Upper Centennial Parkway is a mountain-access road in
Hamilton, Ontario
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,
Canada
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. Also known as Hamilton Highway 20, the road begins at its north end at
Centennial Parkway
Centennial Parkway is an arterial road in southeastern Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is best known as the western terminus of the former Highway 20, now maintained by the City of Hamilton. It starts off as ''Upper Centennial Parkway'', a mountai ...
in the Lower City of Hamilton beside
Battlefield Park, and extends south up the
Niagara Escarpment
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and southward across the mountain where it ends at
Rymal Road. It is a two-way street throughout. South of Rymal Road, it continues as Regional Road 56.
It is named Upper Centennial Parkway because it is in alignment with
Centennial Parkway
Centennial Parkway is an arterial road in southeastern Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is best known as the western terminus of the former Highway 20, now maintained by the City of Hamilton. It starts off as ''Upper Centennial Parkway'', a mountai ...
in Lower City Hamilton.
Landmarks
Note: Listing of landmarks from North to South.
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Battlefield Park
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Canadian Pacific
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railway line
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Bruce Trail
The Bruce Trail is a hiking trail in southern Ontario, Canada, from the Niagara River to the tip of Tobermory, Ontario. The main trail is more than long and there are over of associated side trails. The trail mostly follows the edge of the Nia ...
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Niagara Escarpment
The Niagara Escarpment is an approximately discontinuous, arc-shaped but generally northward-facing escarpment, or cuesta, in Canada and the United States. The escarpment begins south of Lake Ontario and circumscribes the top of the Great Lake ...
Communities
Note: Listing of neighbourhoods from North to South.
* Gershome
* Heritage Green
* Leckie Park
* Elfrida
Roads that cross Upper Centennial Parkway
Note: Listing of streets from North to South.
* Green Mountain Road, West/East
* Mud Street, West/East
* Highland Road, West/East
*
Rymal Road East
References
*MapArt
Golden Horseshoe
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Atlas - Page 648, 658 - Grids J21, J22, K22, L22, M22, N22, P22
External links
Google Maps: Upper Centennial Parkway (Hybrid)
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Roads in Hamilton, Ontario