Yonge Street (historically)

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historic site
gptkbp:built 1790s
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:John_Graves_Simcoe
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Toronto
gptkb:Lake_Simcoe
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Don_River
gptkb:Humber_River
gptkbp:designation Ontario Highway 11 (historically)
gptkbp:district spurred growth of Toronto
gptkbp:famousFor claimed as the longest street in the world (historically)
gptkbp:historicalSignificance influenced urban planning in Toronto
key route for settlement and trade
site of early public transit in Toronto
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yonge Street (historically)
gptkbp:length about 56 km (original historical length)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Ontario
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Sir_George_Yonge
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Toronto_Carrying-Place_Trail
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:military
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Highway_11_(Ontario)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7