Eglinton Avenue
Road in Toronto and Mississauga, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Eglinton Avenue is a major east–west arterial thoroughfare in Toronto and Mississauga in the Canadian province of Ontario. The street begins at Highway 407 (but does not interchange with the tollway) at the western limits of Mississauga, as a continuation of Lower Baseline in Milton. It traverses the midsection of both cities and ends at Kingston Road. Eglinton Avenue is the only street to cross all six former cities and boroughs of Metropolitan Toronto.
Maintained by | City of Toronto City of Mississauga | ||||||||
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Location | Toronto, Mississauga | ||||||||
West end | 407 ETR (No interchange. Continues as Lower Base Line) | ||||||||
Major junctions | Ninth Line Winston Churchill Boulevard Erin Mills Parkway Mavis Road Hurontario Street Highway 403 Dixie Road Highway 401 Kipling Avenue Islington Avenue Jane Street Black Creek Drive Keele Street Dufferin Street Allen Road Bathurst Street Avenue Road Yonge Street Bayview Avenue Leslie Street Don Mills Road Don Valley Parkway Victoria Park Avenue Warden Avenue Kennedy Road Markham Road | ||||||||
East end | Kingston Road | ||||||||
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The Toronto section was surveyed in the 19th century as the Fourth Concession Road (with the first being Queen Street). It was historically known as Richview Sideroad in Etobicoke and Lower Baseline in Mississauga. It was also designated Highway 5A (and later Highway 109) in Scarborough.