York Regional Road 7 is an east-west formerly provincial highway, now a major arterial road in York Region. It runs in Markham, Richmond Hill, and Vaughan. York Regional Road 7 is one of the rare regional roads that stretch from the western limit to the eastern limit of York Region. Markham is located in York Region, directly north of Toronto. ... Flag of the Town of Richmond Hill Map showing Richmond Hills location in York Region Richmond Hill is a town in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Vaughan (2006 population 245,000)[2] is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...

Road Information

• Locally Referred to as: Highway 7
• Municipalities (from east to west): Markham, Richmond Hill, Vaughan
• Length: 41 km (25.5 miles) (Within York Region),
• Transportation: Mainly YRT Routes 1, and 77, along with Viva Purple
• Attractions: Vaughan Corporate Centre, Richmond Hill Centre, Richmond Hill Centre Terminal, Times Square, Seneca College Markham Campus, First Markham Place, Downtown Markham, Markham Civic Centre (Anthony Roman Centre), Markham Theatre (walking distance needed), Markville Mall, Main Street Markham (intersects YRR7)
• Road Status: Formerly a provincial highway, it was downgraded to the responsibility of the region. It has 4 lanes from Highway 50 to just before Highway 400 and from Montgomery Road to Main Street Markham. The rest of Highway 7 is 6 lanes. The section between Montgomery Road and Kennedy Road will be widened to 6 lanes in the near future, as Highway 7 forms the northern boundary of Downtown Markham. It is an at-grade expressway from east of Keele Street to Bayview Avenue. The speed limit jumps around from 50 to 80 km/h (30 to 50 mph), with 70 km/h (45 mph) the most common.
• Zoning: Generally a mix of everything, from high density residential to low density commercial, with lots of industrial in Vaughan, and lots of empty land along its boundary with the 407.
• Additional Information: The road was downgraded from provinvial highway status on January 1, 1998. Since there was no other name people in York Region know it by, it's still referred to as "Highway 7" in York Region today. YRR7 resumes its provincial highway status east of Main Street Markham. There is also lots of higher density growth along the road now, as a bid by municipalities to curb urban sprawl.

Markham is located in York Region, directly north of Toronto. ... Flag of the Town of Richmond Hill Map showing Richmond Hills location in York Region Richmond Hill is a town in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Vaughan (2006 population 245,000)[2] is a city in York Region north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... York Region Transit (YRT) is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. ... Viva Purple is a bus rapid transit line in York Region, north of Toronto, Canada. ... Richmond Hill Centre is a York Region Transit terminal on 8700 Yonge Street. ... Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology has approximately 90,000 part-time and 17,000 full-time students. ... Markville Shopping Centre is a large shopping mall located in Markham, Ontario. ...

Public Transit

Highway 7 is served by YRT Route 1, and a joint service Route 77 by YRT and Brampton Transit. It is served by Viva purple from McCowan Road to Yonge Street and Viva orange from Interchange Way to Martin Grove Road. Numerous other routes also use portions of Highway 7, including: York Region Transit (YRT) is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. ... York Region Transit (YRT) is the public transit operator in York Region, Ontario, Canada. ... Brampton Transit route 1A waiting on Queen Street, near the Downtown Terminal. ...

• YRT Route 10
• YRT Route 23
• YRT Route 40
• YRT Route 41
• YRT Route 87
• YRT Route 522
• TTC Route 25D
• Viva Purple (peak service west of Interchange Way)
• Viva Pink (peak hours only)
• Viva Green (peak hours only)

Major Roads/Highways that cross Highway 7

(from west to east)

• Highway 50/Albion Road
• Highway 427 (terminates at Highway 7)
• Highway 27
• Kipling Avennue
• Islington Avenue
• Pine Valley Drive
• Weston Road
• Highway 400
• Jane Street
• Keele Street
• Centre Street
• Dufferin Street
• Bathurst Street
• Yonge Street
• Bayview Avenue
• Leslie Street
• Highway 404
• Woodbine Avennue
• Warden Avennue
• Kennedy Road
• McCowan Road
• Main Street Markham South

Note: East of Main Street Markham, York Regional Road 7 is officially Ontario Provincial Highway 7 Image File history File links Ontario_427. ... Highway 427 as part of the 400-series network Highway 427 is a 400-Series Highway in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada, that runs from immediately south of the Queen Elizabeth Way/Gardiner Expressway interchange (its exact southern terminus is on the Browns Line at Coules Court... Image File history File links Ontario_400. ... Highway 400 as part of the 400-series network The Kings Highway 400, more commonly known as Highway 400 or the 400, is a key north-south 400-Series Highway linking Toronto to Central and Northern Ontario. ... Image File history File links Ontario_404. ... Highway 404 as part of the 400-series network The Kings Highway 404 or simply Highway 404 is an Ontario 400-Series Highway that runs from the junction of Highway 401 and the Don Valley Parkway in Toronto to its northern terminus at Green Lane/Herald Road in Newmarket. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links YRR3. ... York Regional Road 3 is also referred to as Kennedy Road, when running in Toronto, Ontario or Kennedy Road, Peel Region. ... The Kings Highway No. ...

Major Roads/Highways Parallel to R.R.7

• Jefferson Sideroad
• Kirby Road/Gamble Road/19th Avenue
• Teston Road/Elgin Mills Road
• Major Mackenzie Drive
• Bur Oak Avenue
• Rutherford Road/Carrville Road/16th Avenue
• Highway 7
• Langstaff Road
• Highway 407 ETR
• 14th Avenue/Alden Road/Esna Park Drive/John Street/Centre Steet
• Steeles Avenue
• Finch Avenue

Major Mackenzie Drive, officially referred to as York Regional Road 25 is a major east-west arterial road in southern York Region, Ontario, Canada. ... Bur Oak Avenue is a road in Markham, Ontario, Canada. ... York Regional Road 73 is an east-west formerly concession road, now a major urban throughfare, in York Region, Ontario, Canada. ... Highway 407, officially called the 407 Express Toll Route (ETR), is a tollway located in southern Ontario Canadas Greater Toronto Area. ... Steeles Avenue, near its intersection with Warden Avenue. ... If you meant to search Finch Avenue in Durham Region, please check Durham Regional Road 37. ...

References

• Google Maps Canada

v • d • e Regional Roads in York Region, Ontario
North-South Routes:	1 • 3 • 6 • 8 • 9 • 12 • 17 • 18 • 24 • 27 • 30 • 34 • 38 • 48 • 51 • 53 • 55 • 56 • 57 • 65 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 76 • 81 • 82 • 83
East-West Routes:	7 • 8A • 11 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 19 • 21 • 25 • 26 • 29 • 31 • 32 • 40 • 49 • 71 • 72 • 73 • 74 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80
Highways and Expressways:	9 • 48 • 400 • 404 • 407 ETR • 427
See Also:	List of York Regional Roads
Related Templates: Toronto · Markham · Hamilton

v • d • e Roads in Markham, Ontario
Arteries (Primary Roads):	Birchmount Road • Brimley Road • Bur Oak Avenue
Collectors (Secondary):	Castlemore Avenue • Main Street Unionville • Rodick Road • Victoria Park Avenue
Regional Roads:	1 • 3 • 7 • 8 • 12 • 25 • 30 • 34 • 48 • 49 • 65 • 67 • 68 • 69 • 71 • 73
Highways and Expressways:	Highway 48 • Highway 404 • Highway 407 ETR
Other cities: Toronto · York Region · Hamilton