Fraser Highway
Part of | Hwy 1A (former) |
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Maintained by | TransLink, City of Abbotsford |
Length | 38 km (24 mi)[1] |
Location | Surrey, Langley (city), Langley (township), Abbotsford |
West end | King George Boulevard in Surrey |
Major junctions | Hwy 15 (176 Street) Hwy 10 (Langley Bypass) Hwy 13 (264 Street) |
East end | Hwy 1 (TCH) / Maclure Road in Abbotsford |
Fraser Highway is a 38-kilometre-long (24 mi) major arterial road in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Connecting the cities of Surrey and Abbotsford, the highway formerly constituted a major portion of British Columbia Highway 1A until the latter was decommissioned in 2006. The highway is named for the Fraser River and the Fraser Valley, which are in turn named for the explorer Simon Fraser.
The road was one of the first motor highways in British Columbia, being formed from portions of the
Route description
The Fraser Highway runs in a generally southeast-northwest direction, roughly paralleling the Trans Canada Highway to the north of it. It alternates back and forth between one lane each direction (total of 2 lanes) to two lanes each direction (total of 4 lanes) between rural and urban surroundings.
Its western terminus is at
Leaving Surrey, the route bisects the City of Langley, before entering the more rural neighbourhoods of
The eastern terminus is at the Trans-Canada Highway, just east of Mount Lehman Road, in the
Major intersections
Regional District | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Metro Vancouver | Surrey | 0.0 | 0.0 | 98 Avenue | Continues west |
King George Boulevard | Former Hwy 99A; former Hwy 1A continued on King George Boulevard | ||||
1.4 | 0.87 | 96 Avenue | |||
3.6 | 2.2 | 152 Street | |||
4.3 | 2.7 | 88 Avenue | |||
9.4 | 5.8 | Hwy 15 (176 Street / Pacific Highway) – Hwy 1, U.S. Border | Hwy 1A current western terminus; west end of Hwy 1A concurrency[3] | ||
Langley (city) | 5.2 | 3.2 | Hwy 1A east / Hwy 10 (Langley Bypass) to Hwy 1 (TCH) – Hope, Surrey, Ferries, Airport (YVR) | East end of Hwy 1A concurrency | |
15.2 | 9.4 | 200 Street | |||
16.3 | 10.1 | Glover Road / 204 Street | West end of eastbound one-way | ||
16.7 | 10.4 | 206 Street | East end of eastbound one-way | ||
17.3 | 10.7 | Hwy 1A west (Langley Bypass) / 208 Street | West end of Hwy 1A concurrency | ||
Langley (township) | 18.8 | 11.7 | 216 Street | Access to Langley Regional Airport | |
29.3 | 18.2 | Hwy 13 (264 Street) – Hwy 1, U.S. Border, Bellingham | Hwy 1A current eastern terminus; east end of Hwy 1A concurrency[3] | ||
Vancouver, Hope, Airport (YXX) | Exit 83 on Hwy 1; former Hwy 1A eastern terminus | ||||
Maclure Road | Continues east | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Google (September 30, 2020). "Fraser Highway in Greater Vancouver" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
- ^ "The Inter-Provincial Highway". Opposite the City. December 14, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
- ^ a b Landmark Kilometre Inventory (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (Report). Cypher Consulting. July 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-09-14.