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{{Infobox road
|province=ON
|marker_image=[[File:Bayview Avenue Toronto.png|150px]]
|name= Bayview Avenue
|alternate_name=
|maint= City of [[Toronto]]
|map=Bayview Ave map.png
|map_notes = Bayview within Toronto
|length_km= 17.5
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|direction_a= South
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b= {{jcon|York|34}} / <br> [[Steeles Avenue]]
|terminus_a= [[Queen Street East]]
|junction= River Street<br>[[Eglinton Avenue]]<br>[[Lawrence Avenue]]<br>{{jcon|Hwy|401}}
|cities= [[Toronto]]
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[[File:Bayview Avenue Across Bridge.jpg|thumb|right|290px|Bayview Avenue]]
[[File:Bayview Avenue Sign.jpg|200px|right|thumb|A Bayview Avenue sign in [[East York]]]]

'''Bayview Avenue''' is a major north-south route in the [[Greater Toronto Area]] of [[Ontario]]. North of [[Toronto]], in [[York Region]], Bayview is also designated as '''York Regional Road 34'''.

==History==
Bayview Avenue follows the first concession line, laid {{convert|6600|ft|abbr=on}} east of Yonge Street. Over time, the concession road became known as '''East York Avenue''', a reference to the division it formed between the city of Toronto and the township of East York.<ref>{{cite book
| title = Toronto Sketches 8: The way we were
| first = Mike
| last = Filey
| publisher = Dundurn Press
| year = 2004
| isbn = 1-55002-527-9
| section = Origins of the Sheppard Subway Line
| pages = 319&ndash;320}}</ref>
In 1931, James Stanley McLean constructed ''Bay View'' overlooking the Don Valley on the edge of [[Moore Park, Toronto|Moore Park]].<ref>City of Toronto Archives</ref>

On August 17, 1959, Bayview was extended south from Moore Avenue in [[Leaside]] to [[Front Street (Toronto)|Front Street]]. The northern section of this extension was routed alongside Pottery Road to Nesbitt Drive. South of this, it wraps around a hill and descends into the [[Lower Don Valley]], travelling parallel to the route of the [[Don Valley Parkway]].<ref>{{cite map

| title = Ontario Road Map
| cartography = C.P. Robins
| publisher = Ontario Department of Highways
| year = 1959
| section = Toronto inset}}</ref>
This addition is frequently referred to as the '''Bayview Extension'''. It was constructed as part of the [[Don Valley Parkway]] project, and necessitated the removal of "Sugarloaf Hill" directly north of the Bloor Street Viaduct. The extension fulfilled the "central spoke" in the building of the "Don Valley Roadway" as proposed in the 1940s. A route through the ravine to St. Clair Avenue was replaced with the present route which stays within the Don Valley proper. Bayview Avenue terminates at the [[Corktown Common]] at Mill Street.

The list of street removed or used to create the extension included:

* '''Don Roadway West''' - from Front Street to Winchester Street
* '''Marriott''' - from north of Bloor Street beginning at Park Drive (now Park Drive Reservation Trail)

[[File:Bloor viaduct and sugarloaf hill 1917.PNG|thumb|Bloor Street Viaduct looking from east side of Don Valley to west. To right of viaduct is [[Sugarloaf Hill]] (removed to build the Bayview Extension).]]

In the late 1990s, York Region conducted several road needs studies near Lake Wilcox, which determined that the disjointed and disconnected Bayview Avenue should be connected from Stouffville Road in the south to Bloomington Road in the north. A lengthy battle ensued between environmentalists, upset over continuing construction in the supposedly protected Oak Ridges Moraine. The discovery of [[Jefferson Salamander]]s in the study area resulted in several modifications to the design of the route, including a {{convert|70|m|abbr=on}} structure over a dry ravine, as well as five amphibian tunnels. On November 17, 2002, the new extension was opened, including a widened intersection at Stouffville Road. The former route of Bayview was turned into several short streets which lie directly west of the new roadway.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/422158251.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+19%2C+2002&author=Leslie+Ferenc&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Only+memories+left+standing&pqatl=google | first=Leslie | last=Ferenc | title=Only memories left standing | date=November 19, 2002}}</ref>

Bayview Avenue was once proposed to be renamed Kilgour Avenue by the town of [[Leaside]], after Joseph Kilgour, whose widow sold his farm, ''Sunnybrook'', to the city of Toronto on the condition that it never be developed. Today, [[Sunnybrook Hospital]] and [[Sunnybrook Park]] occupy those lands. While Bayview was never renamed, a recently constructed street south of the hospital carries the name ''Kilgour Road'' today.

==Route description==
The southern end of Bayview Avenue starts at River Street (under [[Queen Street East]]). For the first part of its route northward it runs through the [[Don River (Ontario)|Don Valley]], on the east side of the river opposite the [[Don Valley Parkway]]. Along this stretch a steep cliff separates it from neighbourhoods such as [[Cabbagetown, Toronto|Cabbagetown]].

Bayview exits the Don Valley, passing through the [[Governor's Bridge, Toronto|Governor's Bridge]] neighbourhood and entering [[Leaside]]. It is the major commercial street for Leaside, home to many small shops and restaurants. North of Leaside Bayview runs across several tributaries of the Don River and is carried over one of them by the six-lane [[Bayview Bridge (Toronto)|Bayview Bridge]]. This is the western portion of the wealthy [[Lawrence Park, Toronto|Lawrence Park]] neighbourhood, and just to the east is the [[Bridle Path, Toronto|Bridle Path]], the single wealthiest area of Toronto. A number of major institutions are found in this area including [[Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre]], [[Glendon College]], [[Toronto French School]], [[The Granite Club]], [[Crescent School (Toronto)|The Crescent School]], and the Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf.

North of York Mills Avenue Bayview becomes one of the major north-south arterials for suburban [[North York]]. It passes through the neighbourhoods of [[Bayview Village]], [[Bayview Woods – Steeles|Bayview Woods]], [[Willowdale, Toronto|Willowdale]], and [[Newtonbrook]].

It runs north beyond [[Steeles Avenue]], Toronto’s northern city limit, and continues north through York Region, where it is formally identified as York Regional Road 34. It is one of the main arterial roads for [[Thornhill, Ontario|Thornhill]] and [[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]]. It then passes through the [[Oak Ridges Moraine]], passing a number of parks and conservation areas. North of the moraine the street again enters urban areas, passing through [[Aurora, Ontario|Aurora]] and [[Newmarket, Ontario|Newmarket]]. It ends in Newmarket where it turns into Prospect Street.

Bayview Avenue is also home to major places of worship of almost every major religious tradition including [[synagogue]]s, an [[Islam]]ic [[mosque]], the city’s largest [[Evangelism|evangelical]] churches, Canada’s largest [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] Temple, Toronto’s largest [[Eastern Orthodox]] cathedral, and Canada’s only [[Zoroastrianism|Zoroastrian]] Temple. These can all be found along a 15-kilometre section of the road.

==Transit==
Bayview Avenue south of Davisville has no transit service except for one block, but much of it runs parallel to the [[Richmond Hill line|Richmond Hill GO Transit line]].

North of Davisville, Bayview is served by [[Toronto Transit Commission|the TTC's]] 11 Bayview bus route, which connects to the subway at [[Davisville (TTC)|Davisville]] and [[Bayview (TTC)|Bayview]] Stations. The 11 runs north to Steeles Avenue.

In York Region the 91 Bayview runs from Steeles to [[Wilcox Lake]] (also known as Lake Wilcox). The 54 Bayview then serves the street through [[Newmarket, Ontario|Newmarket]] and [[Aurora, Ontario|Aurora]].

==Landmarks==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- style="background:lightblue;"
!Landmark
!Cross street
!Notes
!Image
|-
|[[Queen Street Viaduct]]
|Queen St E
|
|[[File:Queen Street Bridge.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Prince Edward Viaduct]]
|Bloor St
|Bayview runs under the viaduct
|[[File:Viaduct Toronto.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Don Valley Brick Works]]
|Pottery Road
|
|[[File:ADonValleyBrickworks.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Crothers Woods]]
|Nesbitt Dr
|
|[[File:Crothers Woods Toronto.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto|Mount Pleasant Cemetery]]
|Moore Ave
|Bayview forms the eastern boundary of Canada's largest cemetery
|[[File:Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Toronto 3095.JPG|100px]]
|-
|St Cuthbert's Anglican Church
|McRae Dr
|
|[[File:St Cuthbert, Toronto.JPG|100px]]
|-
|St. Augustine of Canterbury Anglican
|Broadway Ave
|
|[[File:St Augustine, Toronto.JPG|100px]]
|-
|[[Mount Hope Catholic Cemetery]]
|Kilgour Rd
|
|[[File:Mount Hope Cemetery.JPG|100px]]
|-
|[[Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre]]
|Blythwood Rd
|
|[[File:Sunnybrook Cancer Centre 5926c.jpg|100px]]
|-
|Lawrence Park Community Church
|Dawlish Ave
|
|[[File:Lawrence Park Community Church.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Glendon College]]
|Lawrence Ave E
|Campus of [[York University]]
|[[File:Rose garden 2.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Toronto French School]]
|Lawrence Ave E
|
|[[File:Toronto French School.JPG|100px]]
|-
|[[Bayview Bridge (Toronto)|Bayview Bridge]]
|Lawrence Ave E
|Carries Bayview across the Don Valley
|[[File:Bayview Bridge from Lawrence.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[The Granite Club]]
|Lawrence Ave E
|
|[[File:Granite Club.JPG|100px]]
|-
|[[Crescent School (Toronto)|The Crescent School]]
|Lawrence Ave E
|
|[[File:Crescent School Front.jpg|100px]]
|-
|Bob Rumball Centre for the Deaf
|Lawrence Ave E
|
|
|-
|Trinity York Mills Presbyterian Church
|Highway 401
|
|[[File:Trinity York Mills Presbyterian.JPG|100px]]
|-
|[[Bayview (TTC)|Bayview Station]]
|Sheppard Ave
|On the [[Sheppard line]]
|[[File:Bayview Sheppard entrance.JPG|100px]]
|-
|[[Bayview Village Shopping Centre]]
|Sheppard Ave
|
|[[File:Bayview village.JPG|100px]]
|-
|[[United Synagogue Day School]]
|Mckee Ave
|
|
|-
|[[St. Joseph's Morrow Park Catholic Secondary School]]
|Cumner Ave
|
|
|-
|[[Shouldice Hernia Centre]]
|John St
|
|
|-
|[[Thornlea Secondary School]]
|Willowbrook Rd
|
|
|-
|[[Toronto Montessori Schools]]
|Highway 7
|
|
|-
|[[Bayview Secondary School]]
|Major Mackenzie Dr
|
|[[File:Bayview SS front view.jpg|100px]]
|-
|[[Holy Trinity School (Richmond Hill)|Holy Trinity School]]
|19th Ave
|
|
|-
|[[Wilcox Lake]]
|Bethesda Side Road
|
|[[File:Wilcox Lake Panorama.JPG|100px]]
|-
|[[Pickering College]]
|Mulock Dr
|
|
|}

==See also==
*[[Bayview Ghost]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{commons category|Bayview Avenue, Toronto}}
{{Streets in Toronto}}

[[Category:Streets in Toronto]]

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