British Columbia Highway 7

Highway 7 marker
Highway 7
Lougheed Highway
Broadway
Haney Bypass
Map
Sections in red denotes Highway 7
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length150 km[1][2] (93 mi)
Existed1941–present
Major junctions
West end Highway 99 (Granville Street) in Vancouver
Major intersections Highway 1 (TCH) in Coquitlam
Highway 7B in Port Coquitlam
Golden Ears Way in Maple Ridge
Highway 11 in Mission
Highway 9 in Kent
East end Highway 1 (TCH) near Hope
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtsMission, Kent, Hope
Major citiesVancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Pitt Meadows, Maple Ridge
Highway system
Highway 6 Highway 7B

Highway 7, known for most of its length as the Lougheed Highway and Broadway, is an alternative route to Highway 1 through the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. Whereas the controlled-access Highway 1 follows the southern bank of the Fraser River, Highway 7 follows the northern bank.

Highway 7 was first commissioned in 1941, and originally went from Vancouver to Harrison Hot Springs, following Dewdney Trunk Road between Port Moody and Port Coquitlam. In 1953, Highway 7 was moved to its current alignment between Vancouver and Coquitlam. Its eastern end was moved south from Harrison Hot Springs to Agassiz in 1956, and then east to Ruby Creek in 1968. Since September 1972, Highway 7 has travelled to a junction with Highway 1 just north of Hope.[3]

The name of the highway, unlike that of Alberta Premier Peter Lougheed, is pronounced /ˈlhd/. The highway is named after Nelson Seymour Lougheed, MLA for the Dewdney District and the BC Minister of Public Works (1928–1929), who ran a logging company in the area.

  1. ^ Landmark Kilometre Inventory (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (Report). Cypher Consulting. July 2016. pp. 192–200. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "Highway 7 (Vancouver-Coquitlam)" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  3. ^ British Columbia Department of Highways (July 31, 1973). "Minister of Highways - Report for the Fiscal Year 1972/73". open.library.ubc.ca. Queen's Printer of British Columbia. p. 56. Retrieved November 22, 2021.