William R. Allen Road, known more commonly as Allen Road or simply The Allen is a short expressway/freeway in Toronto, Ontario, which runs from Kennard Avenue(Wilson Heights Blvd. link) in the north, to Eglinton Avenue West in the south. The portion south of Sheppard Avenue forms part of Toronto's municipal expressway system. An expressway is a divided highway, usually 4 lanes or wider in size, where direct access to adjacent properties has been eliminated. ... High-capacity freeway interchange in Los Angeles, California. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... Eglinton Avenue is an east-west throughfare in Toronto, Ontario. ... Sheppard Avenue is an east-west street in Toronto, Ontario and the former city of North York. ... Toronto, Ontario is one of the few North American cities that maintains a system of expressways and arterial highways at the municipal level. ...

Allen Road is named after late Metro Toronto Chairman William R. Allen and maintained by the City of Toronto. William Randall Allen (June 29, 1919 - October 1, 1985) is a former Toronto politician and served as the second Chairman of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto from 1962 to 1969. ... }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|center|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada...

Attractions along the road include the Yorkdale Shopping Centre and Downsview Park(formely CFB Downsview). Yorkdale Shopping Centre is a shopping mall located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the former City of North York, and in the community of Downsview. ... Downsview Park is a park comprising 600 acres (2. ...

For the history and politics of the arterial, see Spadina Expressway. The Spadina Expressway, now known as William R. Allen Road, was proposed in the mid-1960s as part of a network of expressways in Metropolitan Toronto. ...

Construction Phase

• Lawrence to Yorkdale 1964
• Yorkdale to Clanton Park 1966
• Lawrence to Eglinton 1976
• Clanton Park to Kennard 1982

Source: Toronto Expressways - Transfer Points - Feb 2004 - pp8

Subway

A portion of the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line from Sheppard Avenue in the north to Eglinton Avenue to the south runs along, within, or near to the highway. The portion from Wilson Avenue to Eglinton Avenue runs in the median of the highway. The Yonge-University-Spadina Line is the oldest subway line in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, operated by the Toronto Transit Commission. ... Sheppard Avenue is an east-west street in Toronto, Ontario and the former city of North York. ... Eglinton Avenue is an east-west throughfare in Toronto, Ontario. ... Wilson Avenue is a short east-west street in Toronto. ... Eglinton Avenue is an east-west throughfare in Toronto, Ontario. ...

South of Transit Road (a collector road just north of Highway 401), Allen Road is a four-lane urban freeway (with the Y-U-S subway line in median) with a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph). North of Transit Road, Allen Road is a four-lane at-grade expressway with a speed limit of 70 km/h (45 mph) until it reaches Sheppard Avenue West to become an arterial route, still maintaining the higher speed limit. The route is three lanes until Dufferin Street commences, where the third lane exits to Finch Avenue Eastbound. This article is about the Highway 401 freeway in Southern Ontario. ... Sheppard Avenue is an east-west street in Toronto, Ontario and the former city of North York. ... A compass rose with west highlighted This article refers to the cardinal direction; for other uses see West (disambiguation). ... Dufferin Street is a north-south route in Toronto. ... Finch Avenue is a major east-west principal arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Spadina Expressway Extension

The section of the Allen north of Highway 401 was to be the next phase of the Spadina Expressway, which was to be extended northwards to Highway 7. South of Eglinton Avenue, the Spadina Expressway would have been extended to Spadina Avenue and Harbord Street, with a potential link to the Gardiner Expressway. That opportunity came and went in 1983. This article is about the Ontario 400-series highway. ... The Spadina Expressway, now known as William R. Allen Road, was proposed in the mid-1960s as part of a network of expressways in Metropolitan Toronto. ... Ontario provincial highway 7 is one of the Kings Highways in the province of Ontario, Canada. ... Eglinton Avenue is an east-west throughfare in Toronto, Ontario. ... The Spadina Expressway, now known as William R. Allen Road, was proposed in the mid-1960s as part of a network of expressways in Metropolitan Toronto. ... Spadina Avenue is one of the most prominent streets in Toronto, Canada. ... View of the Gardiner Expressway, west of downtown Toronto, from the pedestrian overpass at the foot of Roncesvalles Avenue. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

No extensions are likely, due to the even greater opposition likely today and the high cost of any potential extension.

Related links

• Spadina Expressway
• William Allen

The Spadina Expressway, now known as William R. Allen Road, was proposed in the mid-1960s as part of a network of expressways in Metropolitan Toronto. ... William Randall Allen (June 29, 1919 - October 1, 1985) is a former Toronto politician and served as the second Chairman of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto from 1962 to 1969. ...

External links

• Missing Links, A Complete History Of Toronto's Controversial Expressway System
• The Expressways of Toronto (Built and Unbuilt)
• Spadina Expressway