# Fraser Highway
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{{short description|Highway in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Infobox street
| name = Fraser Highway
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| image = Fleetwood Town Centre (Fraser Hwy).jpg
| caption = Looking east along Fraser Highway near 160 Street
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| length_mi =
| length_km = 38
| length_ref = [{{google maps|title=Fraser Highway in Greater Vancouver|url=https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/49.180492,-122.8457288/49.1118309,-122.6754726/49.1050207,-122.6578386/49.0743594,-122.5592099/49.055125,-122.370419/@49.1187641,-122.7682488,10.75z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0?hl=en&authuser=0|accessdate=September 30, 2020}}]
| part_of = {{jct|state=BC|Hwy|1A|name1=former}}
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| location = [Surrey](/source/Surrey%2C_British_Columbia), [Langley (city)](/source/Langley%2C_British_Columbia_(city)), [Langley (township)](/source/Langley%2C_British_Columbia_(district_municipality)), [Abbotsford](/source/Abbotsford%2C_British_Columbia)
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| maint = [TransLink](/source/TransLink_(British_Columbia)), City of Abbotsford
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| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = [King George Boulevard](/source/King_George_Boulevard) in Surrey
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = {{Jct|state=BC|TCH|1|road|Maclure Road}} in Abbotsford
| junction = {{jct|state=BC|Hwy|15|name1=176 Street}}
{{jct|state=BC|Hwy|10|name1=Langley Bypass}}
{{jct|state=BC|Hwy|13|name1=264 Street}}
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'''Fraser Highway''' is a {{convert|38|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} major [arterial road](/source/arterial_road) in the [Lower Mainland](/source/Lower_Mainland) of [British Columbia](/source/British_Columbia). Connecting the cities of [Surrey](/source/Surrey%2C_British_Columbia) and [Abbotsford](/source/Abbotsford%2C_British_Columbia), the highway formerly constituted a major portion of [British Columbia Highway 1A](/source/British_Columbia_Highway_1A) until the latter was decommissioned in 2006. The highway is named for the [Fraser River](/source/Fraser_River) and the [Fraser Valley](/source/Fraser_Valley), which are in turn named for the explorer [Simon Fraser](/source/Simon_Fraser_(explorer)).
The road was one of the first motor highways in British Columbia, being formed from portions of the [Old Yale](/source/Old_Yale_Road) [wagon road](/source/wagon_road) in the 1920s, and was known as the Inter-Provincial Highway[{{cite web|title=The Inter-Provincial Highway|url=https://oppositethecity.wordpress.com/2011/12/14/the-inter-provincial-highway/|website=Opposite the City|access-date=September 25, 2013|date=December 14, 2011}}] but its importance as an east-west corridor was diminished with the construction of the [Trans-Canada Highway](/source/British_Columbia_Highway_1) in the 1960s. Nonetheless, it remains an important thoroughfare. Running roughly parallel to the Trans-Canada Highway, it is often used as an alternative or feeder route for it.
==Route description==
The Fraser Highway runs in a generally southeast-northwest direction, roughly paralleling the Trans Canada Highway to the north of it. It alternates back and forth between one lane each direction (total of 2 lanes) to two lanes each direction (total of 4 lanes) between rural and urban surroundings.
Its western terminus is at [King George Boulevard](/source/King_George_Boulevard) and 98th Avenue in the [Whalley](/source/Whalley%2C_British_Columbia) Town Centre of Surrey, just south of the [King George SkyTrain Station](/source/King_George_Station). From there, it passes through the mixed residential, commercial, and rural neighbourhoods of Green Timbers, [Fleetwood](/source/Fleetwood_Town_Centre), and [Cloverdale](/source/Cloverdale%2C_British_Columbia).
Leaving Surrey, the route bisects the City of Langley, before entering the more rural neighbourhoods of [Murrayville](/source/Murrayville%2C_British_Columbia), and [Aldergrove](/source/Aldergrove%2C_British_Columbia) in Langley Township.
The eastern terminus is at the Trans-Canada Highway, just east of Mount Lehman Road, in the [Clearbrook](/source/Clearbrook%2C_British_Columbia) neighbourhood of Abbotsford.
==Major intersections==
{{BCinttop|length_ref=[}}
{{Jctint
|state=BC
|county_special=[Metro Vancouver](/source/Metro_Vancouver)
|cspan=13
|location=Surrey
|lspan=6
|km=0.0
|mspan=2
|road=98 Avenue
|notes=Continues west
}}
{{BCint
|km=none
|road=[King George Boulevard](/source/King_George_Boulevard)
|notes=Former {{Jct|state=BC|Hwy|99A|noshield=yes}}; former {{Jct|state=BC|Hwy|1A|noshield=yes}} continued on King George Boulevard
}}
{{BCint
|km=1.4
|road=96 Avenue
|notes=
}}
{{BCint
|km=3.6
|road=152 Street
|notes=
}}
{{BCint
|km=4.3
|road=88 Avenue
|notes=
}}
{{BCint
|type=concur
|km=9.4
|road={{Jct|state=BC|Hwy|15|name1=176 Street / Pacific Highway|location1={{Jct|state=BC|Hwy|1|noshield=yes}}|location2=[U.S. Border](/source/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_border)}}
|notes={{Jct|state=BC|Hwy|1A|dir1=current western terminus}}; west end of Hwy 1A concurrency][{{cite report |title=Landmark Kilometre Inventory |url=https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/driving-and-transportation/transportation-infrastructure/engineering-standards-and-guidelines/traffic-engineering-and-safety/highway-safety/lki/lki_bc_202007.pdf |website=British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure |publisher=Cypher Consulting |date=July 2020 |access-date=2020-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807145023/https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/driving-and-transportation/transportation-infrastructure/engineering-standards-and-guidelines/traffic-engineering-and-safety/highway-safety/lki/lki_bc_202007.pdf |archive-date=2020-08-07 }}]
}}
{{BCint
|location_special=[Langley (city)](/source/Langley%2C_British_Columbia_(city))
|lspan=5
|type=concur
|km=5.2
|road={{Jct|state=BC|Hwy|1A|Hwy|10|TCH|1|dir1=east|name2=Langley Bypass|to3=yes|city1=Hope|city2=Surrey|location3=[Ferries](/source/Tsawwassen_ferry_terminal)|location4=[Airport (YVR)](/source/Vancouver_International_Airport)}}
|notes=East end of Hwy 1A concurrency
}}
{{BCint
|km=15.2
|road=200 Street
|notes=
}}
{{BCint
|type=incomplete
|km=16.3
|road=[Glover Road](/source/Glover_Road) / 204 Street
|notes=West end of eastbound one-way
}}
{{BCint
|type=incomplete
|km=16.7
|road=206 Street
|notes=East end of eastbound one-way
}}
{{BCint
|type=concur
|km=17.3
|road={{Jct|state=BC|Hwy|1A|dir1=west|name1=Langley Bypass|road|208 Street}}
|notes=West end of Hwy 1A concurrency
}}
{{BCint
|location_special=[Langley (township)](/source/Langley%2C_British_Columbia_(district_municipality))
|lspan=2
|km=18.8
|road=216 Street
|notes=Access to [Langley Regional Airport](/source/Langley_Regional_Airport)
}}
{{BCint
|type=concur
|km=29.3
|road={{Jct|state=BC|Hwy|13|name1=264 Street|location1={{Jct|state=BC|Hwy|1|noshield=yes}}|location2=[U.S. Border](/source/Canada%E2%80%93United_States_border)|location3=[Bellingham](/source/Bellingham%2C_Washington)}}
|notes={{Jct|state=BC|Hwy|1A|dir1=current eastern terminus}}; east end of Hwy 1A concurrency