York Region The Regional Municipality of York, also called York Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. The region was established after the passing of then Bill 102, An Act to Establish The Regional M ...

, located in southcentral

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, Canada, assigned approximately 50 regional roads, each with a number ranging from 1 to 99. All expenses of York Regional Roads (for example, snow shovelling, road repairs, traffic lights) are funded by the York Region government. Several new roads were assumed by the region include King–Vaughan Town Line and Kirby Sideroad. Most north-south roads originating in Toronto retains the proper names from south of Steeles Avenue. Roads on

Georgina Island Georgina Island ( oj, Waaseyaagmiing) is the largest of the lake islands of Lake Simcoe, located in southern Ontario, Canada. The island is a Native reserve populated by the Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation, a band of Ojibwa people. I ...

are maintained by

Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation frame, Map of York Region showing Fox, Snake, and Georgina islands. Georgina Island, Lake Simcoe, Ontario The Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nation ( oj, Waaseyaagmiing Anishinaabek) are an Ojibwa (or Anishinaabeg) people located on Georg ...

despite the island being within York Region. Roads are generally

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with some

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s in less populated areas. Before the 20th Century most cleared roads were

dirt road A dirt road or track is a type of unpaved road not paved with asphalt, concrete, brick, or stone; made from the native material of the land surface through which it passes, known to highway engineers as subgrade material. Dirt roads are suitable ...

Types of roads

King's Highways

There are of provincially maintained highways, termed "provincial highways" or "

King's Highways The Provincial Highway Network consists of all the roads in Ontario maintained by the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO), including those designated as part of the King's Highway, secondary highways, and tertiary roads. Components of th ...

" As in the rest of Ontario, the provincially maintained highways in York Region are designated with a shield-shaped sign topped with a crown. The highway number is in the centre, with the name ''ONTARIO'' below. These signs are known as ''

shields A shield is a piece of personal armour held in the hand, which may or may not be strapped to the wrist or forearm. Shields are used to intercept specific attacks, whether from close-ranged weaponry or projectiles such as arrows, by means of ...

''. Provincially maintained highways generally have greater construction standards than municipally or locally maintained roads. Although they are usually one lane in either direction, several short sections with two lanes in one direction as a

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exist along the highways. York Region is also home to three 400-series highways, which are controlled-access freeways.

Toll highway

York Region is home to a privately-maintained (but provincially-owned) toll freeway, the

407 ETR King's Highway 407, commonly referred to as Highway 407 and colloquially as the "four-oh-seven", is a tolled 400-series highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. Comprising a privately leased segment as well as a publicly owned segment, the r ...

. The freeway crosses the Region east-west near the southern border. Toll rates vary depending on the section, time of day, and mileage driven.

Regional Roads

York Regional Roads are signed with a flowerpot-shaped sign, as are most regional and county roads in Ontario. The road number appears in the centre of the sign, with the word ''REGION'' above and the word ''YORK'' below. Like King's Highways, these signs are known as ''shields''. As par standard practice in

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, they run through and are signed in urban areas in addition to rural areas.

King's Highways

The following is a list of provincially maintained highways in York Region. Communities are ordered by where the route encounters them (either from south to north or from west to east).

Privately owned freeway

Georgina Island

The main arterial road is a series of different named roads: * Bear Road - runs along south side of Georgina Island * Chief Joseph Snake Road - runs along western side of Georgina Island and transitions to Loon Road at northern tip * Loon Road - runs along eastern side of Georgina Island and transitions to Chief Joseph Snake Road at northern tip

Boundaries of York Region

Steeles Avenue Steeles Avenue is an east–west street that forms the northern city limit of Toronto and the southern limit of York Region in Ontario, Canada. It stretches across the western and central Greater Toronto Area from Appleby Line in Milton in th ...

marks the York Region/

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boundary, internally designated as York Regional Road 95 *York–Durham Regional Road 30 (York–Durham Line), York Regional Road 32 (Ravenshoe Road), and Durham Region Road 23 (Lake Ridge Road) marks the York Region/

Durham Region The Regional Municipality of Durham (), informally referred to as Durham Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada. Located east of Toronto and the Regional Municipality of York, Durham forms the east-end of the Greater Tor ...

boundary *York Regional Road 24 (or

Peel Regional Road 50 King's Highway 50, commonly referred to as Highway 50, was a Provincial highways in Ontario, provincially maintained highway in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. The highway, which was decommissioned in 1998, i ...

) marks the York Region/ Peel Region boundary * Highway 9 and

Holland River The Holland River is a river in Ontario, Canada, that drains the Holland River watershed into Cook's Bay, the southern extremity of Lake Simcoe. The river flows generally north, and its headwaters lie in the Oak Ridges Moraine. The Holland Riv ...

form the York Region/

Simcoe County Simcoe County is located in the central portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. The county is just north of the Greater Toronto Area, stretching from the shores of Lake Simcoe in the east to Georgian Bay in the west. Simcoe County forms part of the ...

boundary

, Fox Island and Snake Island are within York Region, but are also part of the

Regional Roads

References

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Golden Horseshoe The Golden Horseshoe is a secondary region of Southern Ontario, Canada, which lies at the western end of Lake Ontario, with outer boundaries stretching south to Lake Erie and north to Lake Scugog, Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay of Lake Huron. The ...

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