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{{Short description|Road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada}} |
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| name = Sheppard Avenue |
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| other_name = '''''Twyn Rivers Drive''''' |
| other_name = '''''Twyn Rivers Drive''''' |
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| image = Sheppard Ave map.png |
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| caption = Sheppard Ave. (Red) and Twyn Rivers Dr. (Green) within Toronto |
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| maint = City of [[Toronto]]<br>City of [[Pickering, Ontario|Pickering]] |
| maint = City of [[Toronto]]<br>City of [[Pickering, Ontario|Pickering]] |
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| direction_b = East |
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| terminus_b = '''''Toronto:''''' [[Kingston Road (Toronto)|Kingston Road]] (Continues south as Port Union Road)<br>'''''Pickering:''''' Fairport Road |
| terminus_b = '''''Toronto:''''' [[Kingston Road (Toronto)|Kingston Road]] (Continues south as Port Union Road)<br>'''''Pickering:''''' Fairport Road |
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| junction = [[Jane Street]]<br>[[Keele Street]]<br>[[File:Allen_Road_Shield.svg|16px|link=|alt=]] [[Allen Road]] (To [[Dufferin Street]] north)<br>[[Bathurst Street (Toronto)|Bathurst Street]]<br>[[Yonge Street]]<br>[[Bayview Avenue]]<br>[[Leslie Street]]<br>[[Don Mills Road]]<br>{{jcon|Hwy|404}} <br>[[Victoria Park Avenue]]<br>[[Warden Avenue]]<br>[[Kennedy Road (Toronto)|Kennedy Road]]<br>[[McCowan Road]]<br>[[Markham Road]]<br>[[List of north–south roads in Toronto#Neilson Road|Neilson Road]]<br>[[Morningside Avenue (Toronto)|Morningside Avenue]]<br>[[Meadowvale Road]]<br>'''------Road branches------''' <br>[[File:Durham Regional Road 27.svg|15px]] [[List of numbered roads in Durham Region|Atona Road]] (Pickering)<br>[[File:Durham Regional Road 29.svg|15px]] Whites Road (Pickering) |
| junction = [[Jane Street (Toronto)|Jane Street]]<br>[[Keele Street]]<br>[[File:Allen_Road_Shield.svg|16px|link=|alt=]] [[Allen Road]] (To [[Dufferin Street]] north)<br>[[Bathurst Street (Toronto)|Bathurst Street]]<br>[[Yonge Street]]<br>[[Bayview Avenue]]<br>[[Leslie Street]]<br>[[Don Mills Road]]<br>{{jcon|Hwy|404}} <br>[[Victoria Park Avenue]]<br>[[Warden Avenue]]<br>[[Kennedy Road (Toronto)|Kennedy Road]]<br>[[McCowan Road]]<br>[[Markham Road]]<br>[[List of north–south roads in Toronto#Neilson Road|Neilson Road]]<br>[[Morningside Avenue (Toronto)|Morningside Avenue]]<br>[[Meadowvale Road]]<br>'''------Road branches------''' <br>[[File:Durham Regional Road 27.svg|15px]] [[List of numbered roads in Durham Region|Atona Road]] (Pickering)<br>[[File:Durham Regional Road 29.svg|15px]] Whites Road (Pickering) |
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| browse = {{on-exp browse |title= Nearby arterial roads |next_link= [[Finch Avenue]] | route= Sheppard Avenue |previous_link = [[Wilson Avenue]] <br> [[York Mills Road]] <br> [[Ellesmere Road]]<br>[[Kingston Road (Toronto)|Kingston Road]] }} |
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[[File:Suburban Toronto skyline (30307661136).jpg|thumb|Sheppard Avenue near [[Henry Farm]]]] |
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[[Image:Sheppard Avenue East Sign.jpg|225px|right|thumb|A Sheppard Avenue East street sign which retains [[North York]] markings.]] |
[[Image:Sheppard Avenue East Sign.jpg|225px|right|thumb|A Sheppard Avenue East street sign which retains [[North York]] markings.]] |
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'''Sheppard Avenue''' is an east–west principal [[arterial road]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. The street has two distinct branches near its eastern end, with the original route being a collector road leading to [[Pickering, Ontario|Pickering]] via a turnoff, and the main route following a later-built roadway which runs south to [[Kingston Road (Toronto)|Kingston Road]]. To avoid name duplication, the Toronto portion of the northern branch was renamed '''Twyn Rivers Drive'''. The section of the street entirely in Toronto is (34.2 km) in length,<ref>{{Google maps |title= Sheppard Ave. route Toronto|url= https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Weston+Rd+%26+Sheppard+Ave+W,+Ontario/Kingston+Rd+%26+Sheppard+Ave+E,+Scarborough,+ON+M1B/@43.7713847,-79.512822,11.46z/data=!4m74!4m73!1m65!1m1!1s0x882b3060a2266491:0xbca20c51eea52f0d!2m2!1d-79.5382304!2d43.7337398!3m4!1m2!1d-79.5148592!2d43.7390339!3s0x882b304d34849d7f:0xff13f3a75d19649b!3m4!1m2!1d-79.4970618!2d43.7424511!3s0x882b31b936bc84cd:0x6c6e4a612f1fbc36!3m4!1m2!1d-79.4426928!2d43.7546536!3s0x882b3274063b8e5d:0x41c92bff1bd6c928!3m4!1m2!1d-79.3989983!2d43.7641433!3s0x882b2d5cce2b0b69:0xb2914f1b94a67552!3m4!1m2!1d-79.3697699!2d43.7706261!3s0x89d4d2b7e9c29031:0x474dcfcdc5463258!3m4!1m2!1d-79.3507756!2d43.7742144!3s0x89d4d2ec06abb1f1:0xb8c9b183f9dfa9!3m4!1m2!1d-79.3322033!2d43.7752287!3s0x89d4d25850f7d595:0x135e871805fd85f1!3m4!1m2!1d-79.3043715!2d43.7795814!3s0x89d4d233d47cac27:0xed58fcb721825229!3m4!1m2!1d-79.2644533!2d43.7884365!3s0x89d4d10d0e438467:0x8e773a5850b39682!3m4!1m2!1d-79.2424398!2d43.7931014!3s0x89d4d0e18fe5dcc9:0xf3533b0e072b86c7!3m4!1m2!1d-79.2185295!2d43.7979419!3s0x89d4d0beee7e59f7:0x6256fe85cfc1652a!3m4!1m2!1d-79.197719!2d43.8023994!3s0x89d4da07d78d6c4d:0x59b8322e3f0bb1f7!1m5!1m1!1s0x89d4dbd04c44399f:0x940c687197e48f04!2m2!1d-79.1462108!2d43.7990331!3e0?hl=en |
'''Sheppard Avenue''' is an east–west principal [[arterial road]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]. The street has two distinct branches near its eastern end, with the original route being a collector road leading to [[Pickering, Ontario|Pickering]] via a turnoff, and the main route following a later-built roadway which runs south to [[Kingston Road (Toronto)|Kingston Road]]. To avoid name duplication, the Toronto portion of the northern branch was renamed '''Twyn Rivers Drive'''. The section of the street entirely in Toronto is (34.2 km) in length,<ref>{{Google maps |title= Sheppard Ave. route Toronto|url= https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/Weston+Rd+%26+Sheppard+Ave+W,+Ontario/Kingston+Rd+%26+Sheppard+Ave+E,+Scarborough,+ON+M1B/@43.7713847,-79.512822,11.46z/data=!4m74!4m73!1m65!1m1!1s0x882b3060a2266491:0xbca20c51eea52f0d!2m2!1d-79.5382304!2d43.7337398!3m4!1m2!1d-79.5148592!2d43.7390339!3s0x882b304d34849d7f:0xff13f3a75d19649b!3m4!1m2!1d-79.4970618!2d43.7424511!3s0x882b31b936bc84cd:0x6c6e4a612f1fbc36!3m4!1m2!1d-79.4426928!2d43.7546536!3s0x882b3274063b8e5d:0x41c92bff1bd6c928!3m4!1m2!1d-79.3989983!2d43.7641433!3s0x882b2d5cce2b0b69:0xb2914f1b94a67552!3m4!1m2!1d-79.3697699!2d43.7706261!3s0x89d4d2b7e9c29031:0x474dcfcdc5463258!3m4!1m2!1d-79.3507756!2d43.7742144!3s0x89d4d2ec06abb1f1:0xb8c9b183f9dfa9!3m4!1m2!1d-79.3322033!2d43.7752287!3s0x89d4d25850f7d595:0x135e871805fd85f1!3m4!1m2!1d-79.3043715!2d43.7795814!3s0x89d4d233d47cac27:0xed58fcb721825229!3m4!1m2!1d-79.2644533!2d43.7884365!3s0x89d4d10d0e438467:0x8e773a5850b39682!3m4!1m2!1d-79.2424398!2d43.7931014!3s0x89d4d0e18fe5dcc9:0xf3533b0e072b86c7!3m4!1m2!1d-79.2185295!2d43.7979419!3s0x89d4d0beee7e59f7:0x6256fe85cfc1652a!3m4!1m2!1d-79.197719!2d43.8023994!3s0x89d4da07d78d6c4d:0x59b8322e3f0bb1f7!1m5!1m1!1s0x89d4dbd04c44399f:0x940c687197e48f04!2m2!1d-79.1462108!2d43.7990331!3e0?hl=en |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:ScarboroughOntarioSurveyMap1880s.jpg|left|thumb|200px|An 1880s survey map of Scarborough showing the original route of Sheppard (halfway up map on right) along Twyn Rivers Drive.]] |
[[File:ScarboroughOntarioSurveyMap1880s.jpg|left|thumb|200px|An 1880s survey map of Scarborough showing the original route of Sheppard (halfway up map on right) along Twyn Rivers Drive.]] |
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Sheppard is named for Joseph Shepard I, who acquired {{convert|400|acre|ha}} of land at the northwest corner of Sheppard and [[Yonge Street]]. His son opened a general store there. The site was occupied in 1860 by the [[Dempsey Store|Dempsey Hardware Store]], which was later moved and restored as a [[museum]]. In the mid-2010s, a commercial building was constructed on the original site. |
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Sheppard was a [[concession road|sideroad]] between lots 15 and 16 York Township<ref name="HA 1878">{{Cite web |url=https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/Images/Maps/TownshipMaps/yor-m-york-n.jpg |title=Historical Atlas York County}}</ref> |
Sheppard was a [[concession road|sideroad]] between lots 15 and 16 York Township<ref name="HA 1878">{{Cite web |url=https://digital.library.mcgill.ca/countyatlas/Images/Maps/TownshipMaps/yor-m-york-n.jpg |title=Historical Atlas York County}}</ref> |
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==Route description== |
==Route description== |
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===Sheppard Avenue East=== |
===Sheppard Avenue East=== |
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[[Image:Highway 404 2023.jpg|225px|right|thumb|Sheppard Avenue is carried across the lanes of [[Ontario Highway 404|Highway 404]].]] |
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East of Yonge Street, Sheppard travels east through [[North York]] to [[Ontario Highway 404|Highway 404]]. Historically, it continued straight to [[Victoria Park Avenue]] at the Scarborough border, where drivers then turned south to meet up with the Sheppard section through Scarborough. However, a new section called the Lansing Cutoff was constructed joining the two disconnected pieces. The orphaned section of Sheppard between the 404 and Victoria Park was renamed Old Sheppard Avenue. {{coord|43|46|34|N|79|20|13|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|display=inline}} |
East of Yonge Street, Sheppard travels east through [[North York]] to [[Ontario Highway 404|Highway 404]]. Historically, it continued straight to [[Victoria Park Avenue]] at the Scarborough border, where drivers then turned south to meet up with the Sheppard section through Scarborough. However, a new section called the Lansing Cutoff was constructed joining the two disconnected pieces. The orphaned section of Sheppard between the 404 and Victoria Park was renamed Old Sheppard Avenue. {{coord|43|46|34|N|79|20|13|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|display=inline}} |
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Sheppard continues straight east through Scarborough until just east of Meadowvale Road, where the [[Rouge River (Ontario)|Rouge River]] valley presents steep grades {{coord|43|48|33|N|79|09|58|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|display=inline}}, and so Sheppard curves southwards to meet [[Kingston Road (Toronto)|Kingston Road]] just north of [[Ontario Highway 401|Highway 401]]. At that junction, it also meets Port Union Road, which heads south into the [[Port Union, Toronto|Port Union]] neighbourhood. However, the street originally continued straight east into the Rouge valley, but that section was renamed Twyn Rivers Drive after the connection to Port Union Rd was made in the early |
Sheppard continues straight east through Scarborough until just east of Meadowvale Road, where the [[Rouge River (Ontario)|Rouge River]] valley presents steep grades {{coord|43|48|33|N|79|09|58|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|display=inline}}, and so Sheppard curves southwards to meet [[Kingston Road (Toronto)|Kingston Road]] just north of [[Ontario Highway 401|Highway 401]]. At that junction, it also meets Port Union Road, which heads south into the [[Port Union, Toronto|Port Union]] neighbourhood. However, the street originally continued straight east into the Rouge valley, but that section was renamed Twyn Rivers Drive after the connection to Port Union Rd was made in the early 1950s, though Twyn Rivers becomes Sheppard again (thus officially giving the street its two branches) at Altona Road just east of the Toronto-Pickering limits in [[Regional Municipality of Durham|Durham Region]]. It continues farther east as a collector road until it ends at Fairport Road just north of Kingston Road. {{coord|43|49|28|N|79|06|26|W|region:CA-ON_type:landmark|display=inline}} |
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This routing parallels the alignment for Highway 401 and serves as an alternative if the highway is closed or congested. |
This routing parallels the alignment for Highway 401 and serves as an alternative if the highway is closed or congested. |
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==Public transportation== |
==Public transportation== |
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The [[Line 4 Sheppard]] subway runs under Sheppard Avenue East from Yonge Street to [[Don Mills Road]], with proposals to continue the line farther eastwards to the [[Scarborough Town Centre]] and westwards to [[Sheppard West station]] at Allen Road. There are five stations on the line providing access to Sheppard Avenue, including {{ |
The [[Line 4 Sheppard]] subway runs under Sheppard Avenue East from Yonge Street to [[Don Mills Road]], with proposals to continue the line farther eastwards to the [[Scarborough Town Centre]] and westwards to [[Sheppard West station]] at Allen Road. There are five stations on the line providing access to Sheppard Avenue, including {{stl|TTC|Bayview}}, {{stl|TTC|Bessarion}}, and {{stl|TTC|Leslie}}, as well as the {{stl|TTC|Sheppard–Yonge}} (at the junction with the Yonge section of [[Line 1 Yonge–University]]) and {{stl|TTC|Don Mills}} termini. Sheppard West station is located at the corner of Sheppard and [[Allen Road]], and [[Downsview Park station]] is located between [[Keele Street]] and [[Allen Road]]. The extension of the [[Line 2 Bloor-Danforth]] subway will have the line terminate at Sheppard Avenue, where a future extension of Line 4 could meet with it in the future. |
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Five bus routes run along Sheppard Avenue in Toronto from Sheppard–Yonge station: |
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* 84 Sheppard West (1963–present) |
* 84 Sheppard West (1963–present) |
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* 85 Sheppard East (1963–present) |
* 85 Sheppard East (1963–present) |
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* 98 Willowdale-Senlac (1974–present) |
* 98 Willowdale-Senlac (1974–present) |
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* 384 Sheppard West (Blue Night; 2015–present) |
* 384 Sheppard West (Blue Night; 2015–present) |
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* 385 Sheppard East (Blue Night; 2005–present) |
* 385 Sheppard East (Blue Night; 2005–present) |
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* 984 Sheppard West Express (1999–present) |
* 984 Sheppard West Express (1999–present) |
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* 985 Sheppard East Express (1980–present) |
* 985 Sheppard East Express (1980–present) |
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Historical routes since 1990: |
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[[GO Transit]] has stations at [[Agincourt GO Station|Agincourt]] on the [[Stouffville line]], on Sheppard between [[Kennedy Road (Toronto)|Kennedy Road]] and Midland Avenue, [[Oriole GO Station|Oriole]] on the [[Richmond Hill line]], southwest of the intersection of [[Leslie Street]] and Sheppard, and at Downsview Park on the [[Barrie line]], on Sheppard between [[Keele Street]] and [[Allen Road]]. |
[[GO Transit]] has stations at [[Agincourt GO Station|Agincourt]] on the [[Stouffville line]], on Sheppard between [[Kennedy Road (Toronto)|Kennedy Road]] and Midland Avenue, [[Oriole GO Station|Oriole]] on the [[Richmond Hill line]], southwest of the intersection of [[Leslie Street]] and Sheppard, and at Downsview Park on the [[Barrie line]], on Sheppard between [[Keele Street]] and [[Allen Road]]. |
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* [[Downsview Park]] - park and recreational facility owned by federal government and on the former [[CFB Downsview]] lands |
* [[Downsview Park]] - park and recreational facility owned by federal government and on the former [[CFB Downsview]] lands |
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* LCol George Taylor Denison III Armoury |
* LCol George Taylor Denison III Armoury |
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* [[North York General Hospital]] - major hospital and teaching unit of the [[University of Toronto]]'s Faculty of Medicine (adjacent to Leslie station) |
* [[North York General Hospital]] - major hospital and teaching unit of the [[University of Toronto]]'s Faculty of Medicine (adjacent to Leslie station) |
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* [[Rouge Park]] - regional park in the east end of the city |
* [[Rouge Park]] - regional park in the east end of the city |
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* [[Toronto Zoo]] - zoo located in east end of the city |
* [[Toronto Zoo]] - zoo located in east end of the city |
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Twyn Rivers Drive | |||||||
![]() Sheppard Ave. (Red) and Twyn Rivers Dr. (Green) within Toronto | |||||||
Maintained by | City of Toronto City of Pickering | ||||||
Standort | Toronto Pickering | ||||||
West end | Weston Road | ||||||
Major junctions | Jane Street Keele Street ![]() Bathurst Street Yonge Street Bayview Avenue Leslie Street Don Mills Road ![]() Victoria Park Avenue Warden Avenue Kennedy Road McCowan Road Markham Road Neilson Road Morningside Avenue Meadowvale Road ------Road branches------ ![]() ![]() | ||||||
East end | Toronto: Kingston Road (Continues south as Port Union Road) Pickering: Fairport Road | ||||||
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Sheppard Avenue is an east–west principal arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The street has two distinct branches near its eastern end, with the original route being a collector road leading to Pickering via a turnoff, and the main route following a later-built roadway which runs south to Kingston Road. To avoid name duplication, the Toronto portion of the northern branch was renamed Twyn Rivers Drive. The section of the street entirely in Toronto is (34.2 km) in length,[1] while the Pickering section and Twyn Rivers Dr. is (5.4 km) long.[2]
History
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Sheppard was a sideroad between lots 15 and 16 York Township[3]
In the former Scarborough municipality, Sheppard was once called the Lansing Sideroad. A post office known as "Lansing" occupied the corner of Yonge and Sheppard.[3]
Route description
Sheppard Avenue East
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Highway_404_2023.jpg/225px-Highway_404_2023.jpg)
East of Yonge Street, Sheppard travels east through North York to Highway 404. Historically, it continued straight to Victoria Park Avenue at the Scarborough border, where drivers then turned south to meet up with the Sheppard section through Scarborough. However, a new section called the Lansing Cutoff was constructed joining the two disconnected pieces. The orphaned section of Sheppard between the 404 and Victoria Park was renamed Old Sheppard Avenue. 43°46′34″N 79°20′13″W / 43.77611°N 79.33694°W
Sheppard continues straight east through Scarborough until just east of Meadowvale Road, where the Rouge River valley presents steep grades 43°48′33″N 79°09′58″W / 43.80917°N 79.16611°W, and so Sheppard curves southwards to meet Kingston Road just north of Highway 401. At that junction, it also meets Port Union Road, which heads south into the Port Union neighbourhood. However, the street originally continued straight east into the Rouge valley, but that section was renamed Twyn Rivers Drive after the connection to Port Union Rd was made in the early 1950s, though Twyn Rivers becomes Sheppard again (thus officially giving the street its two branches) at Altona Road just east of the Toronto-Pickering limits in Durham Region. It continues farther east as a collector road until it ends at Fairport Road just north of Kingston Road. 43°49′28″N 79°06′26″W / 43.82444°N 79.10722°W
This routing parallels the alignment for Highway 401 and serves as an alternative if the highway is closed or congested.
Sheppard Avenue West
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Westbound_highway_401_at_Leslie_street.jpg/200px-Westbound_highway_401_at_Leslie_street.jpg)
West of Yonge Street, Sheppard travels west across the Sheppard Avenue Bridge over the Don and past Bathurst Street and Wilson Heights Boulevard. Further west, the road allowance became blocked in 1939 by the appropriation of land for a De Havilland aircraft plant and, after World War II, Canadian Forces Base Downsview. A crescent-shaped section of road was finally constructed along the northern edge of the now former base in the 1970s, connecting Sheppard at Wilson Heights to Keele Street. 43°45′17″N 79°28′42″W / 43.75472°N 79.47833°W Today, Sheppard also intersects Allen Road on this section, but the intersecting portion of Allen Road was not constructed until 1982. Sheppard Avenue continues still further west to Weston Road and ends there due to the wide valley at the confluence of the two branches of the Humber River, preventing it from continuing further west.
Public transportation
The Line 4 Sheppard subway runs under Sheppard Avenue East from Yonge Street to Don Mills Road, with proposals to continue the line farther eastwards to the Scarborough Town Centre and westwards to Sheppard West station at Allen Road. There are five stations on the line providing access to Sheppard Avenue, including Bayview, Bessarion, and Leslie, as well as the Sheppard–Yonge (at the junction with the Yonge section of Line 1 Yonge–University) and Don Mills termini. Sheppard West station is located at the corner of Sheppard and Allen Road, and Downsview Park station is located between Keele Street and Allen Road. The extension of the Line 2 Bloor-Danforth subway will have the line terminate at Sheppard Avenue, where a future extension of Line 4 could meet with it in the future.
Five bus routes run along Sheppard Avenue in Toronto from Sheppard–Yonge station:
- 84 Sheppard West (1963–present)
- 85 Sheppard East (1963–present)
- 98 Willowdale-Senlac (1974–present)
- 384 Sheppard West (Blue Night; 2015–present)
- 385 Sheppard East (Blue Night; 2005–present)
Two express routes runs along Sheppard Avenue:
- 984 Sheppard West Express (1999–present)
- 985 Sheppard East Express (1980–present)
Historical routes since 1990:
- 10 Van Horne (1980–2002)
- 26 Bayview North (1974–1991)
- 139 Huntingwood (1973–2002)
GO Transit has stations at Agincourt on the Stouffville line, on Sheppard between Kennedy Road and Midland Avenue, Oriole on the Richmond Hill line, southwest of the intersection of Leslie Street and Sheppard, and at Downsview Park on the Barrie line, on Sheppard between Keele Street and Allen Road.
Communities
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Lansing.jpg/300px-Lansing.jpg)
- Emery
- Dublin Heights
- Elia
- Downsview
- Lansing
- Bayview Village
- Don Valley Village
- Willowdale
- North York Centre
- Henry Farm
- Parkway Forest
- The Peanut
- Agincourt
- Malvern
- L'Amoreaux
Attractions and landmarks
- Bayview Village - retail shopping mall (adjacent to Bayview station)
- Sheppard Centre - retail, commercial and residential complex (connected to Sheppard–Yonge station)
- Fairview Mall - large retail shopping mall (connecting with Don Mills station)
- Agincourt Mall - mid-size retail shopping mall
- Downsview Park - park and recreational facility owned by federal government and on the former CFB Downsview lands
- LCol George Taylor Denison III Armoury
- North York General Hospital - major hospital and teaching unit of the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicine (adjacent to Leslie station)
- Rouge Park - regional park in the east end of the city
- Toronto Zoo - zoo located in east end of the city
References
- ^ "Sheppard Ave. route Toronto" (Map). Google Maps. Google. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ "Sheppard Ave. route Pickering" (Map). Google Maps. Google. May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ a b "Historical Atlas York County".
External links
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