Allen Expressway
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The Allen Expressway is a major north–south arterial roadway in Toronto, Ontario, known for its partial construction and abrupt termination that reflect the city’s cancelled expressway plans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allen Expressway canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arterial road
ⓘ
expressway ⓘ |
| abruptTerminationAt | Eglinton Avenue West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Line 1 Yonge–University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cancellationBy | Government of Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cancellationInfluencedBy | urban expressway opposition ⓘ |
| cancellationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Eglinton Avenue West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highway 401 NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Avenue West NERFINISHED ⓘ Ranee Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkdale Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionCancelled | true ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| formerName | Spadina Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Toronto road network ⓘ |
| hasDirection | north–south ⓘ |
| hasGradeSeparatedIntersections | true ⓘ |
| hasInterchangeWith |
Eglinton Avenue West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lawrence Avenue West NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkdale Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
Eglinton Avenue West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highway 401 NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Avenue West NERFINISHED ⓘ Ranee Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkdale Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrafficSignals | true ⓘ |
| isPartiallyBuilt | true ⓘ |
| laneCount | 6 lanes (typical, 3 per direction on main section) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ontario
ⓘ
Toronto ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | City of Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Frederick G. Gardiner’s successor William R. Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
abrupt southern termination
ⓘ
being remnant of cancelled Spadina Expressway project ⓘ |
| openedInPart |
1960s
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Spadina subway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Allen Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear | Yorkdale Shopping Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
North York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yorkdale area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedAs | Spadina Expressway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType |
controlled-access road
ⓘ
expressway-standard arterial ⓘ |
| speedLimit | 80 km/h (typical posted limit on expressway section) ⓘ |
| terminusNorth | Transit Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusSouth | Eglinton Avenue West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.