British Columbia Highway 101

Highway 101
Sunshine Coast Highway
Route information
Length	156 km[1] (97 mi)
Existed	1962 – present
Major junctions
South end	Langdale Ferry Terminal
	Earls Cove–Saltery Bay ferry
North end	Lund
Location
Districts	Sechelt
Major cities	Powell River
Towns	Gibsons
Highway system
British Columbia provincial highways ← Hwy 99 Hwy 113 →

Highway 101, also known as the Sunshine Coast Highway is the main north-south thoroughfare on the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada. Highway 101, which first opened in 1962, is divided into two separate land segments, with a ferry link in between. The number of the highway is derived from that of U.S. Route 101, although it does not actually connect with the identically-numbered U.S. Highway (which does not even reach the Canada–United States border). The highway is maintained by Capilano Highway Services.^[2] Despite its location on the mainland, the highway is only accessible to the rest of the British Columbia highway system via ferry. Highway 101 between Langdale and Powell River Powell River is designated as a feeder route of the Canadian National Highway System.^[3]

Route description

The total distance of Highway 101, including the ferry link, is approximately 156 kilometres (97 mi). The highway begins in the south at the BC Ferries terminal at Langdale, which connects the Sunshine Coast to Vancouver via a ferry route across Howe Sound to Horseshoe Bay. The southern land section of Highway 101 is 80 kilometres (50 mi) long, and includes from south to north, the communities of Gibsons, Roberts Creek, Sechelt, Halfmoon Bay and Pender Harbour. The ferry link across the Jervis Inlet lasts 9.5 nautical miles (17.6 km) between Earls Cove to the south and Saltery Bay to the north.^[4] The 59-kilometre-long (37 mi) northern land section of Highway 101 includes, from southeast to northwest, the hamlets of Stillwater and Lang Bay, the city of Powell River, and the community of Lund, at the northern terminus of the highway.

Major intersections

From south to north:

Regional district	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Sunshine Coast	Langdale	0.00	0.00	Langdale Ferry Terminal – BC Ferries to Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal (Hwy 1 east / Hwy 99)
		0.93	0.58	Marine Drive, Port Mellon Highway – Gibsons Landing, Port Mellon
	Gibsons	4.07	2.53	Reed Road
		4.89	3.04	Gibsons Way, School Road	BC 101 branches west
		6.10	3.79	Pratt Road, Payne Road
	Roberts Creek	15.40	9.57	Roberts Creek Road
	Sechelt	41.25	25.63	Field Road
	Sechelt First Nation	25.80	16.03	Ti'Ta Way
	Sechelt	26.26	16.32	Dolphin Street, Wharf Avenue
		28.84	17.92	Norwest Bay Road
	Madeira Park	58.09	36.10	Madeira Park Road
	Earls Cove	80.29	49.89	Earls Cove ferry terminal
Jervis Inlet				Earls Cove – Saltery Bay Ferry Approximately 17.6 km (9.5 nmi)[4]
Powell River	Saltery Bay	97.89	60.83	Saltery Bay ferry terminal
	Powell River	125.11	77.74	Joyce Avenue
		128.67	79.95	Wharf Street, Westview Avenue – Ferries	Access to Texada Island and Comox via ferry
		129.61	80.54	Alberni Street, Abbotsford Street
		133.66	83.05	Arbutus Avenue, Marine Avenue
	Lund	156.36	97.16	Lund Water Taxi – Passenger Ferry to Savary Island
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Tolled

References