British Columbia Highway 101


Highway 101, also known as the Sunshine Coast Highway is the main north-south thoroughfare on the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada. Highway 101, which first opened in 1962, is divided into two separate land segments, with a ferry link in between. The highway is maintained by Capilano Highway Services. Despite its location on the mainland, the highway is only accessible to the rest of the British Columbia highway system via ferry. Highway 101 between Langdale and Powell River is designated as a feeder route of the Canadian National Highway System.

Route description

The total distance of Highway 101, including the ferry link, is approximately. The highway begins in the south at the BC Ferries terminal at Langdale, which connects the Sunshine Coast to Vancouver via a ferry route across Howe Sound to Horseshoe Bay. The southern land section of Highway 101 is long, and includes from south to north, the communities of Gibsons, Roberts Creek, Sechelt, Halfmoon Bay and Pender Harbour. The ferry link across the Jervis Inlet lasts between Earls Cove to the south and Saltery Bay to the north. The northern land section of Highway 101 includes, from southeast to northwest, the hamlets of Stillwater and Lang Bay, the city of Powell River, and the community of Lund, at the northern terminus of the highway.

Major intersections

From south to north: