Gardiner
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Gardiner is a commonly used short name for the Gardiner Expressway, a major elevated highway running along Toronto’s waterfront.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gardiner Expressway | 43 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
controlled-access highway
ⓘ
elevated expressway ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Don Valley Parkway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Highway 427 NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Shore Boulevard NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Elizabeth Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| elevationType |
partially at-grade
ⓘ
partially elevated ⓘ |
| follows | Toronto waterfront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDirection |
eastbound
ⓘ
westbound ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
aging infrastructure
ⓘ
high maintenance costs ⓘ traffic congestion ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | concrete viaduct ⓘ |
| isTollRoad | false ⓘ |
| isUrban | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ontario
ⓘ
Toronto ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | City of Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Frederick G. Gardiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForRole | former Metropolitan Toronto chairman ⓘ |
| openedInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Lake Shore Boulevard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toronto waterfront rail corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Toronto road network ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Exhibition Place
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harbourfront NERFINISHED ⓘ Rogers Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotiabank Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Downtown Toronto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Etobicoke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Greater Toronto Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | expressway ⓘ |
| runsAlong | northern shore of Lake Ontario ⓘ |
| shortName | Gardiner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speedLimit | typically 90 km/h ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates over demolition vs. rehabilitation
ⓘ
waterfront revitalization plans ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
through traffic between downtown Toronto and western suburbs ⓘ |
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