British Columbia Highway 99A
- British Columbia Highway 99A
Infobox road
province=BC
name_notes=
type=Hwy
route=99A
alternate_name=King George Highway
length_km=50
length_round=
length_ref=
length_notes=
established=1942
direction_a=South
starting_terminus=Hwy 99 in Surrey
junction=Hwy 10 in Surrey
Hwy 1A in Surrey
Hwy 7 in Vancouver
direction_b=North
ending_terminus=Hwy 99 in Vancouver
cities=Surrey
New Westminster
Burnaby
Vancouver
previous_type=Hwy
previous_route=99
next_type=Hwy
next_route=101
Highway 99A is the designation of Highway 99's original 1942 alignment. It has had the '99A' designation between 1962 and 1964, and from 1973 to the present day.
Route details
Highway 99A, with a total length of km to mi|50|abbr=yes, is a route within the Greater Vancouver area. The highway starts in Surrey at the first exit off Highway 99 north of the Peace Arch. The stretch of Highway 99A through Surrey is known locally as the "King George Highway", named in honour of King George VI. It serves as a route for commuters travelling to New Westminster, Coquitlam, Burnaby and Vancouver. The highway goes north for km to mi|8|abbr=yes to an interchange with Highway 99, and from there, another km to mi|4|abbr=yes to its junction with Highway 10. The highway continues north for another km to mi|9|abbr=yes, where it merges with Highway 1A. Highways 1A and 99A continues northwest for km to mi|6|abbr=yes to the Pattullo Bridge over the Fraser River, crossing from Surrey into New Westminster.
In New Westminster, Highway 99A follows McBride Boulevard and 10th Avenue, then onto Kingsway, where the highway enters Burnaby. Highway 99A then proceeds west northwest for km to mi|6|abbr=yes through the City of Burnaby to its intersection with Boundary Road, at which point the highway crosses into Vancouver.
In Vancouver, Highway 99A follows Kingsway northwest for km to mi|7|abbr=yes, then onto Main Street. Highway 99A follows Main Street north for km to mi|2|abbr=yes, then west onto the Dunsmuir Viaduct and Dunsmuir Street into the downtown core of the city to Burrard Street, where it reunites with Highway 99 on Georgia Street headed towards Stanley Park and the Lions Gate Bridge.
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