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Highway 16 is a highway in British Columbia, Canada. It is an important section of the Yellowhead Highway , a part of the Trans-Canada Highway that runs across Western Canada . The highway closely follows the path of the northern B.C. alignment of the Canadian National Railway (CN).
Hwy 16 near the Skidegate ferry terminal Oceanview Drive — — Highway 951:1503: 14.00: 8.70 Alliford Bay ferry terminal: Sandspit: Alliford Bay Road — — Highway 951:1504: 14.24: 8.85 Port Edward: Hwy 16 east of Prince Rupert: Port Edward Road — — Highway 953:3612: 51.09: 31.75 Atlin: Hwy 7 at the Yukon border Atlin Road ...
A scenic route through some of the province's most isolated areas, [2] the highway first gained designation as British Columbia Highway 37 in the year 1975. At that time, its southern terminus was at the community of New Hazelton on the BC Highway 16 (the Yellowhead Highway ).
The highway's eastbound lane will close from 5:45 p.m. to 10 a.m. from Monday through Thursday, and again during the same hours next week, starting Nov. 6 through Nov. 9.
The Yellowhead Highway is a 2,859-kilometre (1,777 mi) highway in Western Canada, running from Masset, British Columbia, to where it intersects Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) just west of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. It is designated as Highway 16 in all four provinces that it passes through (British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and ...
Completion of the Pacific–Cedarvale section opened the Prince Rupert–Prince George highway in 1944, primarily to military traffic. [63] In 1958, when a Prince Rupert–Prince George bus service was inaugurated, Cedarvale was a scheduled stop. [64] This stop existed at least until the mid-1960s.
In the west, the highway begins at Masset, British Columbia, on Haida Gwaii, heading south along Graham Island for 101 km (63 mi) to Skidegate.It then connects via a 172 km (107 mi) ferry route to Prince Rupert, then passes southeastward for 724 km (450 mi) through to Prince George, before travelling another 268 km (167 mi) eastward through to Tête Jaune Cache.
The Highway of Tears is a 719-kilometre (447 mi) corridor of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert in British Columbia, Canada, which has been the location of crimes against many women, beginning in 1970 when the highway was completed.