Kingston Road (Toronto)

Kingston Road

Durham Regional Highway 2
Kingston Rd. within Toronto
Maintained by	City of Toronto government Region of Durham
Length	36.3 km (22.6 mi)[1]
Location	Toronto Pickering Ajax
West end	Queen Street (Continues as Eastern Avenue)
Major junctions	Woodbine Avenue Danforth Avenue St. Clair Avenue Markham Road Eglinton Avenue Lawrence Avenue Morningside Avenue Highway 2A  Highway 401 Sheppard Avenue/Port Union Road Whites Road Liverpool Road Brock Road Westney Road Harwood Avenue
East end	Lake Ridge Road (Continues as Dundas Street into Whitby)

Kingston Road is a major arterial road in Toronto and Durham Region, Ontario. It is the southernmost major (mainly) east-west road in the eastern portion of Toronto, specifically in the district of Scarborough, and runs east to Ajax in Durham. Until 1998, it formed a portion of Highway 2. The name of the street is derived from Kingston, Ontario as the road was the primary route used to travel from Toronto to the settlements east of it situated along the shores of Lake Ontario; in the west end of Kingston, the road was referred to as the York Road (referring to Toronto) until at least 1908, and is today named Princess Street.

Due to its diagonal course near the shore of Lake Ontario, the street is the terminus of many arterial roads in eastern Toronto, both east–west and north-south, with a few continuing for a short distance after as minor residential streets. However Lawrence Avenue continues as a major arterial for a considerable distance beyond it.

The road no longer bears the name "Kingston Road" anywhere east of Ajax, and thus has effectively been dramatically shortened from its original length. This is in contrast to other long-distance historic "streets" such as Dundas Street, which runs from Toronto to London and still carries that name in the latter city and in many points in between.