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{{short description|Highway in British Columbia}}
{{Infobox road
|province=BC
|type=Hwy
|route=17A
|length_km=6
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=260|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/British Columbia Highway 17A}}}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=Highway&nbsp;17A highlighted in red
|established=1962 – 1998<br>2012
|direction_a=North
|terminus_a={{jct|state=BC|Hwy|99}} in [[Delta, British Columbia|Delta]]
|junction=
|direction_b=South
|terminus_b= {{jct|state=BC|Hwy|17}} in [[Delta, British Columbia|Delta]]
|previous_type=Hwy
|previous_route=17
|next_type=Hwy
|next_route=18
}}

'''Highway 17A''' is a {{convert|6|km|mi|abbr=on}} long route connecting [[British Columbia Highway 99|Highway 99]] and [[British Columbia Highway 17|Highway 17]]; this route was originally numbered '''Highway 17''' between these two points but the numbering was altered once the [[British Columbia Highway 17|South Fraser Perimeter Road]] neared completion (on December 1, 2012).<ref>{{cite web|title=South Fraser Perimeter Road opens Dec. 1|url=http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012TRAN0117-001931.htm|accessdate=2 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025111915/http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2012TRAN0117-001931.htm|archive-date=25 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

Beginning at its interchange with Highway 17, Highway 17A proceeds due north as a 4-lane expressway.  {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} after the dual-interchanges with Highway 17 and Deltaport Way, the expressway reaches a junction with Ladner Trunk Road at [[Ladner, British Columbia|Ladner]]; {{convert|2|km|mi|2|abbr=on}}, Highway 17A finally terminates at the on-ramp to [[British Columbia Highway 99|Highway 99]]. It terminates and continues at its northern end as 62b Street which becomes River Road, a secondary connector from South Delta to North Delta which passes Tilbury Industrial Park. Trucks are no longer permitted to travel on Highway 17A except for local delivery, as the newer Highway 17 expressway was partly intended to keep trucks out of Ladner and provide a traffic-light free connection between Highway 99 and Deltaport, which is expecting huge expansion in the near future.

==Former Portion (Vancouver Island)==
'''Highway 17A''', known locally as ''West [[Saanich, British Columbia|Saanich]] Road'', was an alternate route through the Saanich peninsula.  While the four-lane [[British Columbia Highway 17|Highway 17]] takes a path along the eastern half of the peninsula, Highway 17A, which had only two lanes, took the western side.  Highway 17A was used as the primary access to the famous [[Butchart Gardens]], as well as the [[BC Ferries|ferry]] across the Saanich Inlet, used to bypass the [[Malahat, British Columbia|Malahat]] Drive.  The highway was first designated 17A in 1962, and lost its designation on 15 May 1998 after its component routes were devolved. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Government of British Columbia |title=Order-in-Council No 635/1998 |url=https://www.bclaws.gov.bc.ca/civix/document/id/oic/arc_oic/0635_1998 |website=bclaws.gov.bc.ca |publisher=Government of British Columbia |access-date=27 May 2022}}</ref>

Highway 17A's total length was 27&nbsp;km (17&nbsp;mi).  The highway started off in the south by branching off from Highway 17 at the Royal Oak Drive interchange.  Highway 17A then turned on to the road officially named West Saanich Road at its intersection with Royal Oak Drive, and followed a winding path through Saanich.  After 9&nbsp;km (6&nbsp;mi) through Saanich, the Highway entered the [[Central Saanich, British Columbia|Central Saanich]] district.

1&nbsp;km (about ½&nbsp;mi) north of the boundary between Saanich and Central Saanich, Highway 17A entered the community of [[Brentwood Bay, British Columbia|Brentwood Bay]], which is where the Saanich Inlet Ferry and the Butchart Gardens are located.  Highway 17A goes through Brentwood Bay for 2&nbsp;km (1¼&nbsp;mi), then entered [[North Saanich, British Columbia|North Saanich]] for another 4&nbsp;km (2½&nbsp;mi) north as it began to hug the eastern shore of the Saanich Inlet.  Highway 17A winded through North Saanich for 9&nbsp;km (6&nbsp;mi) before meeting an intersection with Wain Road, at which point the Highway turned east.  Highway 17A followed Wain Road for 2&nbsp;km (1¼&nbsp;mi) before terminating at Highway 17's Wain Road interchange, just south of [[Swartz Bay, British Columbia|Swartz Bay]].

West Saanich Road itself did not follow the 17A route after Wain Rd.  West Saanich continues northward, terminating at Land's End Road. Going west ultimately loops back to West Saanich Road, while heading eastward on Land's End leads to the Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal.

==Exit list==
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{{BCint
|type=incomplete
|km=0.00
|road={{Jct|state=BC|Hwy|17|name1=South Fraser Perimeter Road|city1=Tsawwassen|city2=Surrey|extra=ferry}}
|notes=Southbound access to Highway&nbsp;17 west and northbound access from Highway&nbsp;17 east; Highway&nbsp;17 exit&nbsp;7
}}
{{BCint
|type=incomplete
|km=0.68
|road=Deltaport Way – [[Roberts Bank]]
|notes=Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
}}
{{BCint
|km=4.11
|road=Ladner Trunk Road – [[Boundary Bay Airport|Boundary Bay Regional Airport]]
|notes=At-grade intersection; former {{Jct|state=BC|Hwy|10|noshield=yes}}
}}
{{BCint
|km=6.29
|road={{jct|state=BC|Hwy|99|city1=Vancouver|location2=[[Canada–United States border|USA border]]|location3=[[Seattle]]}}<hr/>River Road
|notes=Interchange (Highway&nbsp;99 exit&nbsp;28); continues as River Road
}}
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==References==
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[[Category:British Columbia provincial highways|017A]]
[[Category:Transport in Delta, British Columbia]]
[[Category:Former British Columbia provincial highways|017A]]
[[Category:Highways in Greater Vancouver|017A]]
[[Category:Transport on Vancouver Island]]