave (just north of Hwy 401) (continues south as Queen's Park Crescent) |
Bathurst Street | |
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Location: | Queens Quay West – Steeles Avenue West (continues north into Vaughan) |
Bay Street | |
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Location: | Queen's Quay – Davenport Road (continues north as Davenport Road) |
Bayview Avenue | |
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Location: | South of Eastern Avenue – Steeles Avenue East (continues west as Mill Street and north into Markham) |
Beare Road | |
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Location: | Finch Avenue East – Steeles Avenue East (continues east as Finch Avenue East) |
Bellamy Road | |
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Location: | Kingston Road – Progress Avenue (continues as Corporate Drive) |
Beverley Street | |
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Birchmount Road | |
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Lake Ontario – Steeles Avenue East (continues north into Markham) |
Black Creek Drive | |
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Location: | Weston Road – Highway 400 |
The following is a list of the north–south arterial thoroughfares in the Canadian city of Toronto. The city is organized in a grid pattern dating back to the plan laid out by Augustus Jones between 1793 and 1797. Most streets are aligned in the north-south or east-west direction, based on the shoreline of Lake Ontario. In other words, major north–south roads are generally perpendicular to the Lake Ontario shoreline and major east–west roads are generally parallel to the lake's shoreline. The Toronto road system is also influenced by its topography as some roads are aligned with the old Lake Iroquois shoreline, or the deep valleys. Minor streets with documented history or etymology are listed in a separate section.
Roads are listed alphabetically, but from west to east they are
William R. Allen Road, known more commonly as Allen Road, The Allen Expressway, The Allen or the Spadina Expressway, is a short expressway that travels from Eglinton Avenue West in the south to Kennard Avenue in the north. The portion south of Sheppard Avenue is the completed section of the proposed Spadina Expressway. Allen Road is named after the late Metro Toronto Chairman William R. Allen and maintained by the City of Toronto. Landmarks along the road include the Lawrence Square Shopping Centre, the Yorkdale Shopping Centre and Downsview Park (formerly CFB Downsview).