View source for British Columbia Highway 91A

{{short description|Highway in British Columbia}}
{{Infobox road
|province=BC
|name_notes=
|type=Hwy
|route=91A
|alternate_name=Queensborough Connector
|map = {{maplink|zoom=12|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=290|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/British Columbia Highway 91A}}}}
|map_custom = yes
|map_notes=Highway 91A highlighted in red.
|length_km=3.4
|length_ref=<ref name=length/>
|established=1990
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=BC|Hwy|91}} in [[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]]
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b=[[Marine Way]]/Stewardson Way in [[New Westminster]]
|cities=[[New Westminster]], [[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]]
|previous_type=Hwy
|next_type=Hwy
|previous_route=91
|next_route=93
}}

'''Highway 91A''', or the '''Queensborough Connector''', is a 3&nbsp;km (2&nbsp;mi) long spur off [[British Columbia Highway 91|Highway 91]]. Highway 91A crosses the [[Queensborough Bridge]] and terminates at Marine Way, allowing traffic into [[New Westminster]].  Residents of New Westminster can use Highway 91A as a convenient route towards the [[Canada]]/[[United States|U.S.]] border. Although the [[Queensborough Bridge]] has existed since 1960, the highway spur section was opened only in 1986, at the same time the first section of Highway 91 was completed. (All of Highway 91A was once known as Highway 91 until the east-west portion of Highway 91 was built in the late 1980s; the route was redesignated as an alternate after that time.)

Highway 91A, in addition to being known as an extension of the Annacis Highway, is also known as the ''Queensborough Connector''.<ref>{{cite web|title= Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia - Highway 91A|url= http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/publications/planning/numbered_routes.htm#91A|date= 28 May 2008|publisher= BC Ministry of Transportation|access-date= 8 September 2009|archive-date= 9 July 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140709115652/http://www.th.gov.bc.ca/publications/planning/numbered_routes.htm#91A|url-status= dead}}</ref>

The junction of Highways 91 and 91A was converted to an interchange in the late 1990s.

The interchange with [[Marine Way]] was reconstructed in the late 2000s as part of a $211-million-dollar project to improve access to Lower Mainland border crossings. Median barriers were also installed on Highway 91A over the Queensborough Bridge, and the Howes Street intersection was upgraded to a full interchange.<ref>{{cite web|title= $211 million Canada-BC investment at BC lower Mainland crossing|url= http://www.infc.gc.ca/media/news-nouvelles/bif-fsif/2003/20030305vancouver-eng.html#bg|date= 30 December 2009|publisher= Infrastructure Canada|access-date= 8 September 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20111006004214/http://www.infc.gc.ca/media/news-nouvelles/bif-fsif/2003/20030305vancouver-eng.html#bg#bg|archive-date= 2011-10-06|url-status= dead}}</ref>

== Exit list ==
{{BCinttop|division=Metro Vancouver|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
 |page=403
 |website=British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
 |publisher=Cypher Consulting
 |date=July 2016
 |access-date=2017-01-04
 |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=2017-03-11
 |url-status=dead
 }}</ref>}}
{{BCint
|location=Richmond
|km=0.00
|road={{jct|state=BC|Hwy|91|city1=Richmond|city2=Vancouver|city3=Delta|city4=Surrey}}
|notes=
}}
{{BCint
|location=New Westminster
|lspan=5
|km=1.99
|road=Howes Street
|notes=Serves [[Queensborough, British Columbia|Queensborough]]
}}
{{Jctbridge
|km=2.73
|km2=3.39
|bridge=[[Queensborough Bridge]] over North Arm [[Fraser River]]
}}
{{Jctint
|km=3.39
|mspan=3
|road=[[Marine Way]], Stewardson Way – [[Burnaby, British Columbia|Burnaby]]
|notes=
}}
{{Jctint
|km=none
|type=incomplete
|road=6th Avenue to 20th Street
|notes=Northbound exit only; no access from Stewardson Way / Marine Way
}}
{{BCint
|km=none
|type=incomplete
|road=23rd Street north
|notes=Northbound exit only, transit vehicles only
}}
{{jctbtm|keys=incomplete}}

==References==
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==External links==
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* [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]

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[[Category:British Columbia provincial highways|091A]]
[[Category:Highways in Greater Vancouver|091A]]
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