Henderson Avenue
Henderson Avenue is a thoroughfare in Thornhill, Ontario. This street goes in a north-south direction. The street terminates at Toronto Ladies Golf Course and Steeles Avenue. South of Steeles Avenue, the street is referred to Maxome Avenue.
Description
Henderson Avenue has a lot of traffic between John Street through Clark Avenue, and to Doncaster Avenue. The street is fairly flat, with a maximum speed of 50 km/h. Most of the traffic then redirected into Doncaster Avenue into Yonge Street. Several stop signs are found along the road.
Roads that Henderson Avenue meets up with
- Dell Glen Court
- Dale Park Court
- Brooklet Court
- Forest Park Circle
- John Street, where the street starts to get busy
- Elgin Street
- Saint Andrews Court
- Clark Avenue East
- Morgan Avenue
- Glen Cameron Road, Proctor Road,
- Doncaster Avenue, where most of the traffic is gone
- Dalmeny Road
- Grandview Avenue
- Courtham Avenue
- Brightbay Crescent
- Steeles Avenue, where the street terminates.
Public transit along Henderson Road
- YRT Route #2 (From John Street, to Doncaster Avenue)
Road status
For the section between John Street and Steeles Avenue,the road is paved and painted with lanes, one lane per direction, and with occasional stop signs. However, no lanes are painted from John Street to Toronto Ladies Golf Course. Frequent stops signs are reported. There are occasional potholes reported along the street. The road is busy in daytime, and traffic is reduced in nighttime. The road is more like a suburban road due to the influence of Old Thornhill.
Zonings along Henderson Avenue
Between Toronto Ladies Golf Course and John Street, the main zonings are golf course but there are some residence mixing in. Between John Street and Clark Avenue, and from Doncaster Avenue to Steeles Avenue, it is all residence. Between Clark Avenue and Doncaster Avenue, the main zoning is light industrial.
Sources
Maps
- MapArt: Golden Horseshoe and Greater Toronto Area Pages 355, Grid X22, Y22, and Z22
- [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=88+Henderson+Ave,+Thornhill,+ON,+Canada&ie=UTF8&z=14&ll=43.810933,-79.413471&spn=0.025209,0.085831&t=h&om=1&iwloc=addr| Maps and Aerial Photo of Henderson Avenue]
Transit Map/ TTC Map
- Multi-Language Transit Guide Versions 1/2