British Columbia Provincial Highway 99 Route Details

This highway was originally designated '99' in 1942, and it originally shared an alignment with Highway 1 from Surrey to Vancouver. The current freeway alignment of Highway 99, between 8th Avenue in White Rock and the Fraser River between Richmond and Vancouver opened in 1962. Between 1964 and 1973, the freeway alignment of Highway 99 was designated Highway 499.

In 1957Events January January 2 San Francisco and Los Angeles stock exchanges merge. January 3 Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch January 4 After 69 years the last issue of Colliers magazine is published January 5 Russell Endean becomes t, the northern end of Highway 99 was moved from downtown Vancouver, across the Lions Gate Bridge and west to the village of Horseshoe BayHorseshoe Bay is a small village area within the city of West Vancouver. It has a population of about 1,000 permanent residents. Situated right on the western tip of West Vancouver, at the entrance to Howe Sound, the village marks the western end of Highw, following Marine Drive through West Vancouver. Highway 99 was re-aligned to the Upper Levels Highway and extended to Britannia BeachBritannia Beach is a small unicorporated community in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District of about 300 people on the mainland shore of Howe Sound in British Columbia. It has a reputation as the most notorious mining ground in North America, being stil one year later, being extended further to SquamishSquamish is a resource and tourist town at the north end of Howe Sound, just northwest of Vancouver, and a key stop on the Sea-to-Sky Highway to the Whistler ski resort. Nearby tourist attractions include the Stawamus Chief, a huge cliff-faced granite mas in 1959Events January-February January 1 Cultivars of plants named after this date must be named in a modern language, not in Latin. January 1 Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when forces of Fidel Castro advance January 2 CBS Radio cuts four soap operas: Bac, and then to Pemberton in 1966Events January January 1 In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bedel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. January 2 Strike of public transportation workers in New York City ends January 13 January 3 First Acid Test at the Fil. Finally, in 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi, the just-paved Duffey Lake Road between Pemberton and LillooetLillooet is located on the banks of the Fraser River in British Columbia, Canada. It has a population of 2800 in town and 4500 in the region. The site has been inhabitated for several millennia; by the St'at'imc people. In 1858 the Cariboo Gold Rush broug was made part of Highway 99, and the section of Highway 12 between Lillooet and Highway 97, was re-numbered 99.

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The total length of Highway 99 from the international border to the Highway 97 junction is 409 km. In the south, Highway 99 begins at the border crossing at the Peace Arch, with a four-lane freeway configuration. The Vancouver-Blaine Freeway, as the route is locally known, travels through Surrey 12 km due northwest from the border, through two interchanges, and then turns west for 4 km before reaching the junction with Highway 91, marking the highway's entry into the Corporation of Delta. 4 km west, Highway 99 reaches its junction with Highway 10. 8 km later, Highway 99 reaches a junction with Highway 17. Another 2 km northwest, Highway 99 crosses into Richmond through the George Massey tunnel under the south arm of the Fraser River.

Through Richmond, Highway 99 travels 7 km north, through one interchange, to the junction with the other end of Highway 91. Another 4 km northwest, the southern freeway section of Highway 99 ends as the highway crosses the north arm of the Fraser River, over the Oak Street bridge, into Vancouver.

The 30 km-long route through Vancouver starts off going for 1 km north on Oak Street to the intersection with West 70th Avenue. Highway 99 then goes west on West 70th for 1 km, and then turns right onto Granville Street. Highway 99 takes Granville Street north for 7 km, crossing over False Creek into the downtown core. Highway 99 goes northeast by way of Seymour Street through downtown for 1 km, then turns northwest onto Georgia Street for 2 km before entering Stanley Park. Highway 99 proceeds north for 4 km through Stanley Park and over the Lions Gate Bridge into West Vancouver at Marine Drive.

In West Vancouver, Highway 99 goes west on Marine Drive for 1 km, then turns right onto Taylor Way for another 1 km, finally reaching its junction with Highway 1. Highway 99 shares the Upper Levels Highway with Highway 1 for 12 km west before diverging from Highway 1 just before the B.C. Ferry terminal at Horseshoe Bay.

1.1 Sea-to-Sky Highway

"The Sea-to-Sky Highway" is the popular name for the two-lane section of Highway 99 just north of Horseshoe Bay. The highway has a checkered history; as a single-lane undivided highway with no outside barrier (the highway is built on a steep cliff overlooking a body of water), many motorists have lost their lives on it due to inclement weather, poor visibility, or drunk driving. As part of the 2010 Winter Olympics bid, the provincial government has authorized refitting the highway to accommodate greater traffic loads, hopefully widening the highway and placing a concrete divider.

From Horseshoe Bay, the highway travels along the coast of Howe Sound for 12 km to Lions Bay, north for another 21 km to Britannia Beach, and north for 11 more km to Squamish, at the head of Howe Sound. From Squamish, it is another 58 km north to Whistler, and then to Pemberton 32 km later, where the Sea-to-Sky Highway ends and Duffy Lake Road begins. 99 km northeast, Highway 99 reaches the junction with Highway 12 at Lillooet, and then goes northeast for another 75 km to its northern terminus at its junction with Highway 97, just north of Cache Creek.

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Musician Jon Bon Jovi named one of his hit albums Slippery When Wet in 1986. He had travelled on this highway from Whistler, British Columbia, where there are many signs bearing the term Slippery When Wet, and had taken a liking to the phrase.

A popular video game by Accolade in 1989 called Test Drive II used visual cues from this highway.

Provincial Highways of British Columbia

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52	77	91	91A	93	95	95A	97	97A	97B	97C	99
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1.1 Sea-to-Sky Highway

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