British Columbia Highway 7

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
Lougheed Highway
Broadway
Haney Bypass
Sections in red denotes Highway 7
Lougheed Highway near Coquitlam (2018)
Route information
Maintained by British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length150 km[1][2] (93 mi)
Existed1941–present
Major junctions
West end Hwy 99 (Granville Street) in Vancouver
Major intersections Hwy 1 (TCH) in Coquitlam
Hwy 7B in Port Coquitlam
Golden Ears Way in Maple Ridge
Hwy 11 in Mission
Hwy 9 in Kent
East end Hwy 1 (TCH) near Hope
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtsMission, Kent, Hope
Major citiesVancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge
Highway system
    Hwy 6 Hwy 7B

    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 September of 1972, Highway 7 has travelled to a junction with Highway 1 just north of Hope.[3]

    The name of the highway, unlike that of Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed, is pronounced /ˈlɡhd/. The highway is named after Nelson Seymour Lougheed, MLA for the Dewdney District and the BC Minister of Public Works (1928–1929), who ran a logging company in the area.

    Route details

    The Lougheed Highway just east of Brentwood Town Centre SkyTrain station in Burnaby
    Highway 7 near Harrison Mills

    Highway 7's total length under the jurisdiction of the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation (MOT) is 118 km (73 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.[4] TransLink again has jurisdiction of Highway 7 from the point east of Ottawa Street to the point east of United Boulevard.[5]

    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.

    Accidents

    On November 14th, 2021, the province experienced extreme rainfall events that led to debris flows and flooding.[6] As a result, two mudslides occurred late that evening near Seabird Island on the Agassiz-Haig section of the highway, trapping nearly 100 vehicles between the two slides.[7] The next day, Canadian military personal used helicopters to safely transport over 200 people to Agassiz.[8]

    Major intersections

    From west to east:

    Regional DistrictLocationkm[1][2]miDestinationsNotes
    Metro VancouverVancouver0.000.00Broadway
    Granville Street (Hwy 99) City Centre, Whistler, Airport (YVR), USA Border
     South Granville station (under construction); Hwy 7 western terminus; Broadway continues west
    0.850.53Oak StreetNear  Oak–VGH station (under construction); alternate route to Hwy 99 south
    1.701.06Cambie Street City Centre Broadway–City Hall station (Millennium Line connection under construction)
    2.701.68Main Street City Centre Mount Pleasant station (under construction)
    2.801.74KingswayFormer Hwy 1A / Hwy 99A
    4.402.73Clark Drive
    5.003.11Commercial Drive Commercial–Broadway station
    6.904.29Renfrew StreetNear  Renfrew station
    7.604.72Rupert Street Rupert station; eastern terminus of Broadway; Hwy 7 becomes Lougheed Highway
    Vancouver–Burnaby
    boundary
    8.505.28Boundary Road
    Burnaby10.006.21Willingdon Avenue Brentwood Town Centre station
    11.607.21Holdom Avenue Holdom station
    12.707.89Kensington AvenueGrade separated; eastbound exit and entrance
    12.908.02Sperling Avenue Sperling–Burnaby Lake station; access to Winston Avenue and Kensington Avenue
    15.009.32Lake City Way Lake City Way station
    16.4010.19Production Way, Brighton Avenue Production Way–University station
    16.9010.50Gaglardi Way Simon Fraser University
    18.0011.18Government Street, Austin Avenue Lougheed Town Centre station
    Burnaby–Coquitlam
    boundary
    18.5011.50North Road New Westminster, Pattullo Bridge
    Coquitlam20.20–
    20.30
    12.55–
    12.61
    Blue Mountain Street, Brunette Avenue New Westminster, Pattullo Bridge
    22.00–
    24.80
    13.67–
    15.41
    Hwy 1 (TCH) Vancouver, Port Mann Bridge, Surrey, Hope
    Hwy 7B east (Mary Hill Bypass) Maple Ridge
    United Boulevard
    Cape Horn Interchange
    No access from Hwy 7 east to Hwy 1 west; Hwy 7 turns north
    29.6018.39Barnet Highway / Pinetree WayHwy 7 branches east; former Hwy 7A west; near  Coquitlam Central station
    Coquitlam–Port Coquitlam
    boundary
    30.2018.77Westwood Street
    Port Coquitlam31.4019.51Shaughnessy StreetAccess to  Port Coquitlam station
    33.1020.57Coast Meridian RoadPartially grade separated
    33.8021.00Ottawa Street
    East end of TransLink jurisdiction[9]
    34.8021.62 Hwy 7B west (Mary Hill Bypass) to Hwy 1 (TCH) VancouverInterchange
    Port Coquitlam–Pitt Meadows
    boundary
    35.14–
    35.66
    21.83–
    22.16
    Pitt River Bridge crosses the Pitt River
    Pitt Meadows36.2822.54Old Dewdney Trunk Road, Kennedy Road
    38.8424.13Harris RoadAccess to  Pitt Meadows station
    40.5625.20 Golden Ears Way (Hwy 916) to Hwy 1 (TCH) Golden Ears Bridge, Langley, SurreyPartially grade separated
    Maple Ridge40.9925.47Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Meadows WayEntrance from Golden Ears Way north; access to  Maple Meadows station
    45.2228.10222 Street, Haney Bypass / Lougheed HighwayHwy 7 follows Haney Bypass
    45.6728.38223 Street, Callaghan Avenue (to 224 Street)Near  Port Haney station
    47.7829.69Lougheed Highway / Kanaka WayHwy 7 returns to Lougheed Hwy
    Fraser ValleyMission69.4643.16 Hwy 11 south to Hwy 1 (TCH) / Cedar Valley Connector AbbotsfordHwy 11 northern terminus
    70.5143.81West end of one-way road pair
    71.2144.25Horne StreetEastbound access to Horne Street Connector; near  Mission City station
    71.3444.33 Glasgow Avenue (Hwy 915:0671) to Hwy 11 south / Murray Street AbbotsfordConnects to Horne Street Connector; no direct eastbound access
    72.6445.14East end of one-way road pair
    Kent103.9064.56Harrison River Bridge crosses the Harrison River
    118.4273.58 Hwy 9 north (Hot Springs Road) / Else Road Harrison Hot SpringsHwy 7 turns right; west end of Hwy 9 concurrency
    120.0174.57 Hwy 9 south (Evergreen Drive) Agassiz, ChilliwackEast end of Hwy 9 concurrency
    121.6175.56 Agassiz Bypass (Hwy 915:2752) to Hwy 9 south Chilliwack, VancouverAgassiz Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance
    Hope150.4493.48 Hwy 1 (TCH) to Hwy 3 / Hwy 5 Hope, Cache Creek, Princeton, MerrittHaig Interchange
    Hwy 7 eastern terminus
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

    References

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    2. Google (March 11, 2017). "Highway 7 (Vancouver-Coquitlam)" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
    3. British Columbia Department of Highways (31 July 1973). "Minister of Highways - Report for the Fiscal Year 1972/73". open.library.ubc.ca. Queen's Printer of British Columbia. p. 56. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
    4. "Coquitlam council asks for better signage after drivers cross Port Mann Bridge by mistake". Vancouver Sun.
    5. "Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia". B.C. Ministry of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2018-07-14. Retrieved 2018-05-19.
    6. Nelms, Ben (15 November 2021). "BC Rain and Floods". CBC. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
    7. Little, Simon (14 November 2021). "B.C. highways 1, 3, 7 and Coquihalla closed near Hope due to slides and flooding". Global News. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
    8. Mangione, Kendra (15 November 2021). "B.C. highways: Vehicles trapped by mud, lanes washed into river, Hwy. 1 closed in Fraser Valley". CTV News. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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