British Columbia Highway 14

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Highway 14
West Coast (Sooke) Highway
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length	98 km[1] (61 mi)
Existed	1953–present
Major junctions
East end	Highway 1 (TCH) in Langford
West end	Government Wharf in Port Renfrew
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Highway system
British Columbia provincial highways
← Highway 13 → Highway 15

British Columbia Highway 14, named the West Coast (Sooke) Highway is the southernmost numbered route in the province of British Columbia. An east–west highway on the southwestern coast of Vancouver Island in the Capital Regional District, it is sometimes known as the Juan de Fuca Highway, as well as Sooke Road, Sooke being one of the largest communities that the highway passes through. Highway 14 first opened in 1953, extending west from Colwood, a suburb of Victoria, to the coastal community of Jordan River, and was extended all the way west to the remote community of Port Renfrew by 1975. The highway's eastern terminus was relocated to northern Langford in 2002.

Outside of urban areas the route has exceptionally winding, curving and hilly stretches. Some of the sharper corners have oversized, freeway-style, jersey barriers instead of the more typical steel crash rails, mostly to prevent an out-of-control vehicle from falling off a cliff into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Some bridges are single lane and were built corduroy road style.