British Columbia Highway 19

Highway 19 marker
Highway 19
Island Highway
Inland Island Highway
Map
Highway 19 highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length403 km (250 mi)
Existed1953–present
Major junctions
South end Duke Point Ferry Terminal
Major intersections Highway 1 (TCH) in Nanaimo
Highway 19A south in Nanaimo
Highway 19A north at Craig's Crossing
Highway 4A near Parksville
Highway 4 near Qualicum Beach
Highway 19A / Highway 28 in Campbell River
Highway 30 between Port McNeill and Port Hardy
North end Bear Cove Ferry Terminal
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtsNanaimo, Comox Valley, Strathcona, Mount Waddington
Major citiesNanaimo, Parksville, Campbell River
Highway system
Highway 18 Highway 19A
Highway 19, Exit 60 interchange with Highway 4 at Qualicum Beach looking WSW

Highway 19 is the main north–south thoroughfare on Vancouver Island from Nanaimo to Port Hardy. It forms part of the Island Highway along with Highway 1 and Highway 19A. A highway has existed on the Island since about 1912. Originally gravel and rough, the highway was an essential link together with the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway. The paved highway first opened in 1953, replacing a stretch of Highway 1 between Nanaimo and Campbell River, finally being extended to the northern tip of the island in the late 1970s. The total length of the highway is 403 kilometres (250 mi).