List of numbered roads in York Region

York Regional Road's distributions in all of York Region.

A sample of York Regional Roads shield.

A sample of York Regional Roads signs.

York Region, located in southwestern Ontario, assigned approximately 50 regional roads, each with a number ranging from 1 to 99. All expenses of York Regional Roads (for example, snow shoveling, road repairs, traffic lights) are funded by the York Region government.

Boundaries of York Region

• Steeles Avenue marks the York Region / City of Toronto Boundary
• York-Durham Regional Road 30 (York-Durham Line) and York Regional Road 32 (Ravenshoe Road) mark the York Region / Durham Region boundary
• York Regional Road 24 (or Peel Regional Road 50) marks the York Region / Peel Region boundary
• Highway 9 and Holland River form the York Region / Simcoe County boundary

Regional Roads

Regional road #	Local Name	Western/Northern terminus	Eastern/Southern terminus	Municipality(ies) within York Region	Additional notes/Traffic
	Yonge Street	York Region / Simcoe County boundary	Steeles Avenue	Markham, Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Newmarket, East Gwillimbury	Very busy road with a lot of traffic (especially in Richmond Hill, Thornhill, and Toronto). Viva Blue runs on Yonge Street.
	Kennedy Road	Lake Drive East in Georgina	Steeles Avenue	Markham, Stouffville, East Gwillimbury, Georgina	Former sections of Kennedy before the present alignment include Old Kennedy Road, Fresno Circuit, and Main Street Unionville.
	Eagle Street Water Street Gorham Street	Yonge Street	Leslie Street	Newmarket	One of Newmarket's busiest residential roads. Crosses the north end of Fairy Lake in Newmarket. Transferred to Newmarket.
	Keele Street	King Road	Steeles Avenue	Vaughan, King	Sometimes referred to as 4th Concession Road
	Highway 7	York Region / Peel Region Boundary	Main Street Markham	Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham	This route is a very heavily travelled route, especially between Highway 400 and McCowan Road in Vaughan, Richmond Hill, and Markham. Most of Viva Purple and Viva Pink run on Highway 7. This route was part of Ontario Highway 7 before the 1997 downloadings.
	Woodbine Avenue	Lake Drive North in Georgina	Steeles Avenue	Markham, Stouffville, Georgina	Intersection of Woodbine Avenue and Elgin Mills Road was realigned. The Woodbine By-Pass opened on November 15, 2010.[1][2]
	Baseline Road	Woodbine Avenue	Dalton Road	Georgina	The road as an undersigned York Regional Road number #88, which makes it the second highest numbered York Regional Road.[3]
	Dalton Road	Lake Drive North	Baseline Road	Georgina (Sutton)	It passes through the heart of Sutton
	King Road	York Region / Peel Region Boundary	Yonge Street	Richmond Hill, King	It passes through King City, Nobleton and Oak Ridges
	Don Mills Road Leslie Street The Queensway South	Metro Road South / Morton Avenue	Steeles Avenue	Markham, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Newmarket, East Gwillimbury, Georgina	Famous for its recent blooming of commercial and industrial areas in Richmond Hill
	Mount Albert Road Bradford Street Yonge Street	Holland Landing Road	York-Durham Line	East Gwillimbury	Connects Holland Landing, Sharon and Mount Albert
	Stouffville Road Main Street Stouffville	Yonge Street	York-Durham Line	Richmond Hill, Stouffville	It passes through the heart of Gormley and Stouffville. It is one of the busiest rural roads in York Region.
	Wellington Street Aurora Road	Dufferin Street	York-Durham Line	King Aurora, Whitchurch-Stouffville	Pass through the centre of Aurora. The Aurora GO train station can also be found on this road.
	Lloydtown-Aurora Road Jane Street 18th Sideroad	Highway 27	Bathurst Street	King (Community of Lloydtown)	Accessible to Highway 400, links Aurora and Lloydtown
	Islington Avenue	Major MacKenzie Drive	Steeles Avenue	Vaughan	Because this road is along the Humber River, this road is very steep at times and contains a lot of curves
	Park Road	Hedge Road in Georgina	Ravenshoe Road	Georgina	The road passes through Sibbald Point Provincial Park, and accessible to Highway 48
	Green Lane	Bathurst Street	Woodbine Avenue	East Gwillimbury	Highway 404's terminus is at Green Lane (until its future extension is complete), and because of that, traffic is very busy between Yonge Street and Highway 404
	Pefferlaw Road	Highway 48	Lake Ridge Road (York Region / Durham Region Boundary)	Georgina	Passes through the heart of Pefferlaw
	Highway 50	Peel Regional Road 14 (Mayfield Road)	Steeles Avenue	Vaughan	Forms the boundary between York Region and Peel Region. Most often referred to as Peel Regional Road 50, although the road lies in York Region geographically until Peel Regional Road 14.
	Major MacKenzie Drive	York Region/Peel Region boundary	York-Durham Line	Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham	Formerly a rural road, but urban sprawl in Markham and Vaughan has turned this road into somewhat of an urban thoroughfare. Named after Major Addison Alexander Mackenzie, a former provincial politician and World War I veteran.[4]
	St. John's Sideroad	Bathurst Street	Woodbine Avenue	Aurora, Stouffville	No access to Highway 404
	Highway 27	Highway 9 or York Region / Simcoe County boundary	Steeles Avenue	Vaughan, King	Formerly Highway 27 (referred to as Highway 27 in Toronto, and Simcoe County Road 27 in Simcoe County)
	Gamble Road 19th Avenue	Bathurst Street	Leslie Street	Richmond Hill, Markham
	York-Durham Line (Also Durham Regional Road 30)	Queensville Sideroad in East Gwillimbury	Steeles Avenue	Markham, Stouffville, East Gwillimbury	Separates Durham Region and York Region
	Davis Drive (Formerly Provincial Highway 9)	Jane Street	York-Durham Region boundary	Newmarket, East Gwillimbury, Stouffville	One of the busiest rural roads in York Region, separates East Gwillimbury and Whitchurch-Stouffville. Road is still referred to as Davis Drive east into Durham Region
	Ravenshoe Road	Holland River at a dead end	Lakeridge Road (Durham Regional Road 23)	Georgina	Runs from southeast of Keswick to Udora.
	Glenwoods Avenue	The Queensway South	Woodbine Avenue	Georgina
	Bayview Avenue Prospect Street	Davis Drive	Steeles Avenue	Markham, Richmond Hill, Aurora, Newmarket	Very busy with a lot of traffic especially in Markham and Richmond Hill. In Newmarket, a handful of York Region's government buildings can be found.
	Bathurst Street	Holland Marsh at a dead end	Steeles Avenue	Vaughan, King, Newmarket	The road was interrupted by the natural landscape in King
	Bloomington Road	Bathurst Street	York-Durham Line	Richmond Hill, Stouffville	Formerly Highway 47, one of the busiest rural roads in York Region
	Doane Road	Yonge Street	Woodbine Avenue	East Gwillimbury	Runs from Holland Landing to south of Queensville.
	Donald Cousens Parkway	Major MacKenzie Drive	Highway 407	Markham	The road is newly constructed, and therefore the terminus could change in a year-to-year basis. Furthermore, the road is for trucks that have now been banned from Main Street Markham. Formerly called Markham Bypass, the road is now named after the former mayor of Markham, Donald Cousens.
	Elgin Mills Road Teston Road Nashville Road	York Region / Peel Region Boundary	Woodbine Avenue	Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham	York Regional Road status was interrupted between Highway 27 and Pine Valley Drive, and also between Keele Street and Dufferin Street.
	Yonge Street	Queensville Sideroad	Yonge Street	East Gwillimbury	The road passes through the heart of Holland Landing and serves as an extension of Yonge Street
	Dufferin Street	Lloydtown-Aurora Road / 18th Sideroad	Steeles Avenue	King, Vaughan	Sometimes referred to as 3rd Concession Road
	Jane Street	Highway 9	Steeles Avenue	King, Vaughan	Sometimes referred to as 5th Concession Road
	Weston Road	Highway 9	Steeles Avenue	King, Vaughan	Sometimes referred to as 6th Concession Road
	Pine Valley Drive	Teston Road	Steeles Avenue	Vaughan	Pine Valley Drive's York Regional Road status was interrupted between Langstaff Road and Rutherford Road
	Warden Avenue	Ravenshoe Road	Steeles Avenue	Markham, Stouffville, East Gwillimbury	Passes through the heart of the developing Downtown Markham and is being widened to 6 lanes from Steeles to Apple Creek Drive to accommodate the anticipated traffic it will bring. Traffic frequently jams up between Apple Creek and Highway 7 due to the amount of traffic lights on that stretch.
	McCowan Road	Bloomington Road	Steeles Avenue	Markham, Stouffville	Passes through Markville Mall in Markham and is the temporary eastern terminus for Viva Purple. This road also jams up frequently between Highway 407 and Bullock Drive, due to Markville Mall and the amount of traffic lights in the area.
	Markham Road Main Street Markham	Highway 407	Steeles Avenue	Markham	Formerly Highway 48, the road becomes Highway 48 after 16th Avenue
	Ninth Line	Aurora Road	Steeles Avenue	Markham, Stouffville	Was at once considered for an expressway. 9th Line borders Cornell and is now changing from a rural road to somewhat of an urban thoroughfare due to urban sprawl, especially in Cornell
	14th Avenue Centre Street	Highway 7	York-Durham Line	Markham, Vaughan	York Regional Road status interrupted between Warden Avenue and Bathurst Street. The original road, however, is linked by Alden Road, John Street and Esna Park Drive, but they are not recognized officially as York Regional Road 71.
	Langstaff Road	York Region / Peel Region boundary	Highway 7	Vaughan	The road is interrupted twice. The first time is between Keele Street and Jane Street because of the CN rail yard. The second time is between Islington Avenue and Highwya 27 because of the Humber River.
	16th Avenue Carrville Road Rutherford Road	York Region/Peel Region boundary	York-Durham Line	Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham	One of the busiest roads in York Region. It is often packed during the rush hour periods between Kennedy Road and Warden Avenue in Markham.
	Mulock Drive Vivian Drive	Bathurst Street	York-Durham Line	Newmarket, Stouffville
	Main Street (Schomberg)	Highway 9	Highway 27	King
	Queensville Sideroad	Bathurst Street	Woodbine Avenue	East Gwillimbury	Connects River Drive Park, Holland Landing and Queensville.
	Metro Road Morton Avenue	Woodbine Avenue	Dalton Road	Georgina	Built on the former railway of the Toronto and York Radial Railway, it passes through the heart of the community of Keswick
	Old Homestead Road Station Road	Metro Road North	Pufferlaw Road	Georgina
	Black River Road	Dalton Road	Park Road	Georgina	Named after Black River in Jackson's Point, Ontario
	Weir's Sideroad	Old Homestead Road	Ravenshoe Road	Georgina
	Victoria Road	Ravenshoe Road	Lake Ridge Road (York Region / Durham Region Boundary)	Georgina
	Holland Landing Road	Yonge Street	Toll Road	East Gwillimbury
99	Highway 427	Zenway Boulevard	Highway 7	Vaughan	York Region built "extension" of Highway 427. Regional Road 99 will be bypassed and subsequently removed with the pending northerly extension of Highway 427.

References

1. ^ Woodbine Avenue Bypass to Open in Town of Markham
2. ^ http://www.york.ca/NR/rdonlyres/5vpf4moqi5qxo5hf4nwt7kk63exzz6dk4vdgy4xsanqyerta7loo46jqwxiopsxlfm2rcm6gpi6fyeh5m4rh32xeid/rpt+2+cls+3.pdf
3. ^ "List of York Regional Roads and their class". http://yorkexplorer.york.ca/yorkexplorer/pdf/2006_TrafficVolumes_Sml.pdf. Retrieved 2007-09-15. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ York University Archives

• MapArt Golden Horseshoe atlas Pages 300-399