York Regional Road 77

Infobox road
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highway_name=York Regional Road 77
alternate_name=Queensville Sideroad


length_km=8.2
established=
direction_a=Northwest
starting_terminus=
direction_b=East
ending_terminus=
counties=York Region
communities=Holland Landing, Queensville

York Regional Road 77, locally known as Queensville Sideroad, is a two-lane rural road located in the town of East Gwillimbury. The street runs east-west and connects the communities of Holland Landing and Queensville.

The Queensville Sideroad begins at Bathurst Street and extends east towards Woodbine Avenue, spanning 8.2 km [cite web | title = Google Map. | publisher = Google | author = | url = http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=bathurst+%26+Queensville+SDRD+E&daddr=queensville+%26+woodbine&sll=44.135283,-79.45879&sspn=0.05889,0.173035&ie=UTF8&ll=44.169154,-79.352789&spn=0.029428,0.086517&t=h&z=14&om=1 | date = 2007 | accessdate = 2007-09-02] . The road physically extends east as far as the York/Durham Line, but the York Region government only has responsibility for maintaining it as far east as Woodbine [cite web | title = Roads. | publisher = East Gwillimbury | author = | url = http://www.eastgwillimbury.ca/Town_Hall/Departments/Community_Programs___Infrastructure/Operations___Fleet/Roads.htm | date = 2007 | accessdate = 2007-09-02] .

Attractions

Queensville Sideroad begins at Bathurst Street, in a thick forest setting. The road passes through the River Drive Park community and the northern edge of Holland Landing. The main highlights are the French Crescent Park, a bridge over the East Holland River, and a marina. Yonge Street’s end is located approximately 2 km north of its intersection with Queensville Sideroad [cite web | title = Yonge Street - The Longest Street in the World? | publisher = Hans Boldt & Sylvana Grisonich-Boldt | author = Hans Boldt & Sylvana Grisonich-Boldt | url = http://boldts.net/Tor7.shtml | date = 2007 | accessdate = 2007-09-02] .

The road passes through farms and some forests until it reaches the hamlet of Queensville at Leslie Street. Highlights in Queensville include the general store, Queensville Park, and the local community centre.

The road continues east, even though it loses its status as a York Regional Road at Woodbine Avenue. The land is very rural, with a mix of farms and forests. The road eventual turns into Durham Road 39, which goes to Zephyr.

Future Plans

The McGuinty provincial government promised to extend Highway 404 north from its current terminus at Green Lane [cite web | title = McGuinty Government Planning Major Improvements For Highway 404. | publisher = TMC Net | author = | url = http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2007/08/24/2885528.htmhtml | date = 2007 | accessdate = 2007-09-02] . An interchange will be built at Queensville Sideroad.

Furthermore, there are plans to expand Queensville from a tiny hamlet to a large suburb with 30,000 residents [cite web | title = There Goes The Farm. | publisher = NOW Magazine | author = John Sewell | url = http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/17/21/News/feature2.html | date = 1998 | accessdate = 2007-09-02] . Queensville is currently located entirely along Queensville Sideroad, though it is unclear if the expansion will be.

Transportation

York Region Transit operates route 52, which runs for roughly 1 kilometer on the western end of the Queensville Sideroad [cite web | title = Route Navigator. | publisher = York Region Transit | author = | url = http://www.yorkregiontransit.com/maps/navigators/52.pdf | date = 2007 | accessdate = 2007-09-02] . It connects Holland Landing and River Drive Park to Newmarket.

Go Transit route 69 has a stop in Queensville and runs from Newmarket to Beaverton.

The York Region government classifies different parts of the road as Class 2 and Class 3 [cite web | title = Regional Road Annual Average Daily Traffic Volumes. | publisher = York Region | author = | url = http://yorkexplorer.york.ca/yorkexplorer/pdf/2006_TrafficVolumes_Sml.pdf | date = 2006 | accessdate = 2007-09-02] . Thus, average daily traffic is less than 12,000 vehicles per day.

Major roads/highways that cross Queensville Sideroad

"(from west to east; includes parts of Queensville Sideroad that are not designated as a York Regional Road)"
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Major roads/highways parallel to Queensville Sideroad

"(five nearest major roads, from south to north)"
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* Doane Road
* Holborn Road
* Boag Road
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* Glenwoods Avenue
* Morton Avenue

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