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 Highway 13 | ||||
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| 264th Street Aldergrove-Bellingham Highway | ||||
 Highway 13 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by theMinistry of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 11.50 km[1] (7.15 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1953[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 539 at theUS border | |||
| North end |  Highway 1 (TCH) inLangley | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | British Columbia | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 13 is an 11.5 km (7.1 mi) long two-lane route through the eastern part ofLangley, British Columbia. Highway 13 connectsWashington state (viaWashington State Route 539) to the centralFraser Valley.
Highway 13 begins at theLynden–Aldergrove Border Crossing on theUnited States border as a continuation ofWashington State Route 539, which travels south toBellingham, Washington. The four-laneundivided highway briefly runs northwest before turning onto 264 Street, which it follows due north for 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) through a rural area of theFraser Valley. Highway 13 then travels through the western outskirts ofAldergrove, a residential area withinLangley Township, where it intersects theFraser Highway. The highway continues north, passingNaval Radio Section Aldergrove and theGreater Vancouver Zoo, before reaching its northern terminus at an interchange withHighway 1 (part of theTrans-Canada Highway).[3]
Historically, segments of Highway 13 were referred to as Townline, County Line and Howes roads.[4] In 1932, the highway was selected as a "second artery" to connectYale Road to theU.S. border. and was designated an arterial highway.[5] The official title of "Aldergrove-Bellingham Highway" came with the arterial designation.[6]
In regard to the highway's number. The number 13 was assigned around 1953 to the road between theLynden–Aldergrove Border Crossing and the present dayFraser Highway (formerHighway 1A).[2] The designation was pushed north to Highway 401, the new freeway alignment of the Trans-Canada Highway, by 1965.[7][8]
The southern section of the highway near the U.S. border crossing was widened from 2018 to 2020 at a cost of $25.5 million, with funding from the provincial and national governments. The widened highway features two northbound lanes and three southbound lanes for trucks,NEXUS users, and other vehicles.[9]
The entire route is inLangley (township),Metro Vancouver Regional District.
| km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| 0.00 | 0.00 |  SR 539 south –Lynden,Bellingham | Continues intoWashington | ||
| Canada – United States border atLynden–Aldergrove Border Crossing | |||||
| 6.54 | 4.06 |  Highway 1A (Fraser Highway) –Langley City Centre,Abbotsford | Aldergrove | ||
| 11.50 | 7.15 | Highway 1 (TCH) –Vancouver,Hope 264th Street | Interchange (Highway 1 Exit 73) | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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