Lougheed Highway Broadway Haney Bypass | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
Length | 150 km[1][2] (93 mi) | |||
Existed | 1941–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Highway 99 (Granville Street) in Vancouver | |||
Highway 1 (TCH) in Coquitlam Highway 7B in Port Coquitlam Golden Ears Way in Maple Ridge Highway 11 in Mission Highway 9 in Kent | ||||
East end | Highway 1 (TCH) near Hope | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | British Columbia | |||
Regional districts | Mission, Kent, Hope | |||
Major cities | Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge | |||
Highway system | ||||
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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 was first commissioned in 1941, and originally went from Vancouver to Harrison Hot Springs; between Port Moody and Port Coquitlam it followed the then existing Dewdney Trunk Road. In 1953, Highway 7 between Vancouver and Coquitlam was moved to its current alignment. Its eastern end was moved south from Harrison Hot Springs to Agassiz in 1956, and then east to Ruby Creek in 1968. In September 1972, the eastern end of Highway 7 was extended to include a junction with Highway 1 just north of Hope.[3]
The name of the highway, unlike that of Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed, is pronounced /ˈloʊhiːd/. 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.