It connected to that route via the Hogg's Hollow Bridge, which had been completed the previous year to provide a level detour of the deep ravine of the West Don River.

When Metropolitan Toronto was formed in 1953, most provincial routes within its boundaries which were not already connecting links, including Highway 11A, were designated as such.

The short and then-recently-urbanized northernmost section of the highway was given Connecting Link status in early 1954 and the whole route continued to be signed until 1997 when it was fully decommissioned.

[3][4] University Avenue begins at the intersection of Front and York streets near Union Station and heads northwest for a short distance before turning north.

At Adelaide Street West, the avenue divides slightly, leaving room for a median of greenery and sculptures between the north and southbound lanes.

This building, which used to house two prime downtown congregations – St. James Square (formerly Presbyterian), and Bond Street (formerly Congregationalist) – was built in the late 1920s and closed in June 2005.

Short disconnected segments existed north of the college near Eglinton and Glencairn, but otherwise the northern part of the present route was farmland.

Construction began in early 1928, with the bridge opening on January 5, 1929, providing a much-needed bypass of the deep ravine.

[7] While under construction, the City of Toronto and DHO examined a new route parallel to Yonge Street south to the lakefront.

[15] The Hogg's Hollow Bridge was incorporated in the new freeway and continues to carry the eastbound express lanes.

[5] Following the creation of Metropolitan Toronto on April 15, 1953,[16] the new upper-tier municipality was given responsibility for most of the provincial highways that passed within its boundaries.

Highway 11A was accordingly turned over in its entirety as a Connecting Link on January 15, 1954,[17] but route signage was removed after its decommissioning.