User:The Canadian Roadgeek/Bur Oak Avenue



Bur Oak Avenue is a road in Markham, Ontario, Canada.

Road information

 * Length: 11km and counting
 * Transportation: YRT Route 18 (YRT 1, 8, 85, 102D, 303, 401, and 403 uses parts of Bur Oak)
 * Attractions:Berczy Park
 * Road Status: 4-lane collector avenue with painted lanes from Kennedy to Ninth Line. From Ninth Line to Whites Hill Avenue, there aren't any lanes yet, but they will be painted in the future.
 * Zoning: Light residential mainly, spits of commercial, government, institutional, and 6-storey condos at McCowan/Bur Oak.
 * Additional Information:Bur Oak Avenue is a major east-west 4-lane collector road in the town of Markham, Ontario. The street is the main artery road for the communities of Berczy Village, Wismer Common, Greensborough, and Cornell.

Construction
The avenue was constructed first from Kennedy Road to The Bridle Walk, then from The Bridle Walk to McCowan Road. From there, Bur Oak was expanded to Highway 48 to accommodate the new Wismer Common subdivision and then later extended yet again to Ninth Line. Another portion of Bur Oak, between Whites Hill and Church Street was already constructed with the Cornell subdivision. Eventually, Bur Oak was extended once again past Ninth Line, curving south toward 16th Avenue, intersecting it, and joined at Whites Hill Avenue. The portion of Bur Oak between 16th Avenue and Whites Hill was opened in October 2006, and the road was complete to Highway 7 in early 2007. The future also calls for Bur Oak Avenue to be extended south of Highway 7 to serve the developing Box Grove community.

Public transit
YRT Route 18 (Bur Oak) runs Monday to Saturday from Angus Glen Community Centre to Markham Stouffville Hospital. There are 4 other routes that use portions of Bur Oak Avenue, 8-Kennedy, 102D-Markham Road North, 401-Brother Andre High School Special via Bur Oak, and 403-Markham District High School Special. When Viva (Viva Purple, Viva Green and Viva Pink specifically) enters its second phase, the former Cornell station will be renamed to Bur Oak (proposed name).

"Landmarks" along Bur Oak Avenue

 * Berczy Plaza (2 Bur Oak Avenue, at Kennedy Road)
 * Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School (90 Bur Oak Avenue, just east of Kennedy)
 * Berczy Park (between The Bridle Walk and Glenbrook Drive)
 * Esso/Tim Hortons (550 Bur Oak Avenue, at McCowan Road)
 * Williamstown Plaza (591 Bur Oak Avenue/9631 McCowan Road)
 * Markham Fire Station #9-8 (650 Bur Oak Avenue, just east of McCowan)
 * San Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic Elementary School (840 Bur Oak Avenue)
 * Bur Oak Secondary School (933 Bur Oak Avenue)
 * Wismer Park (between Roy Rainey Avenue and Mingay Avenue Under Construction)
 * Wismer Baptist Church
 * Wismer Public School (171 Mingay Avenue, at Bur Oak Avenue)
 * Plaza, Name Unknown (50 Anderson Avenue, at Bur Oak Avenue)
 * Mount Joy GO Station (1801 Bur Oak Avenue, at Highway 48)
 * Mount Joy Public School (281 Williamson Road, at Bur Oak Avenue)
 * St. Julia Billiart Catholic Elementary School (2070 Bur Oak Avenue)
 * Greensborough Park (between Chancery Drive and Greensborough Public School)
 * Greensborough Public School (80 Alfred Paterson Road, at Bur Oak Avenue)
 * Little Rouge Public School
 * Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care (2780 Bur Oak Avenue, at Cornell Park Drive)
 * Bur Oak VIVAStation (Proposed)

Roads that cross Bur Oak
Roads that intersect Bur Oak Avenue are (from west to east): italicized = future
 * [[Image:YRR3.png|25px]] Kennedy Road
 * Madison Heights Boulevard
 * Harbord Street
 * McCaul Street
 * Brunswick Avenue
 * Fairlawn Avenue
 * Brock Avenue
 * Henrietta Road
 * William Berczy Boulevard
 * Old Meadow Lane
 * Crawford Street
 * Orchard Hill Boulevard
 * Russell Hill Road
 * The Bridle Walk
 * Glenbrook Drive
 * Cottingham Street
 * Ridgecrest Road
 * Wychwood Drive
 * Belgrave Square
 * Belgrave Square (other side)
 * Manorwood Drive
 * Stonebridge Drive
 * Charles Sturdy Road
 * Emery Hill Boulevard
 * [[Image:YRR67.png|25px]] McCowan Road
 * Fred McLaren Boulevard (North)/ Country Ridge Drive (South)
 * Trailsbrook Terrace
 * Todman Lane
 * Roy Rainey Avenue
 * Dogwood Street
 * Mingay Avenue
 * Houser Street
 * Ayhart Street
 * McKennon Drive
 * Fred McLaren Boulevard (other side)
 * Everett Street
 * Kentland Street
 * Hammersly Bouelavard
 * [[Image:Ontario_48.png|25px]]Highway 48
 * Anderson Avenue
 * Cathmar Drive (North)/ Osmond Appleton Road (South)
 * Gracewell Road (North)/ William Grant Road (South)
 * Williamson Road
 * Rachett Road
 * Balmano Road
 * Stalmaster Road (North)/ Northside Road (South, ironically)
 * Pamgrey Road (North)/ Cornerstone Road (South)
 * Swan Park Road
 * Goldenwood Crescent
 * Raindow Valley Crescent
 * Greensborough Village Drive
 * Sanctuary Way
 * Greensborough Village Drive
 * Rainbow Valley Crescent (North)/ Chancery Road (South)
 * Goldenwood Crescent
 * Saffron Street
 * Clover Street
 * Alfred Paterson Drive
 * Ambercroft Road (North)/ Trelawny Road (South)
 * Maybreeze Road (North)/ Beckstead Street (South)
 * [[Image:YRR69.png|25px]] Ninth Line
 * Pike Lane
 * Cardrew Street
 * Evaridge Drive
 * Country Glen Road
 * Chauncey Court
 * Highbury Court
 * Toulouse Court
 * Northvale Road
 * Tilbury Gate
 * Tilman Gate
 * Southampton Avenue
 * Berryman Lane
 * [[Image:YRR73.png|25px]] 16th Avenue
 * Gas Lamp Lane
 * Nuthatch lane
 * Royal Feathers Street
 * Morning Dove Drive
 * Whites Hill Avenue
 * Almira Avenue
 * Christian Reesor Park Avenue
 * Donald Sim Avenue
 * Cornell Meadows Avenue
 * The Meadows Avenue
 * Settlement Park Avenue
 * Riverlands Avenue
 * Church Street
 * [[Image:YRR7.png|25px]] Highway 7

Major roads/highways parallel to Bur Oak Avenue
From Kennedy Road section to Ninth Line section: (from north to south)
 * [[Image:YRR29.png|20px]] 19th Avenue
 * [[Image:YRR49.png|20px]] Elgin Mills Road
 * [[Image:YRR25.png|20px]] Major Mackenzie Drive East
 * [[Image:YRR48.png|20px]] Donald Cousens Parkway (Old Markham Bypass)
 * Castlemore Avenue
 * Bur Oak Avenue
 * [[Image:YRR73.png|20px]] 16th Avenue
 * [[Image:YRR7.png|20px]] Highway 7
 * [[Image:Highway407crest.png|20px]] Highway 407

From Ninth Line section to Highway 7 section: (from west to east)
 * [[Image:YRR67.png|20px]] McCowan Road
 * Main Street Markham/Highway 48
 * [[Image:YRR69.png|20px]] Ninth Line
 * Bur Oak Avenue
 * [[Image:YRR48.png|20px]] Donald Cousens Parkway
 * New Markham Bypass (Regional Numbers not yet assigned)
 * Reesor Road
 * [[Image:YRR30.png|20px]] York-Durham Line