NationMaster - Encyclopedia: British Columbia provincial highway 17

British Columbia provincial highway 17 is actually two separate highways, one on Vancouver Island, the other on the Lower Mainland. The two highways are joined together by a ferry link. Image File history File links Route marker sign: BC Highway 17 This work is copyrighted. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 kmÂ² (5th) - Land 925,186 kmÂ² - Water 19,549 kmÂ² (2. ... Vancouver Island is a large island in British Columbia, Canada, off the Pacific coast. ... The Lower Mainland is the name that residents of British Columbia apply to the region surrounding the City of Vancouver. ... B.C. Ferries two flagship vessels - Spirit of British Columbia (below) and Spirit of Vancouver Island (above) - in Active Pass British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. ...

Vancouver Island section

The Island section of Highway 17 is known locally as the Patricia Bay Highway, and is the main artery through the Saanich peninsula. Highway 17 has had its present course through the area since 1960, when the B.C. Ferry terminal at Swartz Bay was completed. The "Pat Bay", as the Highway is known for short, is four lanes all the way from Victoria to Swartz Bay. The total length of the highway on the Island is 31 km. The District of Saanich is a municipality on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Swartz Bay, located on the north end of the Saanich Peninsula on Vancouver Island, is the location of one of BC Ferries main terminals. ... Victoria is a Canadian city, and the provincial capital of British Columbia. ...

Route details

In the south, Highway 17 begins at the intersection of Douglas Street and Blanshard Street in Victoria, just a few hundred metres north of the mile zero monument on Highway 1, although some maps show the highway starting at the intersection of Belleville and Oswego streets one block to the west of the provincial parliament/legislature buildings, and the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation's official records state that the highway only starts at Victoria's northern city limit. British Columbia provincial highway 1 is the B.C. section of the Trans-Canada Highway. ...

From Douglas and Blanshard, The highway travels north for 3 km through the city of Victoria before leaving the city at Tolmie Avenue. 2 km north of Tolmie Avenue, Highway 17 turns into a 6 km-long freeway, with three interchanges. After the third interchange at Royal Oak Drive, Highway 17 turns into a regular divided four-lane arterial, and goes for 14 km through mostly farmland, until it reaches the town of Sidney. After exiting Sidney 3 km later, the Pat Bay once again becomes a freeway, with two more interchanges along its length, toward its northern terminus at the B.C. Ferry terminal at Swartz Bay another 3 km north. Sidney is a town located at the northern end of the Saanich Peninsula, on Vancouver Island in the Canadian province of British Columbia. ...

Ferry route

At Swartz Bay, Highway 17 leaves Vancouver Island, and starts on a 44 km-long ferry route through the Southern Gulf Islands and the Strait of Georgia. The ferry route between Swartz Bay and the Mainland is the oldest and most heavily-used route in the B.C. Ferry system. After winding through the Gulf Islands, the route enters a small passage between Galiano and Mayne Islands, known as Active Pass. Active Pass is the midway point on the Highway 17 ferry route, but it is also hazardous, as it has historically been the site of two maritime collisions involving B.C. Ferry vessels, as well as one incident of a ferry running aground. Consequently, ferries going through Active Pass have to sound their whistles upon entering and leaving the passage, and must adhere to a lower speed limit while transiting through it. The Strait of Georgia (also known as Georgia Strait and the Gulf of Georgia) is a 240 km (150 mi)-long strait between Vancouver Island (as well as its nearby Gulf Islands) and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. ... Galiano Island is one of the Southern Gulf Islands between Vancouver Island and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. ... Mayne Island is a rustic 21-square-kilometre island in the southern Gulf Islands chain of British Columbia. ...

After Active Pass, the Highway 17 ferry heads due northeast across the Strait of Georgia. Halfway across the Strait, the route actually enters water belonging to the United States. It then crosses the 49th parallel back into Canadian waters just before landing at the Tsawwassen ferry terminal. The Strait of Georgia (also known as Georgia Strait and the Gulf of Georgia) is a 240 km (150 mi)-long strait between Vancouver Island (as well as its nearby Gulf Islands) and the mainland Pacific coast of British Columbia, Canada. ... Tsawwassen is a suburban, mostly residential neighbourhood in the southwestern part of the Corporation of Delta, British Columbia, Canada. ...

Mainland section

On the mainland, Highway 17 is 14 km in length. Beginning at the Tsawwassen ferry terminal, Highway 17 proceeds northeast on a 3 km-long shallow-bank causeway as 4 lane undivided arterial. 3 km northeast after reaching landfall as a 3-lane highway, Highway 17 reaches the intersection with 56th Street in Tsawwassen. Highway 17 then turns due north as a 4-lane expressway standard highway and reaches its junction with Ladner Trunk Road at Ladner, 6 km after 56th Street. 2 km north, Highway 17 finally terminates at the on-ramp to Highway 99.
British Columbia provincial highway 10, known locally as the Ladner-Langley Highway, is a minor east-west route through the southern portion of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. ... Ladner was created as a fishing village on the banks of the Fraser River. ... British Columbia provincial highway 99 is the major nouth-south artery through the Greater Vancouver Regional District. ...

Categories: British Columbia provincial highways British Columbia flag, with official proportions This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This article lists all existing numbered highways in British Columbia. ... Route marker sign: BC Highway 99 This work is copyrighted. ... British Columbia provincial highway 1 is the B.C. section of the Trans-Canada Highway. ... There are many roads in the southwestern part of British Columbia that are designated as British Columbia provincial highway 1A. These roads are sections of the original 1941 route of Highway 1 before its various re_alignments, and are used today as service routes and frontage roads. ... British Columbia provincial highway 2, known locally as the Tupper Highway, is one of the two short connections from Dawson Creek to the border between B.C. and Alberta. ... Crowsnest Highway marker shields. ... Two segments of highway in the southern part of British Columbia are designated as British Columbia provincial highway 3A. Kootenays - Castlegar-Nelson-Creston Highway This was the first segment of highway in British Columbia to receive the 3A designation. ... British Columbia provincial highway 3B, opened in 1967, is an alternate loop to the Crowsnest Highway between Nancy Greene Lake and an area called Meadows, just west of Erie on the Crowsnest. ... British Columbia provincial highway 4, known locally as the Alberni Highway and the Pacific Rim Highway, is the longest east-west main vehicle route on Vancouver Island, with a total length of 163 km. ... British Columbia provincial highway 4, known locally as the Alberni Highway and the Pacific Rim Highway, is the longest east-west main vehicle route on Vancouver Island, with a total length of 163 km. ... British Columbia provincial highway 5, known locally as the Southern Yellowhead Highway, is a north-south route in the southern part of the province. ... British Columbia provincial highway 5A, the Princeton-Kamloops Highway, is Highway 5s pre_1986 alignment. ... British Columbia provincial highway 6 is a two-lane east-west highway in the Okanagan. ... British Columbia provincial highway 7, known as the Lougheed Highway, is an alternative route to Highway 1 through the Lower Mainland. ... British Columbia provincial highway 7A, known locally as the Barnet Highway, is Highway 7s original 1941 route between the harbour in Vancouver and Port Moody. ... British Columbia provincial highway 7B, the Mary Hill Bypass, is a 9 km-long riverside east-west link between the cities of Coquitlam to the west and Port Coquitlam to the east. ... British Columbia provincial highway 8, known as the Nicola Highway, is an alternate route to Highway 97C between Highway 1 and the Coquihalla Highway. ... British Columbia provincial highway 9, the Agassiz Highway, is a north-south route in the eastern part of the Fraser Valley. ... British Columbia provincial highway 10, known locally as the Ladner-Langley Highway, is a minor east-west route through the southern portion of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. ... British Columbia provincial highway 11, known locally as the Abbotsford-Mission Highway, is a 17 km-long mostly two-lane north-south highway that literally cuts the Fraser Valley in half. ... British Columbia provincial highway 12, opened in 1953, is a connection from the Trans_Canada Highway to the town of Lillooet. ... British Columbia provincial highway 13 is a simple 12 km-long two-lane route through the eastern part of Langley. ... British Columbia provincial highway 14 is the southernmost numbered route in the province. ... British Columbia provincial highway 15, known locally as the Pacific Highway, is a 20-km long north-south highway in the City of Surrey. ... British Columbia provincial highway 16 is the B.C. section of the Yellowhead Highway. ... British Columbia provincial highway 17A, known locally as West Saanich Road, is an alternate route through the Saanich peninsula. ... British Columbia provincial highway 18 is a short, 29 km-long main vehicle route on Vancouver Island, connecting the city of Duncan on the Trans-Canada Highway with the community of Youbou, on the north shore of Cowichan Lake. ... British Columbia provincial highway 19, known locally as the Island Highway, is the main north-south thoroughfare on Vancouver Island north of Nanaimo. ... British Columbia provincial highway 19A, known locally as the Oceanside Route, is composed of the original 1953 alignments of Highway 19 within Nanaimo and between Craigs Crossing and Campbell River. ... British Columbia provincial highway 20, known as the Chilcotin Highway or the Freedom Highway, is an east-west highway in a region of the province known as the Interior Plateau. ... British Columbia provincial highway 21 is a cross-border spur in the Kootenay region of the province. ... British Columbia provincial highway 22 is a north-south highway that provides quick access from the city of Canada-U.S. border. ... British Columbia provincial highway 22A is a cross-border spur in the Okanagan region of the province. ... British Columbia provincial highway 23 is a north-south highway that straddles the Trans-Canada Highway in the provinces high country region. ... British Columbia provincial highway 24, the Little Fort Highway or the fishing highway, is a 97 km-long east-west connection between the Cariboo Highway, just south of 100 Mile House, and the Southern Yellowhead Highway at Little Fort. ... British Columbia provincial highway 26 is a minor east-west highway in central B.C. First opened in 1967, it provides access to the community of Wells and the famous gold rush town of Barkerville at the foot of the Cariboo Mountains, respectively 75 and 82 km east of the... British Columbia provincial highway 27, the Stuart Lake Highway, is a 23 km-long spur of the Yellowhead Highway in the north central part of the province. ... British Columbia provincial highway 28 is an east-west highway on the northern part of Vancouver Island. ... British Columbia provincial highway 29, known locally as Don Philips Way, is a shortcut route from the John Hart Highway to the Alaska Highway. ... British Columbia provincial highway 31 is a minor north-south highway through the Selkirk Mountains. ... British Columbia provincial highway 31 is a minor north-south highway through the Selkirk Mountains. ... British Columbia provincial highway 33 is a minor two-lane highway in the Okanagan region of the province. ... British Columbia provincial highway 35, the North Francois Highway, is a 23 km-long minor spur of the Yellowhead Highway. ... British Columbia provincial highway 37, the Cassiar Highway, is the northwesternmost highway in the province, and it is very scenic, passing through some of the most isolated areas of B.C. The highway first gained its 37 designation in 1975, and at that time, its southern terminus was at the... British Columbia provincial highway 37, the Cassiar Highway, is the northwesternmost highway in the province, and it is very scenic, passing through some of the most isolated areas of B.C. The highway first gained its 37 designation in 1975, and at that time, its southern terminus was at the... British Columbia provincial highway 39 is a very minor 29 km-long spur from the John Hart Highway northwest to the town of Mackenzie, on the shore of the southern arm of Williston Lake. ... British Columbia provincial highway 41 is a very short cross-border spur in the Okanagan area of the province. ... British Columbia provincial highway 43, the Elk Valley Highway, is the easternmost spur off of the Crowsnest Highway in B.C. The highway, which is two lanes, starts in Sparwood, and travels 35 km north along the Elk River to the community of Elkford, where a connection to Elk Falls... British Columbia provincial highway 49, known locally as the Spirit River Highway, is one of the two short connections from Dawson Creek to the border between B.C. and Alberta. ... British Columbia provincial highway 52, known locally as the Heritage Highway, is a 243 km-long alternate loop route between Arras, on the John Hart Highway just west of Dawson Creek, and Tupper, on the B.C.-Alberta boundary, via the community of Tumbler Ridge, 98 km south of Arras... British Columbia provincial highway 77, known as the Liard Highway, is the northeasternmost numbered highway in the province, and is the sole paved road connection between B.C. and the Northwest Territories. ... British Columbia provincial highway 91 is an alternative freeway route to highway 99 through Delta and Richmond. ... British Columbia provincial highway 91A, known locally as the Queensborough Connector, is a 3 km-long spur off of Highway 91 into Canada/U.S. border. ... British Columbia provincial highway 93, the Kootenay Highway, is a north-south route through the southeastern part of the province. ... British Columbia provincial highway 95, the Columbia Highway, is a north-south highway in the southeastern corner of the province, opened in 1957. ... British Columbia provincial highway 95, the Columbia Highway, is a north-south highway in the southeastern corner of the province, opened in 1957. ... British Columbia provincial highway 97 is the longest continuously-numbered route in the province, going for 2,081 km all the way from the Canada/U.S. border in the south to the British Columbia/Yukon border in the north. ... British Columbia provincial highway 97A is a 65-km spur route between the cities of Vernon, on Highway 97, and Sicamous, on Highway 1. ... British Columbia provincial highway 97A is a 65-km spur route between the cities of Vernon, on Highway 97, and Sicamous, on Highway 1. ... British Columbia provincial highway 97C, the Okanagan Connector, forms part of an important link between the Lower Mainland and the Okanagan valley around Kelowna. ... British Columbia provincial highway 99 is the major nouth-south artery through the Greater Vancouver Regional District. ... British Columbia provincial highway 99A is the current designation of Highway 99s original 1942 alignment. ... British Columbia provincial highway 101 is the main north-south thoroughfare on the Sunshine Coast. ... British Columbia provincial highway 395 is a very short cross-border spur in the Okanagan region of the province, just 4 km long. ...

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Route details

Ferry route

Mainland section

Vancouver Island section