Albion Road

Albion Road, formerly Highway 50 west of Highway 27, runs from the Intersection of Weston Road and Walsh Avenue to Steeles Avenue near Highway 427. As the road crosses Steeles Avenue, the road is referred to as Peel Regional Road 50 or York Regional Road 24. The road also serves a confluence between the cities of Brampton, Toronto and Vaughan. Unlike most roads in Toronto, Albion is in a northwest to southeast direction and diagonal to most other roads. The road passes through several areas in North York and Etobicoke including the former villages of Thistletown and Claireville. Historically, the stretch of road between Islington Avenue and Weston Road was part of a road that connected the former villages of Woodbridge and Weston. The...