Woodbine Avenue
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Woodbine Avenue is a north-south route in Toronto and Markham, Ontario, Canada.
The Toronto section runs from O'Connor Drive to Lake Shore Boulevard and the Markham section, also known as York Regional Road 8, runs from Steeles Avenue towards York Region's boundary.
Had the orientation of the O'Connor Street bridge at the head of Woodbine Avenue (which runs over the Taylor-Massey Creek (Don) river) been placed on North-South axis instead of the current Northeast-Southwest arrangement, Woodbine Avenue would have continued north into the residential Parkview Hills area (via the current Woodbine Heights Boulevard) and connected directly with St.Clair Street East.
The portion of Woodbine Avenue north of Woodbine Heights to Highway 401 was lost when the Don Valley Parkway was constructed in the 1960s. Another section from Highway 401 to Steeles Avenue was lost when Highway 404 was built in the 1970s, although the Parclo A4 interchange with Steeles included a Y-junction modification to accommodate Woodbine traffic. Victoria Park Avenue, a major north-south arterial in the City of Toronto, terminates shortly after the intersection with Steeles, so Woodbine Avenue takes up most of the traffic. Woodbine is a six-lane arterial from Steeles to Highway 7, and four lanes from Highway 7 to Major Mackenzie Drive, where it narrows to 2 lanes onwards.
Woodbine Racetrack is in Etobicoke, Ontario, and not anywhere close to Woodbine Avenue. Greenwood Race Track used to be located at the south end of Woodbine Avenue until it was demolished in 1994. Greenwood Race Track was the original Woodbine Racetrack until the construction of the current Woodbine Racetrack in 1956. The name was then transferred to the new facility. Known as "Old Woodbine Race Track" for several years, the facility changed its name to Greenwood Race Track after nearby Greenwood Avenue.
Attractions
- Woodbine Beach
- Woodbine Park
- Buttonville Municipal Airport - Markham
- Buttonville Golf Course
See also
North of Steeles, Woodbine Avenue is also referred to as York Regional Road 8.
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