British Columbia Highway 29
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 Highway 29 | ||||
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| Don Phillips Way | ||||
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| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 236 km[1] (147 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1967–present | |||
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| South end |  Highway 52 in Tumbler Ridge | |||
 Highway 97 near Chetwynd | ||||
| North end | Highway 97 north of Fort St. John | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | British Columbia | |||
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Highway 29, known locally as Don Philips Way, is a shortcut route from the John Hart Highway to the Alaska Highway in the Peace River Regional District. It is also the main access to the coal mining community of Tumbler Ridge, as well as the W. A. C. Bennett Dam facility near Hudson's Hope. The highway gained its '29' designation from Chetwynd north to Hudson's Hope in 1967, and then seventeen years later, the road from Chetwynd south to Tumbler Ridge was given the same number.
Route details
[edit]In Tumbler Ridge, the 237 km (147 mi) long Highway 29 starts at a junction with Highway 52, and travels north northwest for 94 km (58 mi) to its junction with the John Hart Highway at Chetwynd. It follows the John Hart Highway through Chetwynd for 3 km (1.9 mi) east, then turns northwest for 65 km (40 mi) past Moberly Lake to Hudson's Hope, where a connector road to the W. A. C. Bennett Dam begins. 75 km (47 mi) northeast of Hudson's Hope, Highway 29 finally meets the Alaska Highway north of Fort St. John near Charlie Lake.
Major intersections
[edit]From south to north. The entire route is in the Peace River Regional District.
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Tumbler Ridge | 0.00 | 0.00 | Highway 52 (Heritage Highway) to Highway 2 / Highway 97 | ||
| | 93.62 | 58.17 | Highway 97 north (John Hart Highway) – Dawson Creek | Hwy 29 branches south; east end of Hwy 97 concurrency | |
| Chetwynd | 96.54 | 59.99 | Highway 97 south (John Hart Highway) – Prince George | Hwy 29 branches north; west end of Hwy 97 concurrency | |
| | 154.35 | 95.91 | Hudson's Hope Suspension Bridge crosses the Peace River | ||
| Hudson's Hope | 161.74 | 100.50 | Canyon Drive (Highway 944:1177) – W.A.C. Bennett Dam | Hwy 29 branches northeast; Hwy 944:1177 is unsigned | |
| | 236.01 | 146.65 | Highway 97 (Alaska Highway) – Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Dawson Creek | Hwy 29 northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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External links
[edit]- Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia by British Columbia Driving & Transportation
References
[edit]- ^ a b Landmark Kilometre Inventory (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (Report). Cypher Consulting. July 2016. pp. 345–354, 470. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.