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I apologize for not sifting through the first 14 pages, please forgive me. And what is Yonge street now? A highway? No.
It is fragmented and the claim of longest in the world was under the assumption that Highway 11 was part of Yonge Street.
the rest of the article you cited:
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Yonge Street as the "Longest Street in the World"
Yonge Street was formerly a part of Highway 11, which led to claims that Yonge Street was the longest street in the world. Running from the shores of Lake Ontario, through central and northern Ontario to the Ontario-Minnesota border at Rainy River, together they were over 1,896 kilometres (1,178 mi) long. But Yonge Street could only be called the longest street in the world if "Highway 11" and "Yonge Street" were synonymous, which is not the case.
The original Yonge Street continues along its original alignment, ending in Holland Landing. This alignment was extended over the years, and today ends just south of Lake Simcoe. The original extension running from Holland Landing from Bradford was named for the towns, known as Bradford Street in Holland Landing, and Holland Landing Road in Bradford. The latter was later extended as a bypass was added, curving off the original alignment. A second bypass was later constructed, bypassing the entirety of Holland Landing Road and joining Bradford at Bridge Street. Likewise, the road between Bradford and Barrie is known as Barrie Street in Bradford and Bradford Street in Barrie. Lengthy portions of this alignment have been referred to as Yonge Street with the arrival of Highway 11. No segment of the highway anywhere north of Barrie ever actually bore the Yonge Street name. However, the Guinness Book of World Records recognized this claim as late as 1998.
Changes in provincial responsibility separated the now locally-funded and controlled Yonge Street from Highway 11 during the 1990s. As a result, Highway 11 does not start until Crown Hill just outside of Barrie, several kilometres north of where the name "Yonge Street" ends. The Guinness Book of World Records no longer lists Yonge as the longest street in the world, citing instead the Pan-American Highway as the world's longest "motorable road".
Although current tourist campaigns do not make much of Yonge Street's length, its status as an urban myth is bolstered by an art installation at the foot of Yonge Street and a map of its length laid out into the sidewalk in bronze at the southwest corner of Yonge and Dundas.
I haven't read the entire thread but has anybody mentioned El Camino Real? It runs from Santa Clara to the border of Colma/Daly City continuously without turning into a freeway. It's about 40 miles long.
The combination of 95th Street & Colbern Road run over 36 miles across south suburban Kansas city in both Missouri and Kansas.
The portion of Bannister Road on the Missouri side, despite the signage, is still referred to by locals as "95th Street." 2-3 names, one continuous road from western Lenexa, KS, to the periphery of Blue Springs, MO.
Why was Preston rd in Dallas disqualified? There is no median at villanova there are medians farther north in Plano at legacy where a Michigan left was installed and it is elevated where it crosses 121 in frisco for an 1/8 of a mile.
actually, i think bellfort might take the title. i totally didn't realize how long it really travels, from southeast side to the far west.
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