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Encyclopedia > York Regional Road 49

York Regional Road 49 or locally referred to as Elgin Mills Road, Teston Road or Nashville Road is a rural thoroughfare in Central York Region, Ontario. However, recent urban sprawl had turned the section of York Regional Road 49 in Richmond Hill into somewhat an urban thoroughfare. The road begins its York Regional Road status from York Regional Road 8 to York Regional Road 24 with interruptions in between. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... York Regional Municipality, also called York Municipality or York Region, is a municipality in south-central Ontario, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. ... Urban sprawl (also: suburban sprawl) is the spreading out of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area. ... Motto: En la rose, je fleuris (French for Like the rose, I flourish) Map showing Richmond Hills location in York Region Country Canada Province Ontario Region York Region Incorporated 1873 Government  - Mayor Dave Barrow  - Governing Body Richmond Hill Town Council  - MPs Lui Temelkovski, Bryon Wilfert Population (2006)[1]  - City... York Regional Road 24, or formerly Highway 50, more commonly referred to as Highway 50 or Peel Regional Road 50, is a shared regional road between Peel Region and York Region. ...

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Road Information

  • Local Names: (From East to West) Elgin Mills Road; Teston Road; Nashville Road
  • Municipalities: (From East to West) Markham; Richmond Hill; Vaughan
  • Length: 16 km
  • Transportation: Mainly served by YRT Route # 90 (Shaftsbury). YRT Routes # 83A, 82, 86, 20, 87, and 13 uses portions of the road; Elgin Mills Vivastation on the Viva Blue line
  • Attractions: Richmond Green Fairground Complex; Upper Yonge Place; North Maple Park
  • Road Status: From York Regional Road 8 to York Regional Road 38, the road is a 4-lanes, paved urban thoroughfare due to the recent urban sprawl happening in Richmond Hill. West of York Regional Road 38, the road is a two-lanes, rural thoroughfare ending at an intersection with York Regional Road 53. The road is interrupted but re-started at York Regional Road 6 as a two-lanes rural thoroughfare ending again upon York Regional Road 57 due to the historical community of Kleinburg. West of York Regional Road 27, the road restarted its York Regional Road status, ending at the York/Peel Regional Boundary.
  • Zonings: The recent urban sprawl had turned some farmlands into residential, commercial, and industrial zonings in Richmond Hill and Markham. However, when the road is running in Vaughan, it is mainly farmland with spits of commercial and residential areas near major intersections.
  • Western Terminus: Highway 50
  • Eastern Terminus: Woodbine Avenue

Map showing Markhams location in York Region Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario Regional Municipality York Region Communities Buttonville, Thornhill, German Mills, Milliken, Unionville Settled 1794 Incorporated 1972 (town) Government  - Mayor Frank Scarpitti  - Deputy Mayor Jim Jones  - Regional Councillors Jack Heath, Tony Wong, Gordon Landon  - MPs Susan Kadis (LPC) - Thornhill... Motto: En la rose, je fleuris (French for Like the rose, I flourish) Map showing Richmond Hills location in York Region Country Canada Province Ontario Region York Region Incorporated 1873 Government  - Mayor Dave Barrow  - Governing Body Richmond Hill Town Council  - MPs Lui Temelkovski, Bryon Wilfert Population (2006)[1]  - City... Motto: The City above Toronto Vaughans location in York Region. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ... Elgin Mills is a Vivastation on York Regions Viva bus rapid transit system, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Viva Blue, or the Finch/Richmond Hill/Newmarket line, is a line on the Viva bus rapid transit system in York Region, north of Toronto, Canada. ... York Regional Road 38 or Bathurst Street is a north-south throughfare travels from Toronto, Ontario into York Region. ... Urban sprawl (also: suburban sprawl) is the spreading out of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area. ... Motto: En la rose, je fleuris (French for Like the rose, I flourish) Map showing Richmond Hills location in York Region Country Canada Province Ontario Region York Region Incorporated 1873 Government  - Mayor Dave Barrow  - Governing Body Richmond Hill Town Council  - MPs Lui Temelkovski, Bryon Wilfert Population (2006)[1]  - City... York Regional Road 38 or Bathurst Street is a north-south throughfare travels from Toronto, Ontario into York Region. ... Kleinburg is a small unincorporated village located in the city of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. ... For the portion in Simcoe County, Ontario, see Simcoe County Road 27. ... Urban sprawl (also: suburban sprawl) is the spreading out of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area. ... Motto: En la rose, je fleuris (French for Like the rose, I flourish) Map showing Richmond Hills location in York Region Country Canada Province Ontario Region York Region Incorporated 1873 Government  - Mayor Dave Barrow  - Governing Body Richmond Hill Town Council  - MPs Lui Temelkovski, Bryon Wilfert Population (2006)[1]  - City... Map showing Markhams location in York Region Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario Regional Municipality York Region Communities Buttonville, Thornhill, German Mills, Milliken, Unionville Settled 1794 Incorporated 1972 (town) Government  - Mayor Frank Scarpitti  - Deputy Mayor Jim Jones  - Regional Councillors Jack Heath, Tony Wong, Gordon Landon  - MPs Susan Kadis (LPC) - Thornhill... Motto: The City above Toronto Vaughans location in York Region. ... York Regional Road 24, or formerly Highway 50, more commonly referred to as Highway 50 or Peel Regional Road 50, is a shared regional road between Peel Region and York Region. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Public Transit

The YRT Route # 90, named Shaftsbury, running from King to Don Mills Station uses the portion of York Regional Road 49 in Richmond Hill. There are several other routes running along the road, including: YRT Routes # 83A, 82, 86, 20, 87, and 13. King (2001 population 18,533)[1] is a township in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Don Mills is a station on the Sheppard line of the Toronto subway. ...


The Viva Blue line passes through Elgin Mills Vivastation at Yonge Street. Viva Blue, or the Finch/Richmond Hill/Newmarket line, is a line on the Viva bus rapid transit system in York Region, north of Toronto, Canada. ... Elgin Mills is a Vivastation on York Regions Viva bus rapid transit system, north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Yonge Streets plague in Richmond Hill. ...


Trivia

The York Regional government only assigned portions of Elgin Mills Road, and Teston Road as York Regional Road 49. However, it should be noted that Elgin Mills Road East continues east to York/Durham Line, and that Stegman's Mill Road is responsible for connecting Teston Road and Nashville Road.


History

York Regional Road 49 is also formerly 18th Avenue, as it is the 18th Concession of York County, counting from Lake Ontario. York County may refer to one of several counties: in the United States York County, Maine York County, Nebraska York County, Pennsylvania York County, South Carolina York County, Virginia in Canada: York County, New Brunswick York County, Ontario in the United Kingdom a former administrative county based around York. ... Lake Ontario, bounded on the north by the Canadian province of Ontario and on the south by Ontarios Niagara Peninsula and by New York State, USA, is one of the five Great Lakes of North America. ...


Communities along York Regional Road 49

Victoria Square, Ontario is one of the newer residential communities in Markham, Ontario. ... Richmond Hill (2001 population 132,030) is a town in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Teston is a hamlet located at the intersection of Teston Road and Jane Street, in the City of Vaughan, Ontario. ... Purpleville is a hamlet located at the intersection of Pine Valley Drive and Teston Road, in the city of Vaughan, in Ontario, Canada. ... Kleinburg is a small unincorporated village located in the city of Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. ... Nashville is a hamlet of Kleinburg, in Ontario, Canada. ...

Major Roads that crosses York Regional Road 49

(From East to West) Note: A horizontal lines signify the road is interrupted.


  • Keele Street
  • Jane Street
  • Highway 400 (Not accessible, but interchange under construction)
  • Weston Road
  • Pine Valley Drive

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Ontario_404. ... Southbound on Highway 404, near the interchange with Steeles Avenue (Showing The New HOV lanes). ... Yonge Streets plague in Richmond Hill. ... York Regional Road 38 or Bathurst Street is a north-south throughfare travels from Toronto, Ontario into York Region. ... Image File history File links Ontario_400. ... The Kings Highway 400, more commonly known as Highway 400 or the 400, is a key north-south 400-Series Highway in the Canadian province of Ontario that links the city of Toronto to the central and northern sections of the province. ... For the portion in Simcoe County, Ontario, see Simcoe County Road 27. ... York Regional Road 24, or formerly Highway 50, more commonly referred to as Highway 50 or Peel Regional Road 50, is a shared regional road between Peel Region and York Region. ...

Major Roads that are parallel to York Regional Road 49

From North to South

Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Major Mackenzie Drive, officially referred to as York Regional Road 25 is a major east-west arterial road in southern York Region, Ontario, Canada. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... York Regional Road 73 is an east-west formerly concession road, now a major urban throughfare, in York Region, Ontario, Canada. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... York Regional Road 7 is an east-west formerly provincial highway, now a major arterial road in York Region. ... Steeles Avenue, near its intersection with Warden Avenue. ...

Reference

Atlas

  • Google Map
  • Map Art Golden Horseshoe Atlas Pages 341-344 Grids P3, P4, P7, P8, P9, P10, P11, P12, P13, P14, P15, P16, P19, P20, P21, P22, P23, P24, P25, P26, P27, P28

TTC/ Transit maps

  • Multi-Languages Transit Guide Versions 1/2

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