Gerrard Street (Toronto)

Gerrard Street is a street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It consists of two separate parts, historically referred to as Lower Gerrard and Upper Gerrard. The former stretches between University Avenue and Coxwell Avenue for 6 km, across Old Toronto. The latter portion starts 300 m north of Lower Gerrard's eastern terminus and runs between Coxwell Avenue and Clonmore Drive, between Victoria Park Avenue and Warden Avenue, in Scarborough for another 4 km.

Gerrard Street

Gerrard Street near Toronto General Hospital
Route information
Maintained by City of Toronto government
Length9.7 km (6.0 mi)
Major junctions
West endUniversity Avenue
Major intersections
  • Yonge Street
  • Jarvis Street
  • Broadview Avenue
  • Coxwell Avenue
  • Woodbine Avenue
  • Victoria Park Avenue
East endClonmore Drive
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Highway system
  • Roads in Toronto
  • North–South
  • East–West
  • Diagonal
Nearby arterial roads
← Danforth Avenue
Gerrard Street
 Dundas Street →

Gerrard Street travels through a few important districts and neighbourhoods of Toronto, most notably Discovery District, East Chinatown, and Gerrard India Bazaar, Toronto's prime South Asian ethnic enclave.

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