British Columbia Highway 7
Highway 7 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Lougheed Highway Broadway Haney Bypass | ||||
Sections in red denotes Highway 7 | ||||
Route information | ||||
Length: | 150 km (90 mi) | |||
Existed: | 1941 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | BC 99 (Granville Street) in Vancouver (Road still called Broadway after terminus) | |||
BC 1A / BC 99A in Vancouver BC 1 in Coquitlam BC 7A in Coquitlam BC 7B in Port Coquitlam Golden Ears Way in Maple Ridge BC 11 in Mission BC 9 in Kent | ||||
East end: | BC 1 near Hope | |||
Location | ||||
Major cities: |
Vancouver Burnaby Coquitlam Port Coquitlam Pitt Meadows Maple Ridge Mission Kent Hope | |||
Highway system | ||||
British Columbia provincial highways
|
Highway 7, known for most of its length as the Lougheed Highway and Broadway, is an alternative route to Highway 1 through the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. Whereas the controlled-access Highway 1 follows the southern bank of the Fraser River, Highway 7 follows the northern bank.
Highway 7 was first commissioned in 1941, and originally went from Vancouver to Harrison Hot Springs, following Dewdney Trunk Road between Port Moody and Port Coquitlam. In 1953, Highway 7 was moved to its current alignment between Vancouver and Coquitlam. Its eastern end was moved south from Harrison Hot Springs to Agassiz in 1956, and then east to Ruby Creek in 1968. Since 1973, Highway 7 has travelled to a junction with Highway 1 just north of Hope.
Unlike former Alberta premier Peter Lougheed's name, the name of the highway is pronounced /ˈloʊhiːd/ LOH-heed. The highway is named after Nelson Seymour Lougheed, MLA for the Dewdney District and the BC Minister of Public Works (1928–29) who ran a logging company in the area.
Route details
Highway 7's total length under the jurisdiction of the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation (MOT) is 118 km (93 mi). Highway 7 is signed as far west as Granville Street on Broadway in Vancouver, all the way east through Burnaby into Coquitlam, which is under the jurisdiction of the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink). The section under the MOT's jurisdiction begins at the westbound exit with Highway 1 near Schoolhouse Street, with a total length of 2.3 km (1.4 mi). The highway then turns immediately northeast, meets with Highway 1 at the Cape Horn Interchange, and has an exit with United Boulevard. The highway leaves the MOT's jurisdiction 300 m (1000 ft) after the interchange.[1] TransLink again has jurisdiction of Highway 7 from the point east of Ottawa Street to the point east of United Boulevard.[2]
Highway 7 falls under the MOT's jurisdiction again after Ottawa Street, crossing over the Pitt River Bridge into Pitt Meadows. 6 km (4 mi) southeast of the Pitt River bridge, it crosses into Maple Ridge at Maple Meadows Way, and the highway then crosses into Mission another 20 km (12 mi) east. 9 km (6 mi) of Highway 7's entry into Mission, it meets a junction with Highway 11. 8 km (5 mi) east of the Highway 11 junction, Highway 7 leaves Mission over the Hatzic Pump Bridge.
27 km (17 mi) east of the Highway's eastern exit from Mission, Highway 7 enters the Municipality of Kent. 14 km (9 mi) east, it reaches a junction with Highway 9 at Agassiz. 18 km (11 mi) northeast of the Highway 9 junction, it leaves Kent. Another 12 km (7 mi) northeast, Highway 7 finally reaches its eastern terminus at a junction with Highway 1 at Haig, just across the Fraser River from the main part of Hope.
Major intersections
These are the exits on Route 7 under MOT jurisdiction. Some are not listed.
Template:JCTgap
Regional district | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metro Vancouver | City of Coquitlam | Myrman Street, Maple Leaf Self Storage | Westbound exit and entrance only | ||
BC 7B east to Port Coquitlam | |||||
Coleman Avenue | Westbound exit and entrance only | ||||
BC 1 east to Surrey, Langley, Abbotsford via the Port Mann Bridge and west to Vancouver | |||||
United Boulevard to BC 7B (Mary Hill Bypass) east | Partially grade-separated | ||||
Pitt River Road to Port Coquitlam | |||||
City of Port Coquitlam | Highway 7 leaves MOT's jurisdiction, continues before the Pitt River Bridge | ||||
BC 7B (Mary Hill Bypass) west to Coquitlam | |||||
Pitt River | Pitt River Bridge | ||||
City of Pitt Meadows | Old Dewdney Trunk Road | ||||
Allen Way | |||||
Harris Road | |||||
Park Road, Meadow Gardens Way | |||||
To Golden Ears Way south to Langley, Surrey via the Golden Ears Bridge | Eastbound exit only | ||||
Meadowtown Centre Way south; north to Golden Ears Way/Abernethy Connector | |||||
Dewdney Trunk Road & Maple Meadows Way (alternate route to Golden Ears Way south) | |||||
District of Maple Ridge | Haney Bypass east to Mission | Route 7 follows Haney Bypass | |||
Haney Bypass west to Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam | Route 7 returns to Lougheed Hwy | ||||
Fraser Valley Regional District | District of Mission | BC 11 (Abbotsford-Mission Highway) to Abbotsford, Cedar Valley Connector | |||
One-way road pair begins | |||||
Murray Street to Horne Street expressway connector to Highway 11 | |||||
One-way road pair ends | |||||
District of Kent | BC 9 north (Hot Springs Road) to Harrison Hot Springs, Else Road | Highway 7 turns right; western end of Highway 9 concurrency | |||
BC 9 south (Evergreen Drive) to Agassiz City Centre | Eastern end of Highway 9 concurrency | ||||
Agassiz Bypass to Highway 9 (Haig Highway) | |||||
| BC 1 south to Hope, Greater Vancouver, north to Cache Creek | Grade-separated; Eastern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
|
References
- ↑ "Coquitlam council asks for better signage after drivers cross Port Mann Bridge by mistake". Vancouver Sun.
- ↑ "Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia". B.C. Ministry of Transportation.