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Woodbine Avenue consists of three north-south road sections in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada: # The southern section in Toronto begins near Ashbridges Bay on the shore of Lake Ontario, at Lake Shore Boulevard.〔The southern terminus northbound section begins as a one way lane at Kew Beach Avenue (just north of Donald Dean Summerville Swimming Pool) where as the southbound section ends 120 metres north of Kew Beach Avenue. (【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Google Maps )〕 Woodbine then continues north to O'Connor Drive. # The middle section in Toronto begins, under the name Woodbine Heights Drive, across the Massey Taylor Creek, in the Parkview Heights neighbourhood. Following the southern alignment of Woodbine, it continues for four blocks and ends at the East Don Valley. Had the alignment of the O'Connor Bridge been north-south instead of southwest-northeast, this section would have been joined with the southern segment. # The northern section runs from Steeles Avenue at the Toronto-Markham border to the shore of Lake Simcoe, ending at Lake Drive in Georgina.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Google Maps )〕 York Region designates this section as an arterial road.〔 The map identifies current and planned arterial designated roads in York Region, including Woodbine.〕 It runs parallel to Highway 404 as York Regional Road 8.〔 ==History== In Toronto, the portion of Woodbine Avenue north of Eglinton Avenue to Highway 401 was removed when the Don Valley Parkway was constructed in the 1960s. Woodbine was a single lane paved concession road (third concession line laid 19,800 ft (6,000 m) east of Yonge Street from Steeles Avenue to York Mills Road and an open allowance (unopened road allowance) southwards to Lawrence Avenue East.〔(City in the Trees: Retrospectives: Finch Avenue and Woodbine Avenue ). Cityinthetrees.blogspot.com (2009-10-07). Retrieved on 2013-07-26.〕 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 Avenue is six lanes wide from Steeles Avenue to Highway 7, and four lanes wide between Highway 7 and Major Mackenzie Drive, and there is a centre turning lane. North of Major Mackenzie Drive, Woodbine narrows to a two-lane rural road, though with occasional left-turn lane. Recent housing developments since the early 2000s have necessitated the widening of Woodbine to cope with increased traffic levels. However, due to existing properties around Victoria Square, the intersection of Woodbine Avenue and Elgin Mills Road, was realigned. The ''Woodbine Avenue By-Pass'' opened on November 15, 2010.〔(Woodbine Avenue Bypass to Open in Town of Markham )〕〔http://www.york.ca/NR/rdonlyres/5vpf4moqi5qxo5hf4nwt7kk63exzz6dk4vdgy4xsanqyerta7loo46jqwxiopsxlfm2rcm6gpi6fyeh5m4rh32xeid/rpt+2+cls+3.pdf〕 ''Woodbine Avenue By-Pass'' cuts through the new home development area known as Cathedraltown. It was requested by the city of Markham that the by-passed Woodbine Avenue would be renamed ''Victoria Square Boulevard'' to reflect the geographical location of the road—within the area of Victoria Square. However, the ''Woodbine Avenue By-Pass'' will retain the ''By-Pass'' even after the renaming of the by-passed Woodbine Avenue. ''Victoria Square Boulevard'' wwas transferred to the jurisdiction of the city of Markham and no longer serves as a regional road with Woodbine Avenue By-Pass now as a regional road instead.〔http://www.markham.ca/markham/ccbs/indexfile/Agendas/2006/Development%20Services-Economic%20Development/December%2012/Renaming%20Portions%20of%20Roads%20Affected%20by%20Existing%20and%20Proposed%20Road%20Realignments.htm〕 The former section is now a local road ending with cul-de-sac on either end.〔http://archives.york.ca/mediareleases/2010/web/november%2010,%202010%20woodbine%20avenue%20bypass%20to%20open%20in%20town%20of%20markham290e.htm?ODA=1〕 On Christmas Eve, in 2001, the Woodbine Building Supply fire occurred. The store was located at the intersection of Danforth and Woodbine. It was one of the biggest fires in Toronto's history, as 170 firefighters were required to bring the six-alarm blaze under control. The building was less than 50 metres from residences in the neighborhood and more than 50 families had to evacuate their homes on Christmas morning. One person was killed and another was severely disfigured. Police and insurance quickly suspected arson and several people have been convicted. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Woodbine Avenue」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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