York Regional Road 71

York Regional Road 71 is a suburban east-west thoroughfare, formerly a concession road that runs through southern York Region, Ontario, Canada. Its western segment was originally a segment of Highway 7, until being bypassed by a new alignment whiched opened in 1987 as a six lane at-grade expressway.
Road Information
*Local Names: 14th Avenue; Centre Street
*Municipalities: Markham ; Vaughan
*Length: 17 km
*Transportation: Predominantly served by YRT Route # 2A, Brampton Transit # 77; 14th Vivastation on the Viva Green line, Viva Purple
*Attractions: Milliken Mills Park, The Promenade Mall
*Road Status: Paved, 2 lanes rural thoroughfare between York Regional Road 69 to York-Durham Line; 4-lanes urban thoroughfare west of York Regional Road 69 and thoroughout the whole route.
*Zonings: Mainly industrial, especially north of 14th Avenue, and residential area spread out along the route.
*Eastern Terminus: 20px York-Durham Line
*Western Terminus: 20px Highway 7
Naming of the Road
Portions of the road is named 14th Avenue, as this road is previously listed as Concession Road 14, the 14th main road counting from Lake Ontario. The concession system was set before 1954 when York County existed. The name retains to current use.
Public Transit
On 14th Avenue section of the road, the road is predominantly served by YRT Route # 2A (named "Milliken") and 14th Vivastation on the Viva Green line; on Centre Street, there are more varieties, including the Brampton Transit # 77 and Viva Purple from Bathurst Street to Highway 7.
History
The road is broken up into two sections due to suburban development around Highway 404. As a result, John Street and Esna Park Drive are responsible for connecting the two sections up, though they are not designated as York Regional Roads.
Recent Construction
Constructions have been going on between McDowell Gate and York Regional Road 65 recently. The purpose of the construction is to widen the road into a 6-lanes avenue to accommodate future, expected traffic provided by Downtown Markham. Another purpose is to smoothen the landscape of the road.
Communities along YRR71
*Box Grove
*Milliken
*Hangerman Corners
*Thornhill
*Concord
Major Roads that cross YRR71
(From West to East)
*20px Highway 7
*20px Dufferin Street
*New Westminister Drive
*20px Bathurst Street (Section of Regional Road ends)
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*20px Warden Avenue
*Birchmount Road
*20px Kennedy Road
*Brimley Road
*20px McCowan Road
*Middlefield Road
*20px Markham Road
*20px Ninth Line
*Reesor Road
*20px York-Durham Line

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