British Columbia Highway 29
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| Don Phillips Way | ||||
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| Length: | 236 km[1] (147 mi) | |||
| Existed: | 1967 – present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end: |
 BC 52 in Tumbler Ridge | |||
 BC 97 near Chetwynd | ||||
| North end: |
BC 97 north of Fort St. John | |||
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British Columbia provincial highways
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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
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 (2 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
From south to north:
| Regional district | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Peace River | Tumbler Ridge | 0.00 | 0.00 | BC 52 (Heritage Highway) to BC 2 / BC 97 | BC 29 southern terminus |
| | 93.62 | 58.17 | BC 97 north (John Hart Highway) – Dawson Creek | BC 29 branches west; east end of BC 97 concurrency | |
| Chetwynd | 96.54 | 59.99 | 50th Street SW BC 97 south (John Hart Highway) – Prince George | BC 29 branches north; west end of BC 97 concurrency | |
| | 154.35 | 95.91 | Hudson's Hope Suspension Bridge crosses the Peace River | ||
| Hudson's Hope | 161.74 | 100.50 | Canyon Drive – W.A.C. Bennett Dam | BC 29 branches northeast | |
| | 236.01 | 146.65 | BC 97 (Alaska Highway) – Fort Nelson, Fort St. John, Dawson Creek | BC 29 northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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External links
- Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia by British Columbia Driving & Transportation
References
- 1 2 Landmark Kilometre Inventory (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (Report). Cypher Consulting. July 2016. pp. 345–354, 470.