British Columbia Highway 1

Highway 1
Trans-Canada Highway
Route information
Length:	1,047 km (651 mi)
Existed:	1961 – present
Vancouver Island section
Length:	116 km (72 mi)
South end:	Dallas Road in Victoria
Major junctions:	BC 17 in Victoria (Blanshard Street) BC 14 in Langford BC 18 in Duncan BC 19 in Nanaimo BC 19A in Nanaimo
North end:	Departure Bay Ferry Terminal
Mainland section
Length:	874 km (543 mi)
West end:	Horseshoe Bay Ferry Terminal
Major junctions:	BC 1A (formerly)/BC 99 in West Vancouver BC 7 / BC 7B in Coquitlam BC 15 / BC 17 in Surrey BC 10 in Langley BC 13 in Langley BC 11 in Abbotsford BC 9 in Chilliwack BC 3 / BC 5 in Hope BC 7 north of Hope BC 12 in Lytton BC 8 in Spences Bridge BC 97C near Ashcroft BC 97 north in Cache Creek BC 5 / BC 5A in Kamloops BC 97 south at Monte Creek BC 97B in Salmon Arm BC 97A in Sicamous BC 23 in Revelstoke BC 95 in Golden
East end:	Alberta border at Kicking Horse Pass continues as Hwy 1 (TCH)
Highway system
British Columbia provincial highways ← BC 395 BC 1A →

British Columbia provincial highways

Highway 1 is part of the British Columbia section of the Trans-Canada Highway. Its total accumulated distance through British Columbia is 1,039 km (646 mi), including the distance travelled on ferries.

The Vancouver Island branch of Highway 1, known locally as the Island Highway (a name shared with Highway 19), is the main thoroughfare on the south Island. The highway was first given the "1" designation in 1941, and originally went from Victoria to Kelsey Bay, a small coastal community north of Campbell River. Highway 1 on the Island was shortened to terminate in the downtown core of the city of Nanaimo in 1953, with the section north of Nanaimo being re-numbered 19. When BC Ferries took over the ferry route between Departure Bay in Nanaimo and Horseshoe Bay in West Vancouver in 1961, Highway 1 on the Island was extended to the Departure Bay ferry dock.

The Island section of Highway 1, which is 116 km (72 mi) in total length, begins at the intersection of Douglas Street and Dallas Road in Victoria, where a large "mile zero" sign is erected. Highway 1 proceeds north through the city of Victoria for 4 km (2½ mi), passing by the southern terminus of Highway 17, before leaving the city at Tolmie Avenue. Once out of Victoria there are three at grade intersections at Boleskine Rd, Tillicum Rd and Mckenzie Avenue (currently being converted to an interchange - opening 2018). Between Tillicum and Mckenzie there is a limited interchange at Interurban (south bound off-ramp). Highway 1 then continues on a 10 km (6.2 mi) long four to six lane freeway, with five interchanges along its length, one of which leads to the start of Highway 14 until the Leigh Road overpass in Langford. After its intersection with the Westshore Parkway, the highway narrows to two lanes as it enters Goldstream Provincial Park. The highway from this point is known locally as the Malahat.

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