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 Highway 113 | ||||
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| Nisga'a Highway | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by theMinistry of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 168.55 km[1] (104.73 mi) Nass Camp spur: 12.38 km (7.69 mi) | |||
| Existed | 2006–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Highway 16 (TCH) inTerrace | |||
| North end | Ging̱olx | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | British Columbia | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Nisga'a Highway, officially designatedBritish Columbia Highway 113, is ahighway in theRegional District of Kitimat-Stikine inBritish Columbia. It starts inTerrace atHighway 16. The route provides paved access to the settlements of theNisga'a Nation -Gitlaxt'aamiks (New Aiyansh),Gitwinksihlkw (Canyon City),Ging̱olx (Kincolith),Laxgalts'ap (Greenville), Nass Camp and others. It enters the Nass Country via the valley ofKitsumkalum Lake, which connects from theSkeena and via theNisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park. The route heads north from Terrace and once into theNass River Valley then travels west toGing̱olx (Kincolith), at theKsi Gingolx–Nass River confluence, for a total of 169 kilometres (105 mi).[1] There is a 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) spur between New Aiyansh and Nass Camp.[1]
The 29 kilometre section of the highway betweenLaxgalts'ap andGing̱olx opened on 17 May 2003 at a cost of $34 million (equivalent to 49.74 million in 2022).[2] Before the road, the only ways intoGing̱olx were via boat or floatplane.[3]
The route received a newly designed shield and was given the numeric designation of Provincial Highway 113 in Summer 2006.[4] The number 113 was assigned due to its historical significance to the Nisga'a. In 1887, a Nisga'a chief travelled to Victoria to meet with provincial government representatives, demanding self-government.[5] TheNisga'a Final Agreement was passed in Parliament 113 years later in 2000.[6][7]
The entire route is inKitimat-Stikine Regional District.
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Terrace | 0.00 | 0.00 | Highway 16 (TCH) –Prince George,Prince Rupert | Southern terminus | |
| Ging̱olx | 168.55 | 104.73 | Cliff Street | Northern terminus; road continues as Broad Street | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
