British Columbia Highway 99
Highway 99 (sometimes known as British Columbia Highway 99) is a provincial highway in British Columbia that travels 377 kilometres (234 mi) from the U.S. border to near Cache Creek, serving Greater Vancouver and the Squamish–Lillooet corridor. It is a major north–south road within Vancouver and connects the city to several suburbs as well as the U.S. border, where it continues south as Interstate 5. The central section of the route, also known as the Sea to Sky Highway, serves the communities of Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton. Highway 99 continues through Lillooet and ends at a junction with Highway 97 near Cache Creek.
Hwy 99 | ||||
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| Vancouver–Blaine Freeway Sea to Sky Highway | ||||
 A map of southwestern British Columbia with Hwy 99 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Length | 377 km (234 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1940s–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  I-5 at the Canada–United States border in Surrey | |||
 Hwy 91 in Delta Hwy 17 in Delta Hwy 17A in Delta Hwy 91 in Richmond Hwy 7 in Vancouver Hwy 1 (TCH) in West Vancouver Hwy 12 in Lillooet | ||||
| North end |  Hwy 97 in Cache Creek | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | British Columbia | |||
| Regional districts | Metro Vancouver, Squamish-Lillooet, Thompson-Nicola | |||
| Major cities | Delta, Surrey, Richmond, Vancouver | |||
| Villages | Lions Bay, Pemberton | |||
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The highway's number, named in 1940s, was derived from former U.S. Route 99, the predecessor to Interstate 5 and a major route for the U.S. West Coast. Highway 99 originally was the King George Highway in Surrey, portions of Kingsway from New Westminster to Vancouver, and local streets. It was extended across the Lions Gate Bridge and to Horseshoe Bay in the 1950s along a new highway that would later be incorporated into Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada Highway), which has a concurrency with Highway 99 in West Vancouver.