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British Columbia provincial highway 19, known locally as the Island Highway, is the main north-south thoroughfare on Vancouver Island north of Nanaimo. The highway first opened in 1953, replacing a stretch of highway 1 between Nanaimo and Campbell River, finally being extended to the northern tip of the island in the late 1970s. The total length of the highway is 406 km. Image File history File links Route marker sign: BC Highway 19 This work is copyrighted. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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) â€¢ Land 925,186 kmÂ² â€¢ Water 19,549 kmÂ² (2. ... Jump to: navigation, search Located off Canadas Pacific coast and part of the Canadian province of British Columbia Vancouver Island is, at 32,134 square kilometers (12,407 square miles), the largest island on the western side of the Americas. ... Jump to: navigation, search Nanaimo Harbour Nanaimo (2004 pop. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Example of Trans-Canada Highway marker shield. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Location and Population Campbell River is a community in British Columbia at the south end of Discovery Passage on northern Vancouver Island. ...

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Highway 19's northern end is at an intersection with Market Street in the small community of Port Hardy. The highway then proceeds in a southwest arc through the town centre, then goes southeast through a junction with the B.C. Ferry terminal at Bear Cove, and a junction with Port McNeill. The highway then winds its way past Nimpkish Lake, then through a 163 km long stretch of dense forest terrain, through the community of Woss and a junction with Sayward, finally entering the city of Campbell River at a junction with highways 28 and 19A, just past the river that the city is named for. Categories: Possible copyright violations ... 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. ... Port McNeill is a small community on the north-eastern coast of Vancouver Island with a population of 2821 (2001). ... British Columbia provincial highway 28 is an east-west highway on the northern part of Vancouver Island. ... 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. ...

The entire stretch of Highway 19 north of Campbell River is an undivided two-lane configuration. Once at the junction with Highways 28 and 19A, Highway 19 separates into an expressway configuration, built between 1996 and 2001. In Campbell River, the expressway shares its northbound lanes with Tamarac Street, and its southbound lanes with Willow Street. The entire stretch of Highway 19 between Campbell River and the city of Parksville is a divided four-lane freeway or expressway (alternates), with a nominal speed limit of 110 km/h, and is referred to as the "Inland Island Highway". Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Parksville is a city on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. ...

South from Campbell River, Highway 19 is divided primarily by a concrete wall, and goes through a series of six at-grade intersections, five of them possessing exit numbers. 52 km south of Campbell River, Highway 19 reaches its first interchange, with a four-lane arterial highway that goes west to the village of Cumberland and east to the communities of Courtenay and Comox. Past the Courtenay Interchange, Highway 19 is divided by a grass median. 16 km later, Highway 19 reaches another interchange, this time with a two-lane road that goes a short distance east to the B.C. Ferry terminal at Buckley Bay. There are two more at-grade intersections on Highway 19 in the 41 km between the Buckley Bay Interchange and the interchange with Highway 4, which goes east into Qualicum Beach. 9 km later, Highway 19 goes through another interchange, this time with Highway 4A, which goes east into Parksville. The next interchange, at Craig's Crossing, is another 5 km south. Cumberland is a village in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. ... Courtenay is a city on the east coast of Vancouver Island, in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Town of Comox, British Columbia is located on the eastern side of Vancouver Island in what is known as the Comox Valley. ... 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. ... Qualicum Beach is a town located in the Regional District of Nanaimo, British Columbia. ...

Past the Craig's Crossing Interchange, Highway 19 resumes its 1953 alignment, which today is a 4-lane, divided arterial highway with a a concrete median barrier mostly constructed during the 1970's. The highway passes through the communities of Nanoose Bay and Lantzville before finally entering the north part of Nanaimo. Highway 19 then veers southwest onto a new 20 km long four-lane expressway known as the "Nanaimo Parkway", which has five at-grade intersections along its length. At the junction with Cedar Road, Highway 19 proceeds to share an alignment with the Trans-Canada Highway south for 2 km before turning eastward at another interchange. Highway 19 then crosses over the Nanaimo River 2 km later, and then goes northward for 5 km, finally terminating at the B.C. Ferry terminal at Duke Point. Nanoose Bay (pop. ... Jump to: navigation, search Lantzville is a coastal community on the east side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada along the western shore of Strait of Georgia and immediately north of the City of Nanaimo, British Columbia. ... Example of Trans-Canada Highway marker shield. ... Duke Point is a geographical location in the extreme southeastern part of the city of Nanaimo. ...

List of exits

The following is a list of exits along the expressway and freeway portions of Highway 19.

Exit 7*- Highway 1 South, Island Highway South. British Columbia provincial highway 1 is the B.C. section of the Trans-Canada Highway. ...

Exit 9- Highway 1 North, Island Highway South. British Columbia provincial highway 1 is the B.C. section of the Trans-Canada Highway. ...

Exit 29**- Highway 19A, Island Highway North. 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. ...

Exit 46- Highway 19A, Island Highway East. 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. ...

Exit 51- Highway 4A, Alberni Highway. 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. ...

Exit 60- Highway 4, Memorial Ave. 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. ...

After this point, Highway 19 continues as a divided highway, but becomes into a two/four lane highway shortwards. Divided Highway is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 2003. ... Mitchell Freeway in Perth, Western Australia For other uses, see Highway (disambiguation). ...

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Category: 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 17 is actually two separate highways, one on Vancouver Island, the other on the Lower Mainland. ... 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 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 Interlakes 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 New Westminster. ... 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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