Dundas Street , formerly known as
Highway 5, is a major arterial road connecting the
Canadian city of
Toronto with its western
suburbs and several cities in
southwestern Ontario. Originally intended as a military route to connect the shipping port of York (now Toronto) to the envisioned future capital of
London, Ontario, the street today connects Toronto landmarks such as
Yonge-Dundas Square and the city's principal Chinatown to rural villages and the regional centres of
Hamilton and London.