Route Description
Highways 48 is a straight road for most of its length, yet changes direction several times along its route. From Regional Road 25 (Major Mackenzie Drive) it travels north for 34 km (21 mi) along the 8th concession of York Region (Yonge Street being the 1st) to just south of Regional Road 32 (Ravenshoe Road). From here, it makes several gentle curves to the east and north for 10 km (6.2 mi), where it veers to the east at Regional Road 9 (High Street) and follows a former concession road for 14 km (8.7 mi) to Regional Road 23 (Lakeridge Road). East of this junction, it veers north to the boundary between the historic townships of Brock and Thorah, and follows it east to Highway 12. The road is paved in its entirety.
The route is mostly rural, passing around Stouffville and south of Sutton. However, the east–west section that lies to the south of Lake Simcoe is slightly developed and features a reduced speed limit of 60 km/h (37 mph).
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