List of British Columbia provincial highways

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British Columbia provincial highway system
Highway names
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The Canadian province of British Columbia has a system of numbered highways that travel between various cities and regions with onward connections to neighboring provinces and U.S. states. The numbering scheme, announced in March 1940,[1] includes route numbers that reflect United States Numbered Highways that continue south of the Canada–United States border.[2] Highway 1 is numbered in accordance with other routes on the Trans-Canada Highway system.[3]

Major routes

East-west

North-south

  • The Island Highway (Highway 19) is an extension of Highway 1 on Vancouver Island. It runs from Nanaimo and provides access to all points northbound on Vancouver Island, including Parksville, Courtenay, Comox, Campbell River, and Port Hardy.
  • The Patricia Bay Highway (Highway 17) starts in Victoria and heads northward through Saanich to the Swartz Bay ferry terminal. Recently, there was a gap between the segments of Highway 17 (now filled in with the SFPR), as the Mainland portion was designated as Highway 17A. The new South Fraser Perimeter Road has been named as Highway 17, and presently is open in Delta and Surrey between Highway 17a and Highway 15.
  • Highway 99 starts as an extension of Interstate 5 at the Canada–US border in Surrey as a freeway until entering the city of Vancouver. There it becomes a series of various heavily signalized major city core thoroughfares, notably Granville Street and Georgia Street. After crossing the Lions Gate Bridge, the highway - now known as the Sea-to-Sky Highway, is a two-to-four lane route that accesses Squamish and Whistler, before veering east and meeting with Highway 97 north of Cache Creek.
  • The Coquihalla/Southern Yellowhead Highway (Highway 5) is a freeway that bypasses the slower Fraser Canyon portion of the Trans Canada Highway, connecting the cities of Hope, Merritt, and Kamloops. The segment between Hope and Merritt was a toll highway until 2008. North of Kamloops, the route is known as the Southern Yellowhead Highway, and meets up with the main route of the Yellowhead Highway near the Alberta border.
  • Highway 97 is the longest highway in the province. The highway starts at the Canada–US border near Osoyoos. The highway, here known as the Okanagan Highway, passes through the major Okanagan Valley cities of Penticton, West Kelowna, Kelowna, and Vernon, before ending in Kamloops. From Kamloops, it is known as the Cariboo Highway, and passes through Cache Creek, Williams Lake, Quesnel, and ends in Prince George. North from there, it is known as the John Hart Highway, and ends in Dawson Creek. From there, the highway then is known as the famed Alaska Highway, and travels northwest through the province until it reaches the Yukon border.

Route list

List is current as of May 2017, according to the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation.[4][5] All routes are signed with the standard "BC Primary Highway Marker" shield, except where stated as "Unsigned", signed under a street name, signed with the Trans-Canada, Yellowhead, Crowsnest, or Nisga'a route marker, or cosigned with any combination of the above, in the "Notes" column.

Route Length (km) Length (mi) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Local name(s) Opened Removed Notes
TCH-1 (BC).svg Hwy 1 (TCH) 116 72 Victoria Departure Bay ferry terminal in Nanaimo Trans-Canada Highway (Vancouver Island section), Douglas Street, Island Highway, Esplanade, Nicol Street, Terminal Avenue, Stewart Avenue 1941 Current Vancouver Island section; signed with the TCH marker.
TCH-1 (BC).svg Hwy 1 (TCH) 993 617 Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal in West Vancouver Hwy 1 (TCH) at Alberta border at Kicking Horse Pass Trans-Canada Highway (Mainland section), Upper-Levels Highway, "The Number 1", Highway of Heroes, "The Fraser Canyon" 1941 Current Mainland section; signed with the TCH marker. Passes through Greater Vancouver and Kamloops.
BC-1 (old).svg Hwy 1 122 76 Nanaimo Kelsey Bay Island Highway 1941 1953 Passed through Courtenay and Campbell River. Section replaced by Hwy 19 in 1953.
BC-1A.svg Hwy 1A 17 11 Hwy 1 (TCH) in North Cowichan Hwy 1 (TCH) south of Ladysmith Chemainus Road, Mt. Sicker Road 1950 Current Route is unsigned. Old alignment of Highway 1 north of Mt. Sicker Road.
BC-1A.svg Hwy 1A 16 10 Hwy 1 in Victoria Hwy 1 near Langford Gorge Road, Admirals Road, Old Island Highway, Goldstream Avenue 1956 c. 1990s Former Hwy 1 in Victoria
BC-1A.svg Hwy 1A 16 10 Former Hwy 1 in Parksville Port Alberni Alberni Highway 1942 1953 Replaced by Hwy 4.
BC-1A.svg Hwy 1A 4 2 Hwy 1 in West Vancouver Hwy 99 in Vancouver Taylor Way, Marine Drive, Stanley Park Causeway, Georgia Street 1972 2016 Old alignment of Hwy 1 through West Vancouver, Stanley Park, and Downtown Vancouver via Lions Gate Bridge.
BC-1A.svg Hwy 1A 28 17 Hwy 99 in Vancouver Hwy 1 in Abbotsford Kingsway, 10th Avenue, McBride Boulevard, King George Boulevard, Fraser Highway 1972 2006 Old alignment of Hwy 1 through Downtown Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey (via Pattullo Bridge), and Abbotsford.
BC-1A.svg Hwy 1A 18 11 Hwy 1 in Chilliwack Hwy 9 near Popkum Vedder Road, Old Yale Road 1972 c. 1990s Old alignment of Hwy 1 through Chilliwack.
BC-1B.svg Hwy 1B 94 58 Hwy 95 in Radium Hot Springs Alberta border at Vermilion Pass Banff–Windermere Parkway 1941 1959 Replaced by Hwy 93
BC-2.svg Hwy 2 42 26 Hwy 97 in Dawson Creek Hwy 43 at Alberta border near Tupper Alaska Avenue, 8 Street, Dawson Creek–Tupper Highway, 50th Street, 50th Avenue 1941 Current
BC-2.svg Hwy 2 845 525 Hwy 1 in Cache Creek Dawson Creek Cariboo Highway, John Hart Highway 1941 1962 Passed through Prince George. Cosigned with Hwy 97 from 1953-1962 before the Hwy 2 was removed.
 Hwy 3 838 521 Hwy 1 (TCH) near Hope Hwy 3 at Alberta border at Crowsnest Pass Crowsnest Highway, Hope–Princeton Highway 1941 Current Signed with the "Crowsnest" marker.
BC-3 (old).svg Hwy 3 108 67 Cascade City Castlegar Southern Interprovincial Highway, Santa Rosa Road 1941 c. 1962 Cascade City – Rossland section decommissioned; Rossland – Castlegar section replaced by Hwy 22.
BC-3A.svg Hwy 3A 32 20 Hwy 3 in Keremeos Hwy 97 near Kaleden 1965 Current Old alignment of Hwy 3; 34 km (21 mi) concurrency with Hwy 97 between Kaleden and Osoyoos was dropped in the 2000s.
BC-3A.svg Hwy 3A 154 96 Hwy 3 in Castlegar Hwy 3 in Creston Vernon Street, Ward Street, Front Street, Anderson Street, Nelson Avenue 1964 Current Old alignment of Hwy 3; passes through Nelson and Kootenay Lake Ferry.
BC-3A.svg Hwy 3A 81 50 Former Hwy 3 in Trail Hwy 6 / former Hwy 3 in Nelson c. 1953 c. 1964 Cosigned with Hwy 6 between Salmo and Nelson; replaced by sections of Hwy 3B and Hwy 3.
BC-3A.svg Hwy 3A 46 29 Hwy 3 in Keremeos Hwy 97 in Osoyoos Richter Pass Highway 1965 c. 1967 Replaced by rerouting of Hwy 3
BC-3B.svg Hwy 3B 68 42 Hwy 3 near Nancy Greene Provincial Park Hwy 3 near Erie Victoria Street, Bailey Street, 10th Avenue, Kootenay Avenue, Main Street 1967 Current Old alignment of Hwy 3 and Hwy 3A; passes through Rossland and Trail.
BC-4.svg Hwy 4 162 101 Tofino Hwy 19 near Qualicum Beach First Street, Campbell Street, Pacific Rim Highway, River Road, Johnston Road, Alberni Highway, Surf Highway 1953 Current Passes through Port Alberni.
BC-4.svg Hwy 4 263 163 Hwy 3 in Cranbrook Hwy 1 in Golden 1941 c. 1952 Replaced by Hwy 95.
BC-4A.svg Hwy 4A 10 6 Hwy 4 near Coombs Hwy 19 near Parksville Old Alberni Highway 1996 Current Old alignment of Hwy 4.
BC-4A.svg Hwy 4A 6 4 Hwy 4 near Coombs Hwy 19 in Qualicum Beach 1968 1996 Replaced by Hwy 4.
BC-5 (Yellowhead).svg Hwy 5 543 337 Hwy 1 (TCH) near Hope Hwy 16 (TCH) near Tête Jaune Cache Southern Yellowhead Highway, Coquihalla Highway (Kamloops–Hope) 1953 Current Passes through Merritt and Kamloops; signed with the "Yellowhead" marker.
BC-5 (old).svg Hwy 5 184 114 Hwy 3 (now Hwy 3A) at Kaleden Hwy 1 near Salmon Arm 1941 1953 Replaced by Hwy 97 and Hwy 97A.
BC-5A.svg Hwy 5A 182 113 Hwy 3 in Princeton Hwy 1 (TCH) / Hwy 5 / Hwy 97 in Kamloops Tapton Avenue, Princeton-Kamloops Highway, Okanagan Connector, Nicola Avenue, Voght Street 1986 Current Old alignment of Hwy 5.
BC-6.svg Hwy 6 406 252 SR 31 at U.S. border near Nelway Hwy 97 in Vernon Nelson Nelway Highway, Railway Avenue, Ymir Road, Lake Avenue, Union Street, Kootenay Street, 6th Avenue, Broadway Street, Vernon Street, 25 Avenue 1941 Current
BC-6.svg Hwy 6 81 50 Hwy 5 (now Hwy 97) near Vernon Hwy 1 at Monte Creek 1941 1953 Passed through Falkland; replaced by Hwy 97.[6]
BC-7.svg Hwy 7 150 93 Hwy 99 in Vancouver Hwy 1 (TCH) near Hope Broadway Street, Lougheed Highway, Haney Bypass, Railway Avenue/1st Avenue 1941 Current
BC-7A.svg Hwy 7A 26 16 Hwy 99 near Vancouver Hwy 7 in Coquitlam West Pender Street, Burrard Street, Hastings Street, Inlet Drive, Saint Johns Street, Barnet Highway/Barnet Road 1953 1999 Old alignment of Hwy 7.
BC-7B.svg Hwy 7B 7 4 Hwy 1 (TCH) / Hwy 7 in Coquitlam Hwy 7 in Coquitlam Mary Hill Bypass 1996 Current
BC-8.svg Hwy 8 69 43 Hwy 1 (TCH) in Spences Bridge Hwy 5 / Hwy 5A / Hwy 97C in Merritt Nicola Highway 1953 Current
BC-9.svg Hwy 9 16 10 Hwy 1 (TCH) at Bridal Falls Harrison Hot Springs Agassiz–Rosedale Highway, Hot Springs Road 1953 Current Old alignment of Hwy 7 north of Agassiz
BC-10.svg Hwy 10 27 17 Hwy 91 in Delta Hwy 1 (TCH) in Langley 58 Ave, 56 Ave, Langley Bypass, Glover Road, Springbrook Road 1953 Current 12 km (7 mi) section between Hwy 91 and Hwy 17A decommissioned in 2003.
BC-11.svg Hwy 11 17 11 SR 9 at U.S. border in Abbotsford Hwy 7 in Mission Abbotsford–Mission Highway, Sumas Way 1958 Current
BC-12.svg Hwy 12 150 93 Hwy 1 (TCH) in Lytton Hwy 99 in Lillooet Lytton–Lillooet Highway 1953 Current 75 km (47 mi) section between Lillooet and Hwy 97 became part Hwy 99 in 1992.
BC-13.svg Hwy 13 12 7 SR 539 at U.S. border in Langley Hwy 1 (TCH) in Langley 264th Street 1958 Current
BC-14.svg Hwy 14 103 64 Hwy 1 (TCH) in Langford Port Renfrew Veterans Memorial Parkway, Sooke Road, Juan de Fuca Highway, West Coast Road 1953 Current
BC-15.svg Hwy 15 20 12 SR 543 at U.S. border in Surrey Hwy 1 (TCH) / Hwy 17 in Surrey Pacific Highway, 176th Street 1958 Current Formerly numbered as Highway 99A
TCH-16 (BC).svg BC-16 (Yellowhead).svg Hwy 16 (TCH) 101 63 Masset Skidegate Ferry Terminal Yellowhead Highway (Haida Gwaii section), Trans-Canada Highway (Haida Gwaii section) 1984 Current Signed with Trans-Canada and Yellowhead markers.
TCH-16 (BC).svg BC-16 (Yellowhead).svg Hwy 16 (TCH) 1,072 666 Prince Rupert ferry terminal Hwy 16 (TCH) at Alberta border at Yellowhead Pass Yellowhead Highway (Mainland section), Trans-Canada Highway (Mainland section), Highway of Tears 1953 Current Passes through Prince George. Signed with Trans-Canada and Yellowhead markers.
BC-17.svg Hwy 17 33 21 Victoria Swartz Bay ferry terminal Belleville Street, Blanshard Street/Vernon Avenue, Patricia Bay Highway 1960 Current
BC-17.svg Hwy 17 44 27 Tsawwassen ferry terminal Hwy 1 (TCH) / Hwy 15 in Surrey Tsawassen Highway, South Fraser Perimeter Road 1960 Current
BC-17A.svg Hwy 17A 6 4 Hwy 17 in Delta Hwy 99 in Delta Tsawassen Highway 2012 Current Old alignment of Hwy 17.
BC-17A.svg Hwy 17A 5 3 Hwy 17 in Saanich Hwy 7 in North Saanich West Saanich Road, Wain Road 1962 2002
BC-18.svg Hwy 18 42 26 Youbou Hwy 1 (TCH) in Duncan Cowichan Valley Highway 1953 Current
BC-19.svg Hwy 19 377 234 Duke Point ferry terminal near Nanaimo Bear Cove ferry terminal near Port Hardy Duke Point Highway, Nanaimo Parkway, Inland Island Highway, Ginger Goodwin Way, Tamarac Street/Willow Street, Island Highway, Bear Cove Highway 1953 Current
BC-19A.svg Hwy 19A 12 7 Hwy 1 (TCH) in Nanaimo Hwy 19 in Nanaimo Terminal Avenue, (Old) Island Highway 1996 Current Old alignment of Hwy 19 through Nanaimo (business route).
BC-19A.svg Hwy 19A 123 76 Hwy 19 near Parksville. Hwy 19 / Hwy 28 in Campbell River. (Old) Island Highway, Oceanside Route, Cliffe Avenue 1996 Current Old alignment of Hwy 19.
BC-20.svg Hwy 20 457 284 Bella Coola Hwy 97 in Williams Lake Chilcotin Highway, Alexander MacKenzie Highway 1953 Current
BC-21.svg Hwy 21 14 9 SH-1 at U.S. border at Rykerts Hwy 3 near Creston Creston–Rykerts Highway 1964 Current
BC-22.svg Hwy 22 46 29 SR 25 at U.S. border at Paterson Hwy 3 near Castlegar Schofield Highway 1964 Current Old alignment of Hwy 3 between Rossland and Castlegar.
BC-22A.svg Hwy 22A 11 7 U.S. border at Waneta Hwy 3B near Montrose Waneta Highway 1967 Current
BC-23.svg Hwy 23 248 154 Hwy 6 near Nakusp Mica Dam Canyon Road N, 6 Ave NW 1964 Current Old alignment of Hwy 1 north of Revelstoke.
BC-24.svg Hwy 24 97 60 Hwy 97 near 93 Mile House Hwy 5 at Little Fort Interlakes Highway 1967 Current
BC-25.svg Hwy 25 59 37 Kitimat Hwy 16 near Terrace 1967 1986 Replaced by Hwy 37.
BC-26.svg Hwy 26 82 51 Hwy 97 in Quesnel Barkerville Barkerville Highway, Main Street 1967 Current
BC-27.svg Hwy 27 53 33 Hwy 16 (TCH) in Vanderhoof Fort St. James Stuart Lake Highway 1967 Current
BC-28.svg Hwy 28 89 55 Gold River Hwy 19 / Hwy 19A in Campbell River Gold River Highway 1970 Current
BC-29.svg Hwy 29 236 147 Hwy 52 in Tumbler Ridge Hwy 97 near Charlie Lake Don Phillips Way 1967 Current
BC-30.svg Hwy 30 30 19 Port Alice Hwy 19 between Port Hardy and Port McNeill Port Alice Road
BC-31.svg Hwy 31 175 109 Hwy 3A in Balfour Hwy 23 near Galena Bay Balfour-Kaslo-Galena Bay Highway 1973 Current
BC-31A.svg Hwy 31A 47 29 Hwy 6 in New Denver Hwy 31 in Kaslo 6 Avenue, Victoria Street, Washington Street, A Avenue 1973 Current
BC-33.svg Hwy 33 129 80 Hwy 3 in Rock Creek Hwy 97 in Kelowna Kelowna-Rock Creek Highway 1970 Current
BC-35.svg Hwy 35 23 14 Francois Lake Hwy 16 (TCH) at Burns Lake North Francois Highway 1973 Current
BC-37.svg Hwy 37 879 546 Kitimat Hwy 37 at Yukon border near Upper Liard, YK Stewart–Cassiar Highway, Stikine Highway, Dease Lake Highway 1975 Current Old alignment of Hwy 25 south of Terrace. Ends at the Alaska Highway, 3.2 km (2.0 mi) north of the BC / Yukon border.
BC-37A.svg Hwy 37A 65 40 U.S. Border at Stewart and Hyder, Alaska Hwy 37 at Meziadin Junction Stewart Highway, Glacier Highway 1984 Current
BC-39.svg Hwy 39 29 18 Hwy 97 near of McLeod Lake Mackenzie Mackenzie Boulevard 1975 Current
BC-41.svg Hwy 41 1.3 0.8 SR 21 at U.S. border at Carson Hwy 3 near Grand Forks Danville Highway 1968 Current Shortest officially numbered highway in BC.
BC-43.svg Hwy 43 35 22 Hwy 3 in Sparwood Elkford Elk Valley Highway 1983 Current
BC-49.svg Hwy 49 16 10 Hwy 2 in Dawson Creek Hwy 49 at Alberta border near Dawson Creek Spirit River Highway, Northern Woods and Water Route 1975 Current
BC-52.svg Hwy 52 243 151 Hwy 97 at Arras Hwy 2 at Tupper Heritage Highway 1988 Current
BC-77.svg Hwy 77 138 86 Hwy 97 near of Fort Nelson Highway 7 at NWT border near Fort Liard, NWT Liard Highway 1986 Current
BC-91.svg Hwy 91 23 14 Hwy 99 in Delta Hwy 99 in Richmond Annacis Highway, Richmond Freeway, East-West Connector 1986 Current Connects with Alex Fraser Bridge.
BC-91A.svg Hwy 91A 3.5 2.2 Hwy 91 in Richmond Marine Way in New Westminster Queensborough Connector 1986 Current
BC-93.svg Hwy 93 321 199 US 93 at U.S. border at Roosville Hwy 93 at Alberta border at Vermilion Pass Banff–Windermere Highway, Kootenay Highway 1958 Current
BC-95.svg Hwy 95 329 204 US 95 at U.S. border at Kingsgate Hwy 1 (TCH) in Golden Kootenay–Columbia Highway 1957 Current
BC-95A.svg Hwy 95A 55 34 Hwy 3 / Hwy 95 in Cranbrook Hwy 93 / Hwy 95 near Wasa Kimberley Highway 1968 Current Old alignment of Hwy 95 through Kimberley.
BC-97.svg Hwy 97 2,081 1,293 US 97 at U.S. border near Osoyoos Hwy 1 at Yukon border near Lower Post Okanagan Highway, Cariboo Highway, John Hart Highway, Alaska Highway 1953 Current Passes through Kelowna, Kamloops, Prince George, Dawson Creek, and Fort St. John. Most of the highway north of Fort St. John is managed by Public Works Canada. Longest officially numbered highway in BC.
BC-97A.svg Hwy 97A 65 40 Hwy 97 near Vernon Hwy 1 (TCH) in Sicamous Vernon-Sicamous Highway, Young Street 1962 Current
BC-97A.svg Hwy 97A 47 29 Hwy 97 near Vernon Hwy 1 in Salmon Arm 1953 1957 Old alignment of Hwy 5, replaced by Hwy 97E.
BC-97A.svg Hwy 97A 10 6 Hwy 97 near Prince George Hwy 16 near Prince George Old Cariboo Highway 1963 c. 2000s Old alignment of Hwy 97.
BC-97A.svg Hwy 97A 3 2 Hwy 16 in downtown Prince George Hwy 97 near Prince George c. 1990s Old alignment of Hwy 97.
BC-97B.svg Hwy 97B 14 9 Hwy 97A near Grindrod Hwy 1 (TCH) in Salmon Arm Grindrod-Salmon Arm Highway 1962 Current
BC-97C.svg Hwy 97C 224 139 Hwy 97 near Peachland Hwy 1 (TCH) / Hwy 97 in Cache Creek Okanagan Connector, Coquihalla Connector, Harvey Avenue 1990 Current Passes through Merritt.
BC-97D.svg Hwy 97D 28 17 Hwy 97C near Logan Lake Hwy 5 near Lac le Jeune Meadow Creek Road 2005 Current
BC-97E.svg Hwy 97E 132 82 Hwy 97 / Hwy 97W near Vernon Hwy 1 / Hwy 97 / Hwy 97W at Monte Creek 1957 1962 Passed through Armstrong and Salmon Arm; cosigned with Hwy 1 between Salmon Arm and Monte Creek. Old alignment of Hwy 5, replaced by Hwy 97A and Hwy 97B.
BC-97W.svg Hwy 97W 81 50 Hwy 97 / Hwy 97E near Vernon Hwy 1 / Hwy 97 / Hwy 97E at Monte Creek 1957 1962 Passed through Falkland; replaced by Hwy 97.
BC-99.svg Hwy 99 377 234 I-5 at U.S. border at Douglas Hwy 97 near Cache Creek Vancouver-Blaine Highway, Fraser Delta Thruway, Oak Street, 41st Avenue/70th Avenue, Granville Street, Howe Street/Seymour Street, Georgia Street, Stanley Park Causeway, Lions Gate Bridge Road, Marine Drive, Taylor Way, Upper-Levels Highway, Sea to Sky Highway, Squamish Highway, Whistler Highway, Pemberton Portage Road, Lillooet Lake Road, Duffey Lake Road 1942 Current Passes through Greater Vancouver and Whistler.
BC-99A.svg Hwy 99A 15 9 U.S. border in Surrey Former Hwy 99 (King George Highway) in Surrey Pacific Highway 1942 1958 Portion cosigned with Hwy 1; replaced by Hwy 15.
BC-99A.svg Hwy 99A 18 11 Former Hwy 99 (Main Street) in Vancouver Former Hwy 1 / Hwy 99 in New Westminster Grandview Highway 1942 1962
BC-99A.svg Hwy 99A 50 31 Hwy 99 in Surrey Hwy 99 in Vancouver King George Highway, Kingsway 1973 2006 Old alignment of Hwy 99.
BC-99B.svg Hwy 99B 30 19 Hwy 10 in Delta Hwy 1 / Hwy 99 in Vancouver Deas (Island) Throughway 1959 1962 Replace by Hwy 499 (now Hwy 99).
BC-101.svg Hwy 101 152 94 Langdale Ferry Terminal Lund Sunshine Coast Highway, Pan-American Highway 1962 Current
 Hwy 113 169 105 Hwy 16 (TCH) near Terrace Ging̱olx Nisga'a Highway 2006 Current Signed with the Nisga'a route marker.
BC-118.svg Hwy 118 50 31 Hwy 16 (TCH) near Topley Granisle Topley Landing Road 2003 Current Route also signed as Topley Landing Road.
BC-395.svg Hwy 395 4 2 US 395 at U.S. border at Cascade Hwy 3 near Christina Lake 1973 Current
BC-401 (TCH).svg Hwy 401 (TCH) 122 76 Hwy 1 / Hwy 99 in West Vancouver Hwy 1 / Hwy 9 at Bridal Falls Trans-Canada Highway 1964 1973 Replaced by Hwy 1.
BC-499.svg Hwy 499 49 30 Hwy 99 in Surrey Hwy 99 in Downtown Vancouver Deas (Island) Throughway 1964 1973 Replaced by Hwy 99.
  Former Route

Unnumbered highways

The following routes are maintained by the Ministry of Transportation as part of British Columbia's highway system, but they are Currently unnumbered.

Unofficial numbers

Provincially maintained roads with informal or unofficial numbers:[5][7]

Number Length (km) Length (mi) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Local names Formed Removed Notes
Hwy 40 107.45 66.77 Gold Bridge Hwy 99 in Lillooet • Road 40
• Gold River Road
• Bridge River Road
Officially known as Hwy 925:2934
Hwy 51 111.74 69.43 Telegraph Creek Dease Lake
(connects to Hwy 37)
Telegraph Creek Road Officially known as Hwy 953:3600 & Hwy 953:3601
Hwy 59 138.44 86.02 Quesnel
(connects to Hwy 97)
Nazko • Blackwater Road
• Nazko Road
Officially known as Hwy 942:1557 & Hwy 942:1147
Hwy 62 7.45 4.63 Hazelton Hwy 16 at New Hazelton High Level Road
Hwy 103 63.69 39.58 Fort St. John
(connects to Hwy 97)
Hwy 64 at the Alberta border • Rose Prairie Road
• Cecil Lake Road
Officially known as Hwy 944:1173 & Hwy 944:1178

Pseudo routes

Provincially maintained routes which are unnumbered. Route numbered are unsigned and internally referred to as pseudo numbers:[5][8]

Number Length (km) Length (mi) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Local names Formed Removed Notes
Hwy 911:2576 0.14 0.087 Powell River ferry terminal Hwy 101 in Powell River Wharf Street
(Comox Ferry Spur)
Hwy 911:2923 0.95 0.59 No. 3 Road in Richmond Hwy 99 in Richmond Sea Island Way Connects to Vancouver International Airport
Hwy 911:2924 2.63 1.63 Hwy 1 / Hwy 99 in West Vancouver Hwy 99 in West Vancouver Horseshoe Bay Drive 02009-01-012009 current Former alignment of Hwy 99
Hwy 912:2565 11.69 7.26 Hwy 101 at Langdale Port Mellon Port Mellon Highway
Hwy 912:2566 3.71 2.31 Gibsons
(connects to Hwy 101)
Hwy 101 at Langdale Marine Drive 02006-01-012006 current Former alignment of Hwy 101
Hwy 912:2573 0.74 0.46 Madeira Park Hwy 101 east of Madeira Park Madeira Park Road
(Madeira Park Spur)
Hwy 914:0602 2.70 1.68 NW Marine Drive in UBC W 4th Avenue / Drummond Drive in Vancouver Chancellor Boulevard
Hwy 914:0620 9.67 6.01 W 41st Avenue / SW Marine Drive in Vancouver Spanish Banks parking lot in Vancouver SW/NW Marine Drive
Hwy 914:0640 2.45 1.52 SW Marine Drive in UBC Blanca Street in Vancouver W 16th Avenue
Hwy 914:0660 2.45 1.52 Westbrook Mall in UBC Blanca Street in Vancouver University Boulevard
Hwy 914:3142 2.24 1.39 Hwy 17 in Delta Nordel Way BNSF Overpass, east of Hwy 91 in Delta Highway 91 Connector Eastbound only
Hwy 914:3143 2.21 1.37 Hwy 17 in Delta Nordel Way BNSF Overpass, east of Hwy 91 in Delta Highway 91 Connector Westbound only
Hwy 914:3186 1.99 1.24 King George Boulevard in Surrey Hwy 15 in Surrey 8th Avenue Connects Hwy 15 and Hwy 99 near the Canada-U.S. border.
Hwy 915:0670 2.10 1.30 Hwy 11 in Mission Hwy 7 in Mission Horne Street Connector Eastbound only
Hwy 915:0671 2.00 1.24 Hwy 11 in Mission Hwy 7 in Mission Horne Street Connector Westbound only
Hwy 915:0680 6.33 3.93 Hwy 1 in Chilliwack Cultus Lake Road south of Chilliwack Vedder Road 02016-01-012016 Connected to Hwy 915:0690
Hwy 915:0690 18.51 11.50 Henderson Road in the Columbia Valley Vedder Mountain Road in Chilliwack Columbia Valley Highway
• Cultus Lake Road
Hwy 915:1300 2.64 1.64 Hwy 1 in Hope Hwy 3 in Hope Old Hope-Princeton Way Former alignment of Hwy 3
Hwy 915:2752 3.61 2.24 Hwy 9 in Agassiz Hwy 7 in Agassiz Agassiz Bypass Connects Hwy 9 south with Hwy 7 east.
Hwy 916 12.60 7.83 Hwy 15 in Surrey 210th Street in Maple Ridge Golden Ears Way Maintained by Translink
Hwy 921:0923 16.15 10.04 Meadow Creek Road (Hwy 97D) north of Lac le Jeune Kamloops city limit Lac le Jeune Road
Hwy 921:0924 5.89 3.66 Hwy 1 (Sagebrush interchange / exit 369) in Kamloops Hwy 1 (Valleyview interchange / exit 375) in Kamloops Columbia Street 02016-01-012016 Former alignment of Hwy 1
Hwy 921:1765 6.72 4.18 Hwy 5 south of Clearwater Clearwater (connects to Hwy 5) Old North Thompson Highway Old alignment of Hwy 5
Hwy 921:1771 2.15 1.34 Halston Bridge / Kamloops city boundary Hwy 5 / Paul Lake Road at Kamloops I.R. Halston Road
Hwy 921:1773 35.52 22.07 Hwy 5 / Halston Road at Kamloops I.R. McNulty Road northwest of Pritchard • Paul Lake Road
• Pinantan-Pritchard Road
Hwy 921:1776 29.11 18.09 Hwy 5 in Kamloops Sun Peaks • Heffley-Louis Creek Road
• Tod Mountain Road
Hwy 922:0943 47.16 29.30 Hwy 1 at Squilax Shuswap Lake Marine Provincial Park (St. Ives Site) Squilax Anglemont Road
Hwy 922:1126 32.55 20.23 Hwy 97 east of Falkland Hwy 1 in Salmon Arm Salmon River Road
Hwy 924:1318 2.90 1.80 US border at the Nighthawk-Chopaka Border Crossing Hwy 3 at Chopaka Nighthawk Road Connects to Nighthawk, WA
Hwy 924:1290 7.90 4.91 Hwy 97 in Lake Country (north of Winfield) Hwy 97 in Lake Country (north of Oyama) Pelmewash Parkway 02013-01-012013 current Old alignment of Hwy 97
Hwy 926:0901 4.85 3.01 Hwy 1 south of Ashcroft Hwy 97C in Ashcroft Cornwall Road
Hwy 927:1133 36.19 22.49 Hwy 97 in 100 Mile House Hwy 24 west of Sheridan Lake Horselake Road #371
Hwy 927:1142 46.06 28.62 Hwy 97 north of 100 Mile House Canim Lake Canim Hendrix Lake Road #318
Hwy 928:1143 82.92 51.52 Hwy 97 at 150 Mile House Likely Likely Road
Hwy 928:1144 46.89 29.14 Likely Road north of 150 Mile House Horsefly Horsefly Road
Hwy 933:1329 1.92 1.19 US border at the Ferry-Midway Border Crossing Hwy 3 in Midway Dominion Road
Hwy 933:1344 17.51 10.88 Syringa Provincial Park Arrow Dam / Castlegar city boundary • Broadwater Road
• Keenleyside Road
Hwy 935:1381 29.84 18.54 Hwy 93 / Hwy 95 at Fort Steele Hwy 3 / Hwy 93 at Wardner #63 Wardner - Fort Steele Road
Hwy 935:2143 22.55 14.01 Hwy 93 / Hwy 95 south of Fairmont Hot Springs Invermere Westside Road
Hwy 935:1306 23.09 14.35 Hwy 3 east of Sparwood Corbin Corbin Road
Hwy 935:1399 24.67 15.33 Hwy 43 at Elkford Fording River Coal Mine Fording River Road
Hwy 941:1156 10.07 6.26 Hwy 97 south of Prince George Hwy 16 in Prince George Old Cariboo Highway Former alignment of Hwy 97A
Hwy 941:1576 12.60 7.83 Old Cariboo Highway in Prince George Hwy 16 east of Prince George Giscome Road 02017-01-012017 Former alignment of Hwy 16
Hwy 941:1577 60.76 37.75 Hwy 16 east of Prince George Hansard Upper Fraser Road Former segment of Hwy 16
Hwy 942:1555 39.80 24.73 Hwy 20 west of Williams Lake Buckskin Road southwest of Soda Creek • Chilcotin-Meldrum Road
• West Fraser Road
02017-01-012017 current Continuation of Hwy 942:1556
Hwy 942:1556 86.52 53.76 Buckskin Road southwest of Soda Creek Quesnel city boundary West Fraser Road Continuation of Hwy 942:1555
Hwy 942:1558 130.10 80.84 Nazko Road northwest of Quesnel Hwy 16 west of Prince George Blackwater Road Section not part of unofficial Hwy 59
Hwy 943:1196 81.87 50.87 Hwy 2 east of Dawson Creek Cecil Lake Road southeast of Goodlow • Rola Road
• Clayhurst Road
Hwy 944:1177 19.48 12.10 W.A.C. Bennett Dam Hwy 29 in Hudson's Hope Canyon Drive
Hwy 944:1174 32.85 20.41 Cecil Lake Road north for Fort St. John 264 Road north of Rose Prairie Rose Prairie Road Section not part of unofficial Hwy 103
Hwy 945:1564 15.40 9.57 Hwy 27 north of Vanderhoof Nechako River Braeside Road
Hwy 951:1502 7.70 4.78 Daajing Giids Hwy 16 near the Skidegate ferry terminal Oceanview Drive
Hwy 951:1503 14.00 8.70 Aliford Bay ferry terminal Sandspit Alliford Bay Road
Hwy 951:1504 14.24 8.85 Port Edward Hwy 16 east of Prince Rupert Port Edward Road
Hwy 953:3612 51.09 31.75 Atlin Hwy 7 at the Yukon border Atlin Road
Hwy 954:1111 39.00 24.23 Southbank Ferry Landing on François Lake
(connects to Hwy 35)
Ootsa-Nadina Road at Ootsa Lake Keefe's Landing Road 02010-01-012010 current
Hwy 962:0311 2.40 1.49 Hwy 1 in Saanich Hwy 17 in Saanich McKenzie Avenue
Hwy 962:0320 6.83 4.24 Brentwood Bay ferry terminal in Central Saanich McTavish Road in North Saanich West Saanich Road Continuation of Hwy 962:0325; former segment of Hwy 17A; connects to Brentwood Bay-Mill Bay ferry
Hwy 962:0325 3.57 2.22 West Saanich Road in North Saanich Lochside Drive in North Saanich McTavish Road Continuation of Hwy 962:0320 and Hwy 962:0326
Hwy 962:0326 2.14 1.33 McTavish Road in North Saanich Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry terminal in Sidney Lochside Drive Continuation of Hwy 962:0325
Hwy 962:2401 5.22 3.24 Hwy 1 / Delourme Road at Mill Bay Mill Bay ferry terminal Mill Bay Road Connects to Brentwood Bay-Mill Bay ferry; former segment of Hwy 1
Hwy 962:0376 50.67 31.48 South Shore Road at Mesachie Lake Deering Road northeast of Port Renfrew Pacific Marine Road 02015-01-012015 current Continuation of Hwy 962:0378
Hwy 962:0378 2.96 1.84 Pacific Marine Road northeast of Port Renfrew Hwy 14 northeast of Port Renfrew Deering Road 02015-01-012015 current Continuation of Hwy 962:0376
Hwy 963:0346 15.11 9.39 Youbou Hwy 18 / South Shore Road at Lake Cowichan Youbou Road
Hwy 963:0348 14.52 9.02 Skutz Falls Road east of Lake Cowichan North Cowichan district boundary Lake Cowichan Road Former segment of Hwy 18
Hwy 963:0351 15.02 9.33 Honeymoon Bay Hwy 18 / Youbou Road at Lake Cowichan South Shore Road
Hwy 963:0361 5.60 3.48 Cowichan Bay Road southeast of Duncan Maple Bay Road east of Duncan Tzouhalem Road
Hwy 963:0365 4.19 2.60 Chemainus Road (unsigned Hwy 1A) in North Cowichan Salt Spring Island ferry terminal at Crofton (North Cowichan) Crofton Road
Hwy 963:2386 8.02 4.98 Ucluelet Hwy 4 north of Ucluelet Ucluelet Road
Hwy 964:2349 5.75 3.57 Hwy 19 west of Cumberland Hwy 19A in Courtenay Comox Valley Parkway
Hwy 964:2360 1.07 0.66 Hwy 19 west of Buckley Bay Hwy 19A at Buckley Bay Buckley Bay Connector Connects with Buckley Bay ferry terminal
Hwy 964:2361 4.41 2.74 Hwy 19A at Royston Cumberland Royston Cumberland Road No access to Hwy 19
Hwy 964:2364 4.62 2.87 Hwy 19 in Campbell River Hwy 19A in Campbell River Jubilee Parkway
Hwy 964:2371 12.27 7.62 Hwy 19 south of Sayward Kelsey Bay Sayward Road Former alignment of Hwy 19
Hwy 964:2391 10.52 6.54 Hwy 19 east of Port McNeill Beaver Cove Beaver Cove Road
Hwy 964:2396 3.00 1.86 Hwy 19 south of Port McNeill Port McNeill ferry terminual McNeill Road
Hwy 964:2398 5.03 3.13 Hwy 19 south of Port Hardy Port Hardy Douglas Street
  •       Former

Yukon highways in British Columbia

The following routes are within British Columbia but are considered part of the Yukon highway system. The Alaska Highway crosses the 60th parallel north, and thus the border with the Yukon, nine times (including six crossings between historic miles 588 and 596), the highway route number changes just once, between Lower Post, B.C., and Watson Lake, Yukon. The Yukon section east of here is maintained by Public Works Canada as part of the B.C. portion of Highway 97, while the B.C. section west of here is maintained by the Yukon Government as part of Yukon Highway 1.

Number Length (km) Length (mi) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Local names Formed Removed Notes
Hwy 1 64.3 40.0 Yukon border west of Swift River, YT Yukon border east of Teslin, YT Alaska Highway 01943-01-011943 current Maintained by the Yukon Government
Hwy 2 56.7 35.2 Alaska border at White Pass Yukon border south of Carcross, YT Klondike Highway 01978-01-011978 current Maintained by the Yukon Government
Hwy 3 74.0 46.0 Alaska border north of Haines, AK Yukon border south of Haines Junction, YT Haines Highway 01943-01-011943 current YT 4 prior to 1978; maintained by the Yukon Government
Hwy 97 12.0 7.5 Cumulative sections BC 97 in the Yukon east of Lower Post, BC Alaska Highway 6 separate border crossings;
maintained by Public Works Canada

Defunct Route Numbers

The first two freeways built in British Columbia were given 400-series numbers, much like the 400-Series Highways in Ontario. Highways 401 and 499 were renumbered 1 and 99 respectively in 1973. The section of Highway 37 between Terrace and Kitimat was known as Highway 25 until 1986. In recent years, many routes have been devolved to regional and/or municipal authorities and have lost their official highway status, notably the Fraser Highway in the Lower Mainland (formerly part of Highway 1A) and West Saanich Road on Vancouver Island (formerly Highway 17A). Also King George Highway through Surrey was renamed by the City in 2010 to King George Boulevard. (formerly British Columbia Highway 99A).

Defunct Lettering System

Prior to 1940, British Columbia classified its major roads with letters.[9] Ultimately, in 1939 or early 1940, a decision was made by the Department of Public Works (now the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure) to replace the lettering system with the familiar number system. This transition took place during the 1940/1941 fiscal year and led to the installation of route markers along multiple highways.[10]

Route Length (km) Length (mi) Southern or western terminus Northern or eastern terminus Local name(s) Notes
A 1,286 799 Port Alberni
Vancouver
Parksville
Alberta border at Crowsnest Pass
Southern Trans-Provincial Highway Vancouver Island and mainland section; split in the Lower Mainland with branches followed the north and south shores of the Fraser River. Replaced by present-day Hwy 4, Hwy 19, Hwy 1, Hwy 7, Hwy 8, Hwy 5A, and Hwy 3.
B 945 587 Bella Coola
Cache Creek
Williams Lake
Alberta border at Kicking Horse Pass
Central Trans-Provincial Highway Incomplete section between Bella Coola and Redstone; connected by Route S (present-day Hwy 97). Replaced by present-day Hwy 20, Hwy 1, and Hwy 23.
C 996 619 Prince Rupert Tête Jaune Cache
(incomplete extension to Alberta border at Yellowhead Pass)
Northern Trans-Provincial Highway Replaced by present-day Hwy 16.
N 348 216 Victoria Kelsey Bay Island Highway Replaced by present-day Hwy 1A, Hwy 1, Hwy 19A, and Hwy 19.
R 51 32 U.S. border at Blaine, WA Vancouver Pacific Highway Accessed Vancouver via the Pattullo Bridge. Replaced by Hwy 15 and former Hwy 1A.
S 484 301 Spences Bridge Prince George Cariboo Highway Replaced by Hwy 1 and Hwy 97.
T 634 394 U.S. border near Osoyoos Tête Jaune Cache Okanagan Highway
North Thompson Highway
Replaced by present-day Hwy 5 and Hwy 97.
U 427 264 U.S. border at Roosville Golden
Alberta border at Vermilion Pass
• Kootenay–Columbia River Highway
Banff–Windermere Highway
Split at Radium Hot Springs with branches going to Golden and Vermilion Pass. Replaced by present-day Hwy 93 and Hwy 95.

References

  1. ^ "Why It's Highway 99". The Vancouver Sun. March 29, 1940. p. 17. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Island Highway On No. 1 Route". Victoria Daily Times. March 29, 1940. p. 2. Retrieved December 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Griffin, Kevin (January 19, 1999). "HOV lanes not for sale in B.C." The Vancouver Sun. p. B2. Retrieved December 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia". Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Province of British Columbia. January 3, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Landmark Kilometre Inventory" (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Cypher Consulting. July 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Department of Highways (1954). Alberta Official Road Map (Map). Department of Economic Affairs. §§ A-3, A-4.
  7. ^ "Traveller Information System". DriveBC. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  8. ^ "Landmark Kilometre Inventory: Revision History" (PDF). British Columbia: Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Cypher Consulting. August 22, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  9. ^ Rand McNally and Company (1939). "Western and Central Canada" (Map). "State Farm Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico". Chicago, IL: State Farm Insurance Companies Travel Bureau. pp. 94–95.
  10. ^ British Columbia Department of Public Works (September 12, 1941). Report of the Minister of Public Works for the Fiscal Year 1939/1940 (Report). Victoria: Government of British Columbia. doi:10.14288/1.0314091. J110.L5 S7; 1940_V02_04_P1_P125. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

==External links==* Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia (British Columbia Ministry of Transportation)