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Don Mills Road

Major north-south route in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario

Field	Value
name	Don Mills Road
map	File:Don Mills Road Toronto and Markham.jpg
map_caption	Route of Don Mills Road through Toronto and Markham (blue line)
marker_image	[[File:Don Mills Road Toronto.jpg	Don Mills Road Toronto	200px]]
[[File:Don Mills Rd YR.png	175px]] [[File:York Regional Road 12.svg	York Regional Road 12	40px]]
other_name	York Regional Road 12
image	File:Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue Intersection.jpg
caption	Intersection of Don Mills Road and Eglinton Avenue, looking north toward Wynford Drive
maint	City of Toronto
Region of York
length_km	46
location	Toronto
Markham
direction_a	South
terminus_a	O'Connor Drive in Toronto
direction_b	North
terminus_b	John Street in Markham (continues as Leslie Street)
junction
Eglinton Avenue
Lawrence Avenue
York Mills Road
Sheppard Avenue
Finch Avenue
Steeles Avenue
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Region of York Markham Eglinton Avenue Lawrence Avenue York Mills Road Sheppard Avenue Finch Avenue Steeles Avenue

Don Mills Road is a north-south route in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, passing through the former cities of East York and North York. It begins at O'Connor Drive near ramps to the Don Valley Parkway, and ends at John Street in Markham, where it becomes a separate northern section of Leslie Street, which parallels it to the west south of the break. North of Steeles Avenue, the road is designated and signed as York Regional Road 12, which continues along Leslie.

From south to north, it passes through the Toronto neighbourhoods of Todmorden Village, Flemingdon Park, Don Mills, Graydon Hall, Henry Farm, Parkway Forest, Don Valley Village, and north of Steeles Avenue, German Mills in Markham.

Between Sheppard and Finch Avenues, Don Mills Road splits into two one-way curved boulevards named as Don Mills Road East and Don Mills Road West. This section is called The Peanut due to its shape on maps. It surrounds schools, a community centre, and the Peanut Plaza.

History

Originally named Don Independent Road due to donations of the land by local farmers for the public improvement, the road was carrying traffic from many mills in the area: flour, grist, woollen, and sawmills, hence the current name.

In the 1950s, when the planned community of Don Mills was created, Don Mills Road was further extended north from this terminus into North York.

By 1990, Don Mills Road was widened from four to six lanes between Overlea Boulevard and York Mills Road. The two additional lanes became the first carpool diamond lanes in Toronto.

Public transportation

Toronto Transit Commission bus routes that run along Don Mills Road include: 25 Don Mills, 100 Flemingdon Park, 325 Don Mills (Blue Night), 403 South Don Mills (community route), and 925 Don Mills Express (express route).

Since November 2002, Don Mills station located under Fairview Mall has served as a connection between the Sheppard subway line and a multitude of other bus routes. Line 5 Eglinton will have a station named at Don Mills upon opening.

There were plans by the Toronto Transit Commission to construct a light rail transit line along Don Mills from Steeles Avenue to Overlea Boulevard to Pape station with the Don Mills LRT, as part of the Transit City plan. The Ontario Line will run along this proposed route south of Eglinton Avenue, with future provisions to extend further north along Don Mills Road.

Attractions

Ontario Science Centre south of Eglinton Avenue
Shops at Don Mills at Lawrence Avenue
Fairview Mall at Sheppard Avenue
The Peanut between Sheppard and Finch Avenue
Seneca College, Newnham Campus on Finch
The historic Zion Church Cultural Centre at Finch
Don Mills Collegiate Institute a local high school

Sources

References

"Google maps".
"Google maps".
(1989-06-22). "Biggest roads plan in 20 years okayed by Metro Council".
"TTC Transit City".

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