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  1. Route map: Highway 99 is a provincial highway in British Columbia that runs 377 kilometres (234 mi) from the U.S. border to near Cache Creek, serving Greater Vancouver and the Squamish–Lillooet corridor.

    • King George Highway / Kingsway
    • Pacific Highway
    • Grandview Highway

    Highway 99A was 48 km (30 mi) long highway within Greater Vancouver and followed the original Highway 99 alignment between the Peace Arch Border Crossing and Downtown Vancouver and was designated in 1973 when the Deas (Island) Throughway was renamed Highway 99. Prior to that, the four-lane, divided "Deas (Island) Throughway" which was completed to ...

    Between 1942 and 1962, the King George Highway was designated Highway 99, while the Highway 99A designation was given to the older Pacific Highway after it became the alternate U.S. border route. The highway began at the Pacific Highway Border Crossing near the locality of Douglas (now part of Surrey) and continued north to Cloverdale, where it sha...

    Between 1942 and 1962, the Grandview Highway was designated as Highway 99A, serving as an alternate route to Kingsway between Pattullo Bridge and Vancouver. From the bridge in New Westminster, Highway 99A followed McBride Boulevard and 8th Avenue to 8th Street (at the time, Highway 1/99 followed Columbia Street and 12th Street though downtown New W...

  2. The highway has a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph) over most of its length, connecting the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and Highway 99 in Delta to Highway 1 at 176th Street in Surrey, and providing access to all five of the major Fraser River crossings in Metro Vancouver.

    Regional District
    Location
    Km [1] [2]
    Destinations
    0.00
    Oswego Street / Belleville Street – Ferry ...
    0.60
    Douglas Street ( Hwy 1 (TCH) ) – ...
    1.30
    Blanshard Street
    1.60
    Johnson Street
    • Britannia Beach. Britannia Beach is a little less than an hour north of Vancouver. The small town of about 300 was, from 1930 to 1935, the largest producer copper in the British Empire.
    • Sea to Sky Gondola. Shorten your journey from the shore to the summit just a short drive up the highway from Britannia Beach at the Sea to Sky Gondola. The gondola is open daily in summer and whisks visitors up to spectacular sweeping views of Howe Sound and the surrounding mountains.
    • Whistler. Explore the internationally known resort town and snow sports destination. During winter Whistler and Blackcomb peaks have over 200 runs across more than 3,000 hectares.
  3. This highway received the “99” designation in 1942, after completion of the King George VI Highway (1940) to the U.S. border, The current freeway alignment of Highway 99 between 8th Avenue in South Surrey and the North Arm of the Fraser River opened in 1962 as Hwy. 99 and was then called the Deas (Island) Throughway.

  4. Aug 31, 2022 · August 24, 2022. This article may contain affiliate links. Read my ABOUT page for more disclosure information. The Sea to Sky Highway 99 in British Columbia is a dreamy scenic drive from Vancouver to Pemberton. It takes you up the spectacular Howe Sound, onwards to Squamish and Whistler.

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