Black Creek Drive

Black Creek Drive
400 Extension
A map of Black Creek Drive
Route information
Maintained by City of Toronto
Length3.5 km (2.2 mi)
Existed1982–present
Major junctions
South endWeston Road
Major intersectionsEglinton Avenue West
Trethewey Drive
Lawrence Avenue West
North end Highway 400
(Jane Street)
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
Major citiesToronto
Highway system
    Nearby arterial roads in Toronto

    Black Creek Drive is a limited-access arterial road in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. A four-lane route that runs north–south, it connects Weston Road and Humber Boulevard with Highway 401 via Highway 400, the latter of which it forms a southerly extension. Black Creek Drive officially transitions into Highway 400 at the Maple Leaf Drive overpass, southeast of the Jane Street interchange. The roadway is named after the Black Creek ravine, which it parallels for most of its route. It features a maximum speed limit of 70 km/h (43 mph).

    The Province of Ontario and Metropolitan Toronto sought to build the Highway 400 south extension to reach the Gardiner Expressway, but encountered public opposition to building freeways into central Toronto. As a compromise, the province constructed the route as a limited controlled-access expressway with at-grade intersections and transferred it to the municipality upon completion.