Fraser Highway
Fraser Highway is a 38-kilometre-long (24 mi) major arterial road in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia. Connecting the cities of Surrey and Abbotsford, the highway formerly constituted a major portion of British Columbia Highway 1A until the latter was decommissioned in 2006. The highway is named for the Fraser River and the Fraser Valley, which are in turn named for the explorer Simon Fraser.
Looking east along Fraser Highway near 160 Street | |
| Part of | Hwy 1A (former) |
|---|---|
| Maintained by | TransLink, City of Abbotsford |
| Length | 38 km (24 mi) |
| Location | Surrey, Langley (city), Langley (township), Abbotsford |
| West end | King George Boulevard in Surrey |
| Major junctions | Hwy 15 (176 Street) Hwy 10 (Langley Bypass) Hwy 13 (264 Street) |
| East end | Hwy 1 (TCH) / Maclure Road in Abbotsford |
The road was one of the first motor highways in British Columbia, being formed from portions of the Old Yale wagon road in the 1920s, and was known as the Inter-Provincial Highway but its importance as an east-west corridor was diminished with the construction of the Trans-Canada Highway 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.