Draft:Taunton Road (Durham Region)

Taunton Road
; ;
Durham Regional Road 4
Maintained by	Region of Durham
Length	29.9 mi (48.1 km)
Location	Toronto ; Pickering ; Ajax ; Whitby; Oshawa; Hampton ; Bowmanville ; Clarington
West end	Toronto-Pickering Townline / York-Durham Line (Continues as Steeles Avenue).
Major; junctions	Altona Road ; Whites Road ; Brock Road ; Westney Road ; Salem Road ; Lake Ridge Road ; Highway 412 – Whitby ; Brock Street ; Thickson Road ; Thornton Road ; Simcoe Street ; Ritson Road ; Wilson Road ; Harmony Road ; Townline Road ; Enfield Road/Courtice Road ; Highway 418 – Bowmanville ; Bowmanville Avenue ; Liberty Street N ; Darlington-Clarke Townline Road ; Main Street
East end	Highway 35 / Highway 115 – Clarington (continues as Concession Road 6)
	Nearby arterial roads

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Submission declined on 1 August 2024 by SafariScribe (talk).

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Declined by SafariScribe 3 months ago.

Comment: The draft is still mostly WP:Original research, with no indication of the road's notability per WP:GEOROAD. No additional references have been added since the last submission, though some of the unsourced content has been removed. At the moment, there's only a regional transit map verifying that the road exists. Please add WP:Reliable sources to the article before resubmitting, thanks. Wikishovel (talk) 07:29, 9 August 2024 (UTC)

Taunton Road is an arterial thoroughfare street in Canada that travels east–west from Pickering, Ontario, to Clarington, Ontario. It stretches 29.9 mi (48.1 km) across the eastern Greater Toronto Area from Toronto-Pickering city limits in the west to Highway 35 / Highway 115 – Clarington In the east. Taunton Road continues west to Toronto, ontario / York Region as Steeles Avenue

Route Description

Taunton Road traverses through the following municipalities:

Pickering: The westernmost portion of Taunton Road lies within the city of Pickering. Here, it intersects with major roadways such as Brock Road and Kingston Road, providing connectivity to other parts of Durham Region and the Greater Toronto Area.

Whitby: Continuing eastward, Taunton Road passes through the city of Whitby. This section is characterized by a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial areas. It intersects with major roads like Brock Street and Dundas Street West, offering access to various amenities and services.

Oshawa: As Taunton Road extends further east, it enters the city of Oshawa. In this area, it intersects with major thoroughfares such as Harmony Road and Simcoe Street North, providing connectivity to the city's core and surrounding neighborhoods.

Landmarks

Landmarks and notable sites along Taunton Rd from west to east

Landmark	Cross street	Notes	Image
Taunton Gardens	Garden Street & Taunton Road	Taunton Gardens Shopping Centre is a shopping mall with stores, restaurants, services and gardens.
Harmony Creek Trail	Pondview Court	The Harmony Creek Trail is an outdoor space along Taunton Road, with a trail that winds alongside Harmony Creek.

Public transit

Taunton Road is served predominantly by the Durham Regional Transit (DRT).

Routes# 915 (PULSE) and # 905 (Whitby Station to Port Perry & Uxbridge). Both routes turn away from Taunton Road. There are several routes serving the portions of the road. (Route # 915 runs 24 Hours a day.)^[1]

References

^ https://www.durhamregiontransit.com/en/routes-and-schedules/resources/System-map-for-website-DRT-South---Jan-2-2024---Frequency---20231205.pdf

External links

[1] ttps://www.durhamregiontransit.com/en/routes-and-schedules/resources/System-map-for-website-DRT-South---Jan-2-2024---Frequency---20231205.pdf

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