Douglas Street is aroad inVictoria, British Columbia. It is named afterSir James Douglas, the second Governor of theColony of Vancouver Island. A segment of theTrans-Canada Highway, the main part of Douglas Street runs approximately 5 km (3 mi) from Dallas Road on theGeorgia Strait to just north of Saanich Road, where the Trans-Canada curves westward towards theWestern Communities.
Theintersection of Douglas Street and Dallas Road is the western end of the Trans Canada Highway, known asMile 0. There is a small monument at the corner to recognize this fact along with a statue ofTerry Fox. North from the water, Douglas passes theBeacon Lodge, forms the western border ofBeacon Hill Park, and then passes behind theEmpress Hotel and theRoyal British Columbia Museum. Douglas Street forms the main north-south route throughdowntown Victoria. The annualVictoria Day Parade also marches down the street by starting at Mayfair Shopping Centre and ending at theBritish Columbia Legislature.
Before the construction of thePatricia Bay Highway in the late 1950s, Douglas Street extended a further 2.7 km (1.7 mi) northward, ending at the current interchange of the Pat Bay Highway andQuadra Street. Two disconnected segments of this former extension, which were not overbuilt by the new artery, retain the name Douglas Street.
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