View source for British Columbia Highway 16

{{short description|Highway in British Columbia}}
{{redirects here|BC 16|the year|16 BC}}
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{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
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|terminus_a2={{jct|state=BC|extra=ferry}} [[BC Ferries]] dock in [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|Prince Rupert]]
|junction2={{jct|state=BC|Hwy|113}} in [[Terrace, British Columbia|Terrace]]<br>{{jct|state=BC|Hwy|37|dir1=South}} in [[Terrace, British Columbia|Terrace]]<br>{{jct|state=BC|Hwy|37|dir1=North}} in [[Kitwanga, British Columbia|Kitwanga]]<br>{{jct|state=BC|Hwy|118}} in [[Topley, British Columbia|Topley]]<br>{{jct|state=BC|Hwy|35}} in [[Burns Lake, British Columbia|Burns Lake]]<br>{{jct|state=BC|Hwy|27}} near [[Vanderhoof, British Columbia|Vanderhoof]]<br>{{jct|state=BC|Hwy|97}} in [[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]]<br>{{jct|state=BC|YH|5}} near [[Tête Jaune Cache, British Columbia|Tête Jaune Cache]]
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'''Highway 16''' is a highway in [[British Columbia]], Canada. It is an important section of the [[Yellowhead Highway]], a part of the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] that runs across [[Western Canada]]. The highway closely follows the path of the northern B.C. alignment of the [[Canadian National Railway]] (CN). The number "16" was first given to the highway in 1941, and originally, the route that the highway took was more to the north of today's highway, and it was not as long as it is now. Highway 16 originally ran from [[New Hazelton, British Columbia|New Hazelton]] east to [[Aleza Lake, British Columbia|Aleza Lake]]. In 1948, Highway 16's western end was moved from New Hazelton to the coastal city of [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|Prince Rupert]], and in 1953, the highway was re-aligned to end at Prince George. In 1969, further alignment east into [[Yellowhead Pass]] was opened to traffic after being constructed up through 1968 and raised to all-weather standards in 1969. Highway 16's alignment on [[Haida Gwaii]] was commissioned in 1983<ref name="G1/83">{{cite book |last1=British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways |title=General Circular G1/83| date=January 4, 1983|publisher=Ministry of Transportation and Highways |location=Victoria |pages=0,3
}}</ref> and is connected to the mainland segment via [[BC Ferries]] route #11.

A series of murders and disappearances has given the stretch between Prince Rupert and Prince George the name [[Highway of Tears murders|Highway of Tears]].

== Route description ==
=== Haida Gwaii section ===

The {{convert|101|km|mi|abbr=on}} segment of the {{convert|1347|km|mi|adj=mid|-long}} BC highway begins in the west in the village of [[Masset]], on the northern coast of [[Graham Island]]. Proceeding south, the highway goes {{convert|38|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the inlet town of [[Port Clements]]. Winding its way along the boundary of [[Naikoon Provincial Park]], Highway 16 goes south for {{convert|27|km|mi|abbr=on}} before reaching the community of [[Tlell]]. {{convert|36|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of Tlell, Highway 16 reaches [[Skidegate]], where its Haida Gwaii section terminates.

=== Mainland section ===
[[BC Ferries]] then takes Highway 16 across the [[Hecate Strait]] for {{convert|172|km|mi|abbr=on}} due northeast to its landing at Prince Rupert.

[[image:BC-hwy-16-pr-terrace.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Highway 16 heading west towards Prince Rupert from Terrace]]

From Prince Rupert, Highway 16 begins its winding route east through the [[Coast Mountains|Coast Mountain]] Ranges. Following the [[Skeena River]], the highway travels for {{convert|151|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the city of [[Terrace, British Columbia|Terrace]]. [[British Columbia Highway 37|Highway 37]] merges onto Highway 16 from north of Highway 16, at the [[Kitwanga, British Columbia|Kitwanga]] junction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/driving-and-cycling/traveller-information/routes-and-driving-conditions/highway-37-stewart-cassiar/map|title=Highway 37 Map - Province of British Columbia|last=Infrastructure|first=Ministry of Transportation and|website=www2.gov.bc.ca|access-date=February 2, 2019}}</ref> Another {{convert|43|km|mi|abbr=on}} northeast, Highway 16 reaches New Hazelton, where it then veers southeast along the [[Bulkley River]]. {{convert|68|km|mi|abbr=on}} later, the highway reaches the town of [[Smithers, British Columbia|Smithers]], proceeding southeast another {{convert|64|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the village of [[Houston, British Columbia|Houston]].

[[File:YELLOWHEAD HIGHWAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Along the Skeena River, near Kitwanga]]
At Houston, Highway 16 begins a parallel course along the upper course of the [[Bulkley River]], proceeding {{convert|81|km|mi|abbr=on}} east to its junction with [[British Columbia Highway 35|Highway 35]], south of [[Burns Lake, British Columbia|Burns Lake]]. {{convert|128|km|mi|abbr=on}} east, after passing through the hamlet of [[Fraser Lake, British Columbia|Fraser Lake]], Highway 16 reaches its junction with [[British Columbia Highway 27|Highway 27]] in the town of [[Vanderhoof, British Columbia|Vanderhoof]]. {{convert|97|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Vanderhoof, Highway 16 reaches its B.C. midpoint as it enters the city of [[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]] at its junction with [[British Columbia Highway 97|Highway 97]]. Highway 16 leaves Prince George after coursing through the city for {{convert|9|km|mi|abbr=on}}.

[[Image:Highway 16 (Yellowhead Highway) while passing through Mt. Robson Provincial Park.jpg|thumb|right|Passing through Mt. Robson Provincial Park.]]{{convert|120|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Prince George, Highway 16 reaches the community of [[Dome Creek, British Columbia|Dome Creek]], where it converges with the [[Fraser River]] and turns southeast. It follows the Fraser River upstream for {{convert|82|km|mi|abbr=on}} to [[McBride, British Columbia|McBride]], then continues upstream for another {{convert|64|km|mi|abbr=on}} to its junction with [[British Columbia Highway 5|Highway 5]] at [[Tête Jaune Cache, British Columbia|Tête Jaune Cache]]. {{convert|14|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Tête Jaune Cache, Highway 16 enters [[Mount Robson Provincial Park]], coursing through the park for {{convert|63|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the boundary between British Columbia and [[Alberta]] within Yellowhead Pass.

==Construction and upgrading==
===Prince George–New Hazelton===
In August 1925, this section opened<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca/fedora/repository/pgc:1925-08-20-02 |page=2 |title=Prince George Citizen |date=August 20, 1925 |website=pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca}}</ref> with the completion of the Burns Lake–Endako link.<ref>{{Cite report | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/bcsessional/1.0228040#p36z-3r0f:%22Hazelton%22 |page=37 (Q23) |title=Minister of Public Works annual report, 1925–26 |website=library.ubc.ca}}</ref>

===New Hazelton–Kitwanga===
Highway extended west of New Hazelton by about {{convert|4|mi|km|0|order=flip}} in 1927–28<ref name=PW28>{{Cite report | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/bcsessional/1.0368879#p41z-3r0f:%22highway%22 |page=42 (U24) |title=Minister of Public Works annual report, 1927–28 |website=library.ubc.ca}}</ref> and another {{convert|3.3|mi|km|1|order=flip}} in 1928–29.<ref name=PW29>{{Cite report | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/bcsessional/1.0300612#p42z-3r0f:%22village%22 |page=43 (S23) |title=Minister of Public Works annual report, 1928–29 |website=library.ubc.ca}}</ref> By 1931–32, Kitwanga–Hazelton was rated fairly good.<ref name=PW32>{{Cite report | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/bcsessional/1.0305081#p10z-3r0f:%22Kitwanga%22 |page=M11 |title=Minister of Public Works annual report, 1931–32 |website=library.ubc.ca}}</ref> By mid-1943, the condition was rated rough, awaiting tendering of reconstruction contracts.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca/fedora/repository/pgc:1943-07-15-06 |page=6 |title=Prince George Citizen |date=July 15, 1943 |website=pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca}}</ref>

===Kitwanga–Usk===
By 1931–32, Cedarvale–Kitwanga was rated passable. For Usk–Cedarvale, several segments were under construction.<ref name="PW32" /> During 1936–1941, a series of {{convert|1|to|4|mi|km|0|adj=on|order=flip}} stretches were completed,<ref>{{Cite report | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/bcsessional/1.0307361#p32z-3r0f:%22Cedarvale%22 |page=33 (X23) |title=Minister of Public Works annual report, 1936–37 |website=library.ubc.ca}}<br />{{Cite report | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/bcsessional/1.0314048#p38z-3r0f:%22Usk-Cedarvale%22 |page=39 (Z29) |title=Minister of Public Works annual report, 1938–39 |website=library.ubc.ca}}<br />{{Cite report | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/bcsessional/1.0314250#p46z-3r0f:%22Northern%22 |page=47 (O37) |title=Minister of Public Works annual report, 1940–41 |website=library.ubc.ca}}</ref> which included replacing sections washed out by the 1936 flood.<ref>{{Cite report | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/bcsessional/1.0307532#p29z-3r0f:%22Usk%22 |page=30 (X26) |title=Minister of Public Works annual report, 1937–38 |website=library.ubc.ca}}</ref> By 1937, the Usk–Cedarvale gap still remained on the southeast shore.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~325740~90094661:1937-road-map-of-British-Columbia |title=Standard Oil BC map |year=1937 |website=www.davidrumsey.com}}</ref>

By 1940, a {{convert|20|mi|km|adj=on|order=flip}} gap remained.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist1140uvic_15/page/n1/mode/1up?view=theater&q=terrace |page=2 |title=Daily Colonist |date=November 21, 1940 | website=archive.org}}</ref> In 1943, progress reactivated.<ref>{{Cite report | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/bcsessional/1.0319110#p10z-3r0f:%22Cedarvale%22 |page=11 (Q6) |title=Minister of Public Works annual report, 1943–44 |website=library.ubc.ca}}</ref> In May 1944, the gap completed<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca/fedora/repository/pgc:1944-05-25-06 |page=6 |title=Prince George Citizen |date=May 25, 1944 |website=pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca}}</ref> comprised the [[Pacific, British Columbia|Pacific]]–Cedarvale section.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca/fedora/repository/pgc:1944-08-10-01 |page=1 |title=Prince George Citizen |date=August 10, 1944 |website=pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca}}</ref>

===Usk–Terrace===
Highway extended east of Terrace by about {{convert|2|mi|km|0|order=flip}} in 1927–28<ref name="PW28" /> and another {{convert|3.7|mi|km|1|order=flip}} in 1928–29.<ref name="PW29" /> In September 1929, Terrace–Usk section completed.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca/fedora/repository/pgc:1929-09-26-01 |page=1 |title=Prince George Citizen |date=September 26, 1929 |website=pgnewspapers.pgpl.ca}}</ref>

===Terrace–Prince Rupert===
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* 1927: Aerial reconnaissance to identify possible routes was unsuccessful.
* 1928: Galloway Rapids–Phelan, about {{convert|5|mi|km|0|order=flip}} cleared. Phelan station was about {{convert|3.6|km|mi|0}} south of present [[Port Edward, British Columbia|Port Edward]].
* 1930: Galloway Rapids bridge built. Over prior few years, a narrow, winding, gravel road had been cut from the Prince Rupert city limits. A road east from the bridge began.
* Early 1930s: [[Great Depression]] relief crews extended road eastward.
* 1935: Completed about {{convert|4|km|mi|0}} eastward to Kloiya Bay. Preliminary decision made to progress a highway eastward rather than via Port Edward and south along the shoreline. Within a few years, a narrow, rough road followed the shores of Taylor and Pudhomme lakes.
* 1938: Option of a route via present [[Kitimat]] was rejected.
* 1942: US entry into [[World War II]] prompted the building of a highway to move troops in response to a potential Japanese invasion. That year, construction contracts were awarded. Significant parts of the CN right-of-way were appropriated for the highway and the track realigned. A total of 45 bridges would be prefabricated.
* 1943: Working [[24/7 service|24/7]], progress hampered by high employee turnover owing to cold and wet summer weather.<ref name=BCHis95>{{cite journal | url=https://open.library.ubc.ca/viewer/bch/1.0190763#p25z-3r0f |last=Septer |first=Dirk |title=BC Historical News: Highway 16: Prince Rupert–Terrace 1944–1994 |date=1995 |volume=29 |issue=1 |pages=26–28 (24–26) |website=library.ubc.ca}}</ref> That February, five snowslides buried a construction camp near Kwinitsa, killing two and injuring 11.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://archive.org/details/dailycolonist0243uvic_9/mode/1up?view=theater&q=eleven |page=1 |title=Daily Colonist |date=February 13, 1943 | website=archive.org}}</ref>
* 1944: "Skeena Highway" officially opened in September. However, the road in many places was a narrow winding trail hugging the railway tracks. With the Japanese invasion threat long passed, the road was not snowplowed that winter.
* 1945: Route no longer possessed military value. The federal government initially maintained control because the province did not want to assume maintenance costs.<ref name="BCHis95" />
* 1946: Province took over the highway.<ref>{{cite news |date=September 26, 1946 |title=B.C. to Take Over Highway from CNR |page=9 |work=[[Vancouver Sun]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-vancouver-sun-bc-to-take-over-high/142628251/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=March 3, 2024}}</ref>
* 1951: Highway was paved. The following winter was the first time snowplowing was used to keep the highway open.
* 1970: Highway rerouted and repaved.
* 1972: January and February brought the heaviest snowfalls and longest road closures.
* 1974: January snowslide about {{convert|28|mi|km|0|order=flip}} west of Terrace buried motel/restaurant/gas station complex, killing seven people.
* Late 1960s: Prince Rupert–Tyee reconstruction.
* 1980s: Kasiks, Tyee, and Esker railway overpasses erected.
* 1989: Falling ice at Car Wash Rock, about {{convert|7.5|km|mi|1}} east of [[Exchamsiks River Provincial Park]], killed a motorist.
* Early 1990s: Hazardous Tyee–Khyex section realigned.<ref name="BCHis95" />
* 2020s: Despite promises to rectify, the Car Wash Rock site remains hazardous.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://assets-us-01.kc-usercontent.com/3e457f15-8c55-0056-8b88-be012037e2af/b1bae4fa-8c97-4511-80da-31a2aa7d19d1/Mar%2023%20Agenda.pdf#page=8 |page=8 |title=Transportation and Infrastructure correspondence |date=March 15, 2021 |website=kc-usercontent.com}}</ref> About {{convert|3.5|km|mi|1}} farther east, the Mile 28 project to replace the railway crossing with an overpass has stalled.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://northcoastreview.blogspot.com/2019/04/mile-28-highway-16-overpass-seems.html |title=North Coast Review |date=April 15, 2019 |website=northcoastreview.blogspot.com}}</ref>

==Highway of Tears==
{{main|Highway of Tears}}
The Highway of Tears is a stretch of Highway 16 between [[Prince George, British Columbia|Prince George]] and [[Prince Rupert, British Columbia|Prince Rupert]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gerson|first1=Jen|title=Four things to know about Highway of Tears scandal, and the documents B.C. government allegedly deleted|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/four-things-to-know-about-the-highway-of-tears-scandal-and-the-documents-b-c-government-allegedly-deleted|website=National Post|access-date=December 8, 2015}}</ref> Since 1970, numerous women have gone missing or have been murdered along the {{convert|720|km|mi|abbr=on}} section of highway.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ferreras|first1=Jesse|title=Highway Of Tears: BC's Missing And Murdered Women|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/09/25/highway-of-tears-bc-missing-murdered_n_1914069.html|website=Huffington Post|date=September 25, 2012|access-date=December 8, 2015}}</ref> Aboriginal organizations speculate that number ranges above forty.<ref>{{cite web|title=Those Who Take Us Away|url=https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/reports/canada0213webwcover_0.pdf|website=Human Rights Watch|access-date=December 8, 2015}}</ref>

In 2016, the Canadian government launched the [[National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women]] after communicating with victim families. This was done to find methods of slowing the violence within the Indigenous population.

In September 2020 a [[totem pole]] honouring missing and murdered Indigenous women was raised on the highway just outside [[Terrace, British Columbia|Terrace]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Totem pole to be raised on B.C.'s Highway of Tears to honour missing, murdered Indigenous women|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/memorial-totem-pole-highway-of-tears-1.5711324|website=www.cbc.ca|date=September 4, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Memorial pole raised on Highway of Tears in B.C. for families|url=https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/memorial-pole-raised-on-highway-of-tears-in-b-c-for-families/|website=www.aptnnews.ca |date=September 15, 2020 |access-date=February 27, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Community gathers for monumental totem pole raising along B.C.'s Highway of Tears|url=https://www.terracestandard.com/news/live-community-gathers-for-monumental-totem-pole-raising-along-b-c-s-highway-of-tears/|website=www.terracestandard.com |date=September 4, 2020 |access-date=February 27, 2022}}</ref>

== Major intersections ==
From west to east, the following intersections are observed along Highway 16.<ref>{{cite book|title=British Columbia Road Atlas|year=2010|publisher=MapArt Publishing Corp.|location=Oshawa, ON|isbn=978-1-55368-018-5|pages=16–23, 26–30, 36–37|edition=2007}}</ref> Distances exclude the {{convert|172|km|nmi|abbr=on}} ferry between Skidegate and Prince Rupert.
{{BCinttop|length_ref=<ref name=length>{{cite report
 |title=Landmark Kilometre Inventory
 |url=http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/driving-and-transportation/transportation-infrastructure/engineering-standards-and-guidelines/traffic-engineering-and-safety/highway-safety/lki/lki_bc_201607.pdf
 |pages=224–271
 |website=British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
 |publisher=Cypher Consulting
 |date=January 5, 2017
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311044605/http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/driving-and-transportation/transportation-infrastructure/engineering-standards-and-guidelines/traffic-engineering-and-safety/highway-safety/lki/lki_bc_201607.pdf
 |archive-date=March 11, 2017
|url-status=dead
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|notes=Daajing Giids was formerly known as Queen Charlotte prior to July 13, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Ministry of Municipal Affairs |title=Ancestral Haida name restored to Haida Gwaii village |url=https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022MUNI0040-001101 |website=news.gov.bc.ca |date=July 13, 2022}}</ref>
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}}
{{Jctplace
|state=BC
|location=McBride
|km=933.97
|place=''McBride Bridge'' over the [[Fraser River]]
}}
{{BCint
|location=Tête Jaune Cache
|km=995.60
|road={{Jct|state=BC|YH|5|dir1=south|city1=Valemount|city2=Kamloops}}
|notes=Tête Jaune Interchange
}}
{{Jctplace
|location_special=[[Mount Robson Provincial Park|Mount Robson<br />Provincial Park]]
|lspan=3
|km=1009.70
|place=''West end of Mount Robson Provincial Park''
}}
{{Jctplace
|km=1072.37
|mspan=2
|place=[[Yellowhead Pass]] ([[Continental Divide of the Americas|Continental Divide]])&nbsp;– {{convert|1131|m|ft|abbr=on}}
}}
{{Jctint
|km=none
|road={{Jct|state=AB|YH|16|dir1=east|city1=Jasper|city2=Edmonton}}
|notes=Continuation into [[Alberta]] and [[Jasper National Park]]
}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur,incomplete,toll}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
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{{Commons category|British Columbia Highway 16}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170105151258/http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/transportation-reports-and-reference/numbered-routes Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061122080049/http://www.travel-british-columbia.com/northern_british_columbia/yellowhead_highway_16_information.aspx Travel BC Yellowhead Highway information].
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070922102556/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=06a847ea-6ddb-49b9-a0d5-b90471af68c9&k=76529 Call for RCMP action on highway of tears]

{{Interprovincial highway
| curr = 16
| curr_type = Hwy
| curr_province = BC
| name = Yellowhead
| next = 16
| next_type = Hwy
| next_province = AB
| hwy2_name = TCH
| hwy2_next = 16
| hwy2_next_type = Hwy
| hwy2_next_province = AB
}}

{{BCHighways}}
{{Trans-Canada}}

[[Category:British Columbia provincial highways|016]]
[[Category:Highway of Tears]]
[[Category:Trans-Canada Highway|British Columbia 016]]
[[Category:Yellowhead Highway|British Columbia 16]]
[[Category:Northern Interior of British Columbia|016]]
[[Category:North Coast of British Columbia|016]]
[[Category:Transport in Prince George, British Columbia|016]]