British Columbia Highway 15
Highway 15 | |
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| Pacific Highway 176th Street | |
 BC 15 and SR 543 highlighted in red. | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | |
| Length | 20.02 km[1] (12.44 mi) |
| Existed | 1913–present |
| Major junctions | |
| South end | Canada–US border |
 Hwy 10 in SurreyGolden Ears Way in Surrey | |
| North end |   Hwy 1 (TCH) / Hwy 17 in Surrey |
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
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Highway 15 (BC 15), known locally as the Pacific Highway, is a 20.99-kilometer-long (13.04 mi) north–south highway primarily located in the City of Surrey, British Columbia. The southern terminus is at the Canada–US border, linking with State Route 543. Over 3,000 trucks per day pass through the border crossing along SR 543 and BC 15,[2] because the Peace Arch border crossing does not allow commercial trucks.
Route description
British Columbia Highway 15 heads north through the municipality of Surrey, British Columbia. It passes the residential neighborhood of Douglas and intersects 8 Avenue, which provides access to Highway 99 to the west. Highway 15 travels north as a divided highway through rural forestland and farmland in the Kensington Prairie, where it crosses the Nicomekl River. The highway enters the Cloverdale neighborhood and curves to the west as it crosses the Southern Railway of British Columbia and intersects Highway 10, an east–west route with connections to Newton and the city of Langley. Highway 15 travels around a commercial district and returns east to its original alignment on 176th Street as it passes Cloverdale's casino and fairgrounds.[3]
The highway leaves Cloverdale and intersects the Fraser Highway at a rural junction near a crossing of the Serpentine River. Highway 15 continues north to a junction with Golden Ears Way, which crosses the Fraser River to reach Pitt Meadows, and terminates at an interchange with Highway 1 (part of the Trans-Canada Highway). The interchange also marks the southern terminus of Highway 17, a divided highway that follows the southern bank of the Fraser River through industrial areas in Surrey and continues southwest towards Delta.[3][4]
History
The Pacific Highway was opened as a gravel road on July 12, 1913, and again on August 3, 1923, as a paved road.[5] The highway was rerouted in the mid-seventies around Cloverdale onto a bypass route which included a then new overhead. The overhead was named after a slain RCMP officer named Roger Pierlet and was opened on May 19, 1976.[6] In 1985 and 1986 the highway was widened to four lanes from the U.S. Border to 32 Ave.[7] From 2005 to 2008, the highway was widened to four lanes from 32 Avenue, through Cloverdale and to 92 Avenue. The project was a part of the Border Infrastructure Program, which sought to improve several highways around Metro Vancouver.[8][9][10]
For a time between 1942 and 1962, BC 15 was designated number 99A after the King George Highway (Hwy. 99 from 1942 to 1972, Hwy. 99A from 1973 to 2006) superseded it as the primary route to the Canada–US border.[11] In 2009, the city of Surrey renamed "King George Highway" to "King George Boulevard".[12]
On December 21, 2013, the CA$1 billion South Fraser Perimeter Road opened as part of Highway 17, linking the northern terminus of BC 15 to Delta in the west.[13]
Major intersections
The entire route is in Surrey, Metro Vancouver Regional District.
| km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| 0.00 | 0.00 |   SR 543 south | Continuation into the United States | |||
| Canada–United States border–Pacific Highway Border Crossing | ||||||
| 1.53 | 0.95 |   8th Avenue (Hwy 914:3186 west) to Hwy 99 / I-5 – White Rock, Vancouver, Peace Arch Border Crossing | Hwy 914:3186 is unsigned | |||
| 11.29 | 7.02 | Hwy 10 (56th Avenue) – Delta, Langley | ||||
| 15.19 | 9.44 | Fraser Highway – New Westminster, Langley | Former Hwy 1A | |||
| 19.45 | 12.09 | Golden Ears Way (Hwy 916 east) / 96th Avenue – Maple Ridge | Hwy 916 is unsigned | |||
| 20.02 | 12.44 | Hwy 1 (TCH) – Vancouver, Hope Hwy 17 south (South Fraser Perimeter Road) – Delta | Hwy 15 northern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Landmark Kilometre Inventory (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (Report). Cypher Consulting. July 2016. pp. 221–223. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
- ^ Blake, Abbey (November 20, 2004). "Omnibus Spending Bill Includes 2nd District Priorities" (Press release). Office of Representative Rick Larsen. Archived from the original on August 4, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2008.
- ^ a b Google (November 30, 2022). "British Columbia Highway 15" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Highway Planning Section (May 28, 2008). "Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia". British Columbia Ministry of Transportation. Retrieved September 3, 2009.
- ^ "Grandview Heights Heritage Study" (PDF). Donald Luxton & Associates. City of Surrey. May 2005. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
- ^ Staff Writer (May 20, 1976). "Bridge Opening Honours Mountie". Vancouver Sun. ProQuest 2380047866 – via proquest.com.
- ^ Ministry of Transportation and Highways. B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Highways Report 1985/86 (Report) (Report). Victoria: Province of British Columbia. p. 122.
- ^ "Highway 15 to be widened from Surrey to U.S. border" (Press release). Ministry of Transportation. February 19, 2007. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. "Highway 15 - Scope". Border Infrastructure Program. Government of British Columbia. Archived from the original on December 28, 2006. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. "Highway 15 Timeline" (PDF). Border Infrastructure Program. Government of British Columbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2006. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ "Federal dike action awaited". The Province. August 11, 1962. p. 3. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lalonde, Vincent (November 12, 2009). "Corporate Report No: R207 – Street Name Changes" (PDF). City of Surrey Council. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ "South Fraser Perimeter Road, B.C.'s newest highway, opens". British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. December 21, 2013. Archived from the original on December 23, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
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