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.
.jpg) Looking east along Fraser Highway near 160 Street | |
| Part of |  Highway 1A (former) |
|---|---|
| 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 |  Highway 15 (176 Street) Highway 10 (Langley Bypass) Highway 13 (264 Street) |
| East end |  Highway 1 (TCH) / Maclure Road in Abbotsford |
The road was one of the first motor highways in British Columbia, being formed from portions of the Old Yale wagon road in the 1920s, and was known as the Inter-Provincial Highway[2] but its importance as an east-west corridor was diminished with the construction of the Trans-Canada Highway in the 1960s. Nonetheless, it remains an important thoroughfare. Running roughly parallel to the Trans-Canada Highway, it is often used as an alternative or feeder route for it.
Route description
editThe 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 King George Boulevard and 98th Avenue in the Whalley Town Centre of Surrey, just south of the King George SkyTrain Station. From there, it passes through the mixed residential, commercial, and rural neighbourhoods of Green Timbers, Fleetwood, and Cloverdale.
Leaving Surrey, the route bisects the City of Langley, before entering the more rural neighbourhoods of Murrayville, and Aldergrove in Langley Township.
The eastern terminus is at the Trans-Canada Highway, just east of Mount Lehman Road, in the Clearbrook neighbourhood of Abbotsford.
Major intersections
edit| Regional District | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Vancouver | Surrey | 0.0 | 0.0 | 98 Avenue | Continues west |
| King George Boulevard | Former Highway 99A; former Highway 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 |  Highway 15 (176 Street / Pacific Highway) – Highway 1, U.S. Border |  Highway 1A current western terminus; west end of Hwy 1A concurrency[3] | ||
| Langley (city) | 5.2 | 3.2 |   Highway 1A east / Highway 10 (Langley Bypass) to Highway 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 | Highway 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 |  Highway 13 (264 Street) – Highway 1, U.S. Border, Bellingham | Highway 1A current eastern terminus; east end of Hwy 1A concurrency[3] | ||
| Fraser Valley | Abbotsford | 37.4– 37.7 | 23.2– 23.4 | Highway 1 (TCH) / Mount Lehman Road – 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
edit- ^ a b "Fraser Highway in Greater Vancouver" (Map). Google Maps. 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.