Kingston Road (Toronto)
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| Durham Regional Highway 2 | |
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| Maintained by City of Toronto Region of Durham |
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| Length: | 36.2 km (22.5 mi) |
| Existed: | 1817 – present |
| Major junctions | |
| West end: | Queen Street (Continues as Eastern Avenue. |
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Woodbine Avenue Danforth Avenue St. Clair Avenue Markham Road Eglinton Avenue Lawrence Avenue Morningside Avenue Highway 2A  Highway 401Sheppard Avenue/Port Union Road  Whites Road Liverpool Road Brock Road Westney Road Harwood Avenue |
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| East end: |
 Lake Ridge Road (Continues as Dundas Street into Whitby) |
| Location | |
| Major cities: |
Toronto Pickering |
| Towns: | Ajax |
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| Roads in Ontario | |
Kingston Road is the southernmost major road along the eastern portion of Toronto, specifically in the district of Scarborough. Until 1998, it formed a significant 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 shores of Lake Ontario; in the west end of Kingston, this highway was referred to as the York Road (referring to Toronto) until at least 1908.
Most major north-south roads in Scarborough end at this road, or sometimes continue for a short distance after as a residential road.
American engineer Asa Danforth Jr. was contracted to build a road as a route to connect Toronto (then called York) with the mouth of the Trent River in 1799 at a cost of $90.00 per mile. The road was completed by December 18, 1800, but was poorly maintained thereafter. In 1815 the Kingston Road was surveyed and it followed the line, in many cases, of the former road laid out by Asa Danforth as far as the Trent River. Beyond that point, the two historic roads diverge. The Kingston Road was completed in 1817, serving as a post road for stagecoaches delivering mail on a rigid schedule.
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