British Columbia Highway 16

Highway 16
Yellowhead Highway Trans-Canada Highway
Route information
Length:	1,173 km (729 mi)
Existed:	1953 – present
Haida Gwaii segment
Length:	101 km (63 mi)
North end:	Masset
South end:	BC Ferries dock in Skidegate
Mainland segment
Length:	1,072 km (666 mi)
West end:	BC Ferries dock in Prince Rupert
Major junctions:	BC 113 in Terrace BC 37 south in Terrace BC 37 north in Kitwanga BC 118 in Topley BC 35 in Burns Lake BC 27 near Vanderhoof BC 97 in Prince George BC 5 near Tête Jaune Cache
East end:	Alberta border continues as Hwy 16 (TCH)
Highway system
British Columbia provincial highways ← BC 15 BC 17 →

British Columbia provincial highways

Highway 16 is the British Columbia, Canada, section of the Yellowhead Highway. The highway closely follows the path of the northern B.C. alignment of the Canadian National Railway. The number "16" was first given to the highway in 1942, and originally, the route that the highway took was more to the north of today's highway, and it was not as long as it is now. Highway 16 originally ran from New Hazelton east to an obscure location known as Aleza Lake. In 1947, Highway 16's western end was moved from New Hazelton to the coastal city of Prince Rupert, and in 1953, the highway was re-aligned to end at Prince George. In 1969, further alignment east into Yellowhead Pass was opened to traffic after being constructed up through 1968 and raised to all-weather standards in 1969. Highway 16's alignment on the Haida Gwaii was commissioned in 1984, with BC Ferries beginning service along Highway 16 to the Haida Gwaii the following year.

A series of murders and disappearances has given the stretch between Prince Rupert and Prince George the name Highway of Tears.

The 101 km (63 mi) segment of the 1,347 km (837 mi)-long B.C. Highway begins in the west in the village of Masset, on the northern coast of Graham Island. Proceeding south, the highway goes 38 km (24 mi) to the inlet town of Port Clements. Winding its way along the boundary of Naikoon Provincial Park, Highway 16 goes south for 27 km (17 mi) before reaching the community of Tlell. 36 km (22 mi) south of Tlell, Highway 16 reaches Skidegate, where its Haida Gwaii section terminates.

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