King George Boulevard
Former name(s) | King George Highway |
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Part of | Hwy 1A / Hwy 99A (former) |
Maintained by | TransLink |
Length | 26 km (16 mi)[1] |
Location | Surrey, British Columbia |
South end | 8th Avenue |
Major junctions | Hwy 99 Hwy 10 Fraser Highway |
North end | Pattullo Bridge |
King George Boulevard (formerly known as King George Highway) is a major
History
Prior to completion of the Pattullo Bridge in 1937 and King George Highway in 1940, the main route from Vancouver and New Westminster to both the U.S. border and
In 1973, the Highway 1 and 99 designations were moved to Highway 401 and 499 respectively, with their former alignments being renumbered Highway 1A and Highway 99A. Highway 1A and 99A were decommissioned in 2006 and the name was changed to "King George Boulevard" in 2009 "to project an image of a modern, safe, walkable and livable City Centre community",[3] given that portions of the corridor have had a reputation for being dangerous and having a high incidence of criminal activity.
Route description
King George Boulevard begins at the Highway 99 / 8 Avenue interchange in
Major intersections
The entire route is in
Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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Hwy 99 exit 2; Hwy 914:3186 is unsigned | |||||
2.0 | 1.2 | North Bluff Road / 16 Avenue | |||
5.0 | 3.1 | 152 Street | |||
6.0 | 3.7 | 148 Street / 32 Avenue (Diversion) | |||
7.2 | 4.5 | Crescent Beach Road | Access to Crescent Beach | ||
8.0 | 5.0 | Vancouver, U.S.A. Border | Hwy 99 exit 10; no access from northbound King George Blvd to southbound Hwy 99 | ||
10.2 | 6.3 | Colebrook Road | Grade separated | ||
12.0– 12.2 | 7.5– 7.6 | Hwy 10 (56 Avenue / 58 Avenue) – Delta, Langley, Hope | Split intersection | ||
13.9 | 8.6 | 64 Avenue | |||
15.6 | 9.7 | 72 Avenue | |||
18.8 | 11.7 | 88 Avenue | |||
20.4 | 12.7 | 96 Avenue | |||
20.8 | 12.9 | 98 Avenue / Fraser Highway | Former Hwy 1A east; south end of former Hwy 1A concurrency | ||
21.1 | 13.1 | Passes King George Skytrain station | |||
22.1 | 13.7 | 104 Avenue | Connects to Surrey Central Skytrain station | ||
24.9 | 15.5 | To Hwy 17 / 128 Street / Bridgeview Drive – Scott Road Skytrain station | |||
25.9 | 16.1 | Scott Road | Grade separated | ||
Fraser River | 26.0– 27.2 | 16.2– 16.9 | Pattullo Bridge King George Boulevard north end • McBride Boulevard south end | ||
New Westminster | 27.5 | 17.1 | Royal Avenue / Columbia Street | Grade separated | |
29.4 | 18.3 | 10th Avenue – Burnaby, Vancouver | Former Hwy 1A / Hwy 99A followed 10th Avenue to Kingsway | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ a b Google (September 28, 2020). "King George Blvd in Greater Vancouver" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-55198-152-9.
- ^ Corporate Report No: R207 (PDF) (Report). City of Surrey. November 16, 2009.
- ^ "City Centre". City of Surrey. March 13, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.