- Peel Regional Road 16
Peel Regional Road 16, or Kennedy Road is a major and local throughfare in
Dufferin County, Ontario andPeel Region, Ontario (Mississauga, Ontario andBrampton, Ontario ).The road in Peel is named after former
Premier of Ontario Thomas Laird Kennedy , where his family once lived.The street is often confused with Kennedy Road in
Toronto, Ontario and York Region as both roads intersect withSteeles Avenue .Mississauga
The road begins at
Eglinton Avenue East. This was the former Base Line, and Kennedy Road was originally called First Line E.H.S. (East ofHurontario Street ). South of Eglinton, it isCentral Parkway East, an arterial road constructed in the1960s . Kennedy Road is a residential road until it reaches Matheson Blvd East. North of Matheson, toHighway 407 the road is a mix commercial and industrial business. A list of business along this section include:* Lindt Canada
*The Brick
*The Shopping Channel It is also the location of the
Hershey Centre arena and conference centre.Brampton
From Highway 407 to Steeles Avenue, the address numbers continue from Mississauga (ending at No# 8000), but north of Steeles the road becomes Kennedy Road South, with numbers decreasing northwards to #1 at Queen Street. From Queen north to
Bovaird Drive the road is Kennedy Road North, where the numbers increase northwards until Bovaird, where the original numbering pattern resumes at No# 10,000. The section between Queen and Bovaird was the original Brampton By-pass of Highway 7, along with Bovaird from Kennedy to Main Street North /Hurontario Street .The
Powerade Centre is located at 7575 Kennedy Road.Caledon
The road resumes as Kennedy Road in
Caledon and into Dufferin County. It ends at Highway 9 south of Island Lake inOrangeville, Ontario .The road loses its Peel Regional Road identity at the intersection with
Peel Regional Road 107 / Bovaird Drive.Attractions
* Devil's Pulpit Golf Course - Caledon Village
* Brampton Golf Club
* Dunton Athletic Fields - BramptonCommunities
* Orangeville, Ontario
* Campbell's Cross
* Brampton, Ontario
* Mississauga, Ontarioee also
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Kennedy Road (Ontario)
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