British Columbia Highway 101

British Columbia Highway 101, also known as the Sunshine Coast Highway, is the main north–south thoroughfare on the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada.

Highway 101

Sunshine Coast Highway
Highway 101 highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length156 km (97 mi)
Existed1962–present
Major junctions
South end Langdale Ferry Terminal
Major intersections Earls Cove–Saltery Bay ferry
North endLund
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtsSunshine Coast, qathet
Major citiesPowell River
TownsGibsons
Highway system
  • British Columbia provincial highways
    Hwy 99 Hwy 113

    Highway 101, which first opened in 1962, is divided into two separate land segments, with a ferry link in between. The highway is maintained by Capilano Highway Services. Despite its location on the mainland, the highway is unique for not being connected to the rest of the British Columbia highway system. Access to the highway can only be obtained by taking ferries from Horseshoe Bay to the south end in Gibsons or Comox to Powell River. Highway 101 between Langdale and Powell River is designated as a feeder route of the Canadian National Highway System. The highway is sometimes considered by locals to be an extension of the much more famous U.S. Route 101 that runs all the way to Los Angeles, however there is a 300 km gap between the two highways and the origin of the BC-101's number may not be related to US 101.

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