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.

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Allen Expressway canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arterial road
expressway
abruptTerminationAt Eglinton Avenue West
adjacentTo Line 1 Yonge–University
cancellationBy Government of Ontario
cancellationInfluencedBy urban expressway opposition
cancellationYear 1971
connectsTo Eglinton Avenue West
Highway 401
Lawrence Avenue West
Ranee Avenue
Yorkdale Road
constructionCancelled true
country Canada
formerName Spadina Expressway
formsPartOf Toronto road network
hasDirection north–south
hasGradeSeparatedIntersections true
hasInterchangeWith Eglinton Avenue West
Lawrence Avenue West
Yorkdale Road
hasJunctionWith Eglinton Avenue West
Highway 401
Lawrence Avenue West
Ranee Avenue
Yorkdale Road
hasTrafficSignals true
isPartiallyBuilt true
laneCount 6 lanes (typical, 3 per direction on main section)
locatedIn Ontario
Toronto
maintainedBy City of Toronto
linked to: Toronto
namedAfter Frederick G. Gardiner’s successor William R. Allen
notableFor abrupt southern termination
being remnant of cancelled Spadina Expressway project
openedInPart 1960s
early 1970s
parallelTo Spadina subway line
partOf Allen Road
passesNear Yorkdale Shopping Centre
passesThrough North York
Yorkdale area
plannedAs Spadina Expressway
roadType controlled-access road
expressway-standard arterial
speedLimit 80 km/h (typical posted limit on expressway section)
terminusNorth Transit Road
terminusSouth Eglinton Avenue West

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Allen Road partOf Allen Expressway
Allen Road hasLocalName Allen Expressway