Lakeshore Road

Lakeshore Road
Lakeshore Road within Mississauga
Route information
Maintained by City of Burlington Town of Oakville City of Mississauga
Length:	38.5 km (23.9 mi)
Major junctions
West end:	Queen Elizabeth Way / Eastport Drive in Burlington
	North Shore Boulevard Brant Street Guelph Line Walkers Line Appleby Line Great Lakes Boulevard Bronte Road Dorval Drive Trafalgar Road Ford Drive Winston Churchill Boulevard Southdown Road Hurontario Street Cawthra Road Dixie Road
East end:	Mississauga–Toronto boundary (continues as Lake Shore Boulevard)
Location
Divisions:	Halton, Peel
Major cities:	Burlington, Mississauga
Towns:	Oakville
Highway system
Roads in Ontario Nearby arterial roads ← Queen Elizabeth Way Lakeshore Road N/A →

Roads in Ontario

Lakeshore Road (originally Lake Shore Road) is a historic roadway in the Canadian province of Ontario, running through the city of Burlington and the town of Oakville in Halton Region, as well as the city of Mississauga in Peel Region. As its name implies, the road closely follows the shoreline of Lake Ontario, although the lake itself is not visible from the road in most areas. Lakeshore Road was once a key section of the historic Highway 2 (as well as a short section of Highway 20), which traversed the province, but has since been downloaded to local municipalities. Despite this historical role as a major route, however, most of the road is a lower-capacity picturesque residential and historic commercial street with only two through lanes, and only becomes a four-lane, higher-volume artery after it enters Mississauga and jogs to the north.

Lakeshore Road historically continued east into Toronto, as far east as the Parkdale neighbourhood, where it tied into Queen Street, but that section was later redesignated as Lake Shore Boulevard as it was gradually extended into the city's downtown during the first half of the 20th Century.