British Columbia Highway 13
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 Highway 13 | ||||
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| 264th Street Aldergrove-Bellingham Highway | ||||
 Highway 13 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 11.50 km[1] (7.15 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1953[2]–present | |||
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| South end |  SR 539 at the US border | |||
| North end |  Highway 1 (TCH) in Langley | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | British Columbia | |||
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Highway 13 is an 11.5 km (7.1 mi) long two-lane route through the eastern part of Langley, British Columbia. Highway 13 connects Washington state (via Washington State Route 539) to the central Fraser Valley.
Route description
[edit]Highway 13 begins at the Lynden–Aldergrove Border Crossing on the United States border as a continuation of Washington State Route 539, which travels south to Bellingham, Washington. The four-lane undivided highway brifely runs northwest before turning onto 264 Street, which it follows due north for 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) through a rural area of the Fraser Valley. Highway 13 then travels through the western outskirts of Aldergrove, a residential area within Langley Township, where it intersects the Fraser Highway. The highway continues north, passing Naval Radio Section Aldergrove and the Greater Vancouver Zoo, before reaching its northern terminus at an interchange with Highway 1 (part of the Trans-Canada Highway).[3]
History
[edit]Historically, segments of Highway 13 were referred to as Townline, County Line and Howes roads.[4] In 1932, the highway was selected as a "second artery" to connect Yale Road to the U.S. border. and was designated an arterial highway.[5] The official title of "Aldergrove-Bellingham Highway" came with the arterial designation.[6]
In regard to the highway's number. The number 13 was assigned around 1953 to the road between the Lynden–Aldergrove Border Crossing and the present day Fraser Highway (former Highway 1A).[2] The designation was pushed north to Highway 401, the new freeway alignment of the Trans-Canada Highway, by 1965.[7][8]
The southern section of the highway near the U.S. border crossing was widened from 2018 to 2020 at a cost of $25.5 million, with funding from the provincial and national governments. The widened highway features two northbound lanes and three southbound lanes for trucks, NEXUS users, and other vehicles.[9]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Metro Vancouver Regional District.
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.00 | 0.00 |  SR 539 south – Lynden, Bellingham | Continues into Washington | |
| Canada – United States border at Lynden–Aldergrove Border Crossing | |||||
| Aldergrove | 6.54 | 4.06 |  Highway 1A (Fraser Highway) – Langley City Centre, Abbotsford | ||
| | 11.50 | 7.15 | Highway 1 (TCH) – Vancouver, Hope 264th Street | Interchange (Hwy 1 Exit 73) | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b Landmark Kilometre Inventory (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (Report). Cypher Consulting. July 2016. p. 217. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2017.
- ^ a b H.M. Gousha Company, Shell Corporation (1953). Shell Map of British Columbia and Western Canada (Map). Shell Maps. Cartography by H.M. Gousha. Shell Corporation. § Vancouver Inset.
- ^ "British Columbia Highway 13" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ Langley Heritage Society (October 7, 2020). "An Index of Langley Road & Place Names". langleyheritage.ca. Langley Heritage Society. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ British Columbia Ministry of Public Works (1933). Report of the Minister of Public Works for the Fiscal Year 1931/32 (Report). Victoria: Government of British Columbia. p. 13 (M13). doi:10.14288/1.0305081. J110.L5 S7; 1933_13_M1_M138. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Government of British Columbia. "Order-in-Council No 128/1932". bclaws.gov.bc.ca. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Government of British Columbia. "Order-in-Council No 1993/1965". bclaws.gov.bc.ca. Government of British Columbia. p. 2. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Chamber discusses four resolutions". The Langley Advance. May 20, 1965. p. 12. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Grochowski, Sarah (April 14, 2020). "Aldergrove's $25.5-million Highway 13 widening project now finished". Aldergrove Star. Retrieved September 17, 2021.