Denison Street
Encyclopedia
Denison Street is an urban thoroughfare in Markham, Ontario
, linking the Esna Industrial Park in the west to residential communities, such as Milliken
and Box Grove
, to the east. The road serves as an alternative to 14th Avenue in Markham and Steeles Avenue
. The road began its construction at 1980s, as a massive construction of residential houses began near the present-day Denison Street. The road is mainly a four-laned, except for the lightly used sections (from Steelcase Road West east to York Regional Road 8; and from York Regional Road 68 east to Bethany Street.
, east to Reesor Road. Upon the extension, Dension Street will be a major thoroughfare for residents of Cornell, Milliken, Hangermans Corners, Box Grove, and Downtown Markham.
The Viva Green
line passes through Denison Vivastation at Warden Avenue.
Markham, Ontario
Markham is a town in the Regional Municipality of York, located within the Greater Toronto Area of Southern Ontario, Canada. The population was 261,573 at the 2006 Canadian census...
, linking the Esna Industrial Park in the west to residential communities, such as Milliken
Milliken, Ontario
Milliken or Milliken Mills is a neighbourhood in the city of Toronto and Markham, Ontario. It is located in the North East section of Scarborough and South East section of Markham...
and Box Grove
Box Grove, Ontario
Box Grove is an original community in Markham, Ontario.-History:First settled in 1815 by William Beebe, Sparta or Sparty-Wharf was registered as a hamlet in 1850. The name suggests that at an early date there was boat traffic on the Rouge River...
, to the east. The road serves as an alternative to 14th Avenue in Markham and Steeles Avenue
Steeles Avenue
Steeles Avenue is an east-west street that forms the northern city limit of Toronto and the southern limit of York Region, Ontario, Canada. It stretches across the western Greater Toronto Area from Milborough Townline in Halton Region east to the Scarborough-Pickering limit. It runs for within...
. The road began its construction at 1980s, as a massive construction of residential houses began near the present-day Denison Street. The road is mainly a four-laned, except for the lightly used sections (from Steelcase Road West east to York Regional Road 8; and from York Regional Road 68 east to Bethany Street.
Future extension plan
There has been plans of extending Denison Street east to York Regional Road 69 (Ninth Line), for the scheduled massive construction of residential houses east of Ninth Line, spanning north to York Regional Road 25, south to Steeles AvenueSteeles Avenue
Steeles Avenue is an east-west street that forms the northern city limit of Toronto and the southern limit of York Region, Ontario, Canada. It stretches across the western Greater Toronto Area from Milborough Townline in Halton Region east to the Scarborough-Pickering limit. It runs for within...
, east to Reesor Road. Upon the extension, Dension Street will be a major thoroughfare for residents of Cornell, Milliken, Hangermans Corners, Box Grove, and Downtown Markham.
Public transit
Currently, a YRT route (Route #2) namely "Milliken" uses Denison Street between Esna Park Drive and Kennedy Road.The Viva Green
Viva Green
Viva Green, or the Don Mills-McCowan-Cornell line, is a bus rapid transit line in York Region, north of Toronto, Canada.There are 11 stations on the Viva Green line between Don Mills Station and McCowan Road in Markham...
line passes through Denison Vivastation at Warden Avenue.
Poorly designed curve at Old Kennedy Road
Denison Street has a sharp 130° curve at the traffic light intersection of Old Kennedy Road. Many drivers has experienced problems with the curve, including some accidentally drove onto Old Kennedy Road without knowing they did.External links
- Denison Street, near York Regional Road 67 at Google MapsGoogle MapsGoogle Maps is a web mapping service application and technology provided by Google, free , that powers many map-based services, including the Google Maps website, Google Ride Finder, Google Transit, and maps embedded on third-party websites via the Google Maps API...