List of municipal roads in Markham, Ontario

While most major roads in Markham, Ontario are funded by the York Regional government, some of the main roads are funded by the Markham government. These roads are named as municipal roads. These municipal roads are served for motorists to travel within the city. The Markham government also funded all of the local, light-duty Collector roads. This article lists all the major municipal roads funded by Markham.

Sample road signs found along Markham's municipal roads.

Regional roads are maintained by York Region Transportation Services Department and all other roads by the City of Markham's Operations Department.

North-South routes
Road name Northern End Southern End Length (km)[1] Additional notes
Aileen Road Green Lane John Street 0.4
Allstate Parkway Toronto/Buttonville Airport Highway 7 1.1 Named for the location of the former Allstate's Canada Head Office building, now home to Seneca College Markham campus.
Birchmount Road Highway 7 Steeles Avenue 2.4 Continuation of street from with City of Toronto; extension from 14th Avenue do serve as future principle artery of Downtown Markham.
Brimley Road 14th Avenue Steeles Avenue 2.1 Continuation of street from with City of Toronto.
Cornell Centre Boulevard 16th Avenue Highway 7 Eastern border of the community of Cornell;
Alternative route to relieve traffic congestion on Main Street Markham and Ninth Line;
Former alignment of York Regional Road 48. Formerly named as the Old Markham By-Pass in reference of traffic bypassing Markham Village and Main Street Markham. Current name linked with the community of Cornell, Ontario.
Henderson Avenue Toronto Ladies' Golf Course Steeles Avenue 2.5 Major thoroughfare in Community of Thornhill. Connects with Maxome Aveune in Toronto to the south of Steeles Avenue.
Laureleaf Road Bayview Avenue Steeles Avenue 1.7 Connects with City of Toronto with a street with the same name (signed as Laureleaf Road South)
Main Street Unionville Rosemead Close Enterprise Drive 2.75 Street name linked to the community of Unionville, Ontario. Major tourist area of the city of Markham.
Formerly the alignment of present-day York Regional Road 3.
Middlefield Road 14th Avenue Steeles Avenue Continuation of of road from with City of Toronto with a street with the same name; eastern border of the Community of Milliken.
Mingay Avenue Major MacKenzie Drive 16th Avenue Main route in the Community of Wismer Common and named for Mingay family who are related to the Cornell settlers of Markham including lawyer and former Deputy Reeve of Markham Paul Mingay.
Old Kennedy Road Denison Street Steeles Avenue Formerly the alignment of present-day York Regional Road 3 (Kennedy Road). Connects with City of Toronto as Silver Star Boulevard. Section north of Denison renamed as Frenso Court.
Reesor Road 19th Avenue York Regional Road 29 Steeles Avenue East (York Regional Road 95) 12 Continues north of 19th as Tenth Line then merges with York-Durham Town Line (York Regional Road 30) in Lincolnville, Ontario. Street is continuation of street with same name in Toronto. South of Steeles Avenue road ends at Finch Avenue East at Toronto Zoo.
Rodick Road Woodbine Avenue Riviera Drive 6.8 Western border of Downtown Markham.
Roy Rainey Avenue Major MacKenzie Drive 16th Avenue Road is named for Private Roy Rainey of Unionville who died in 1918 as member of the 3rd Battalion of the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) in Somme, France[2]
Stonebridge Drive Major MacKenzie Drive 16th Avenue
The Bridle Walk Major MacKenzie Drive 16th Avenue Passes through the heart of the community of Berczy Village.
Town Centre Boulevard Apple Creek Boulevard Highway 7 Many important structures of the city locate on this road. Roads name was based on the location of the Markham Civic Centre which served as Town Centre before 2012.
Victoria Park Avenue Denison Street Steeles Avenue Street is continuation of street with same name in Toronto.
Village Parkway 16th Avenue Highway 7 Western border of Community of Unionville.
Future connection to Birchmount Road that currently terminates south of Highway 7.
Willowbrook Road Bayview Avenue Green Lane 1.9

East-West routes
Road name Eastern end Western end Length (km)[1] Additional information
14th Avenue Alden Road Highway 404 Although most of 14th Avenue is marked as Regional Road 71, the section west of Warden is municipal-funded. Former sideroad between lots 5 and 6.[3] Council debated renaming the road, as "4" is considered unlucky by Chinese.[4]
19th Avenue York-Durham Line Woodbine Avenue Although parts of 19th Avenue is marked as Regional Road 29, the section east of Woodbine is municipal-funded; 19th Avenue is the northernmost municipal road in Markham. Former sideroad between lots 30 and 31.[3]
Alden Road Warden Avenue Esna Park Drive Along with John Street and the section of Esna Park Drive west of Alden, it bridges the two separate sections of York Regional Road 71.
Apple Creek Boulevard Warden Avenue Woodbine Avenue Northern border of Downtown Markham. Named for small waterway and Rouge River tributary in the area Apple Creek.
Bullock Drive Main Street Markham North Highway 7
Bur Oak Avenue Highway 7 Kennedy Road 11.0 Major thoroughfare in Berczy Village, Wismer Common, Greensborough, and Cornell
Carlton Road McCowan Road Warden Avenue Major thoroughfare in Unionville.
Castlemore Avenue Ninth Line Kennedy Road
Clark Avenue East Sprucewood Drive Yonge Street 1.6 Connects with Vaughan.
Denison Street Bethany Street Steelcase Road West 9.9 Serve as an alternative to the traffic congested Steeles Avenue.
Major thoroughfare for Milliken.
Elgin Mills Road East York-Durham Line Woodbine Avenue Although most of Elgin Mills Road is marked as Regional Road 49, the section east of Woodbine is municipal-funded. Originally Eighteenth Avenue, the sideroad between lots 25 and 26. Elgin Mills was a small community on Yonge. [5]. Was a post office established in 1900 and named for James Bruce, Earl of Bruce. [6]
Elson Street Denison Street York Regional Road 67 3.2 Named for former Ward 6 town councillor Elson Miles.
Enterprise Drive Main Street Unionville Warden Avenue 2.5 Major thoroughfare of Downtown Markham, connects with Yorktech Drive, Unionville Gate, and South Unionville Avenue as an alternative to York Regional Road 7.
Esna Park Drive Steeles Avenue Woodbine Avenue Along with Alden Road and John Street, the section west of Alden Road bridges the two separate sections of York Regional Road 71; connects with Toronto.
Fred Varley Drive Main Street Unionville Carlton Road Named for Group of Seven member Fred Varley
Green Lane Leslie Street Bayview Avenue 2.6 Northern border of German Mills.
John Street Woodbine Avenue Yonge Street 6.125 Along with Alden Road and the section of Esna Park Drive west of Alden, it bridges the two separate sections of York Regional Road 71; major thoroughfare in German Mills and Thornhill. Believed to be named for John Colborne, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada
Langstaff Road East Bayview Avenue Yonge Street 2.3 Cut off from the rest of Langstaff Road by Highway 7
Highglen Avenue Markham Road Kennedy Road
Raymerville Drive McCowan Road McCowan Road 4.5 An U-shape major thoroughfare forming the backbone of the community Raymerville - Markville East. Likely named for Raymer family.
Royal Orchard Boulevard Bayview Avenue Yonge Street 2.2 Major thoroughfare of Langstaff.
South Unionville Avenue McCowan Road Kennedy Road Future major thoroughfare of Downtown Markham; connects with Yorktech Drive, Enterprise Drive, and Unionville Gate to form an alternative route to York Regional Road 7.
Yorktech Drive Warden Avenue Woodbine Avenue Future major thoroughfare of Downtown Markham, and will connect to Enterprise Drive, Unionville Gate, and South Unionville Avenue to form an alternative route to York Regional Road 7.

*Italics indicate future termini.

See also
  • List of roads in Toronto, Ontario
  • List of regional roads in York Region, Ontario

References
  1. "Google Maps". Google. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  2. https://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/canadian-virtual-war-memorial/detail/576604
  3. "Tremain Map York". 1860. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  4. O'Toole, Megan (April 18, 2011). "Calls for change to 'unlucky' Markham street name". National Post. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  5. "Markham Street Name Origin Index" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  6. http://www.ruralroutes.com/5834.html
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