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Encyclopedia > York Regional Road 3

York Regional Road 3 is also referred to as Kennedy Road, when running in Toronto, Ontario or Kennedy Road, Peel Region. If you meant to search that portion of the road, click here. Kennedy Road is also referred to as York Regional Road 3 when running in York Region, Ontario. ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... Kennedy Road, Peel Region is a major and local throughfare in Dufferin County, Ontario and Peel Region, Ontario (Mississauga, Ontario and Brampton, Ontario). ... Kennedy Road is also referred to as York Regional Road 3 when running in York Region, Ontario. ...

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Overview

York Regional Road 3 or locally referred to as Kennedy Road is a north-south street originating in the City of Toronto, travels in York Region through Markham, Whitchurch-Stouffville, East Gwillimbury, and Georgina. The road ends just north of Davis Drive in Newmarket, Ontario, but resumes just north of Herald Road (cut off by Pleasant Run Golf Course). The road finally ends at Lake Drive East on the south shore of Lake Simcoe three miles west of Jacksons Point near Sutton. Image File history File links YRR3. ... York Regional Municipality, also called York Municipality or York Region, is a municipality in south-central Ontario, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. ... Markham is a town in York Region, directly north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Whitchurch-Stouffville, town in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of York in the Greater Toronto Area. ... East Gwillimbury, is a town on the Holland River in the Regional Municipality of York. ... Georgina is quite a common name, but not just common, ohh no! Georgina is what i like to call a Fat name it means the person that owns the name Georgina is FAT! Incredibly and utterly FAT! OBESE EVEN! But although it may be hard to believe, under all that... Map showing Newmarkets location in York Region Newmarket is a town located approximately 45 km north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...


The road north of Steeles Avenue East was re-aligned in the 1990s to connect the broken section in Markham, Ontario. The Markham sections of the road is a mix of residential and commerical development. The road bends again north of Highway 407 (Ontario) to 16th Avenue as former sections of the original road was renamed Main Street Unionville. Steeles Avenue, near its intersection with Warden Avenue. ... This article is about the year. ... Markham is a town in York Region, directly north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Highway 407, officially called the 407 Express Toll Route (ETR), is a tollway located in southern Ontario Canadas Greater Toronto Area. ...


History

Kennedy Road is named for the Kennedy family, one of the many early farming settlers in the 18th and 19th centuries. Bales of hay on a farm near Ames, Iowa A farm is the basic unit in agriculture. ... A family of Russian settlers in the Caucasus region, ca. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Communities

A list of communities along Kennedy Road:

  • Milliken Mills
  • Unionville
  • Cashel
  • Almira
  • Alder

Attractions

  • Pacific Mall
  • Peachtree Centre and New Kennedy Square - Markham
  • Milliken Mills Community Park
  • Angus Glen Golf Club
  • Mandarin Golf and Country Club

Pacific Mall (Traditional Chinese: 太古廣場, Simplified Chinese: 太古广场, Cantonese (Yale): taai3 gu2 gwong2 coeng4, Pinyin: tai4 gu3 guang3 chang3) is a shopping centre located in Markham, Ontario, Canada. ...

Former parts of Kennedy also includes

  • Old Kennedy Road
  • Main Street Unionville

Trivia

Kennedy Road is only one of two major Greater Toronto Area streets that share their names (Queen Street is the second) with other, equally-major roads. The other Kennedy is located in Peel Region. The road is named for the Kennedy family, one of many early families that settled in Toronto as farmers in the 1700s and 1800s. The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada. ... Queen Street West is a street and a series of districts in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Motto: Working for you Area: 1,241. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... 1800 (MDCCC) was an exceptional common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. ...



 

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