49°00′08″N122°29′33″W / 49.002312°N 122.492623°W /49.002312; -122.492623
 0 Avenue by the border, as seen from the United States | |
| Length | 29.0 km (18.0 mi)[1] |
|---|---|
| Location | Surrey,Langley (Township),Abbotsford |
| West end | Peace Park Drive inSurrey |
| East end | Townline Road inAbbotsford |
0 Avenue (Zero Avenue) is a road in theLower Mainland,British Columbia, running beside theCanada–United States border fromSurrey toAbbotsford.[2] The road runs parallel to the border between the two countries.[3]
The road begins near thePeace Arch Border Crossing, and continues eastward for 28.9 kilometres (18.0 mi), with gaps around thePacific Highway andLynden–Aldergrove Border Crossings. Boundary Road on the US side runs for 1.5 miles along 0 Avenue and again one mile to the west, with many cameras watching the border, before the U.S. road ends at theLynden–Aldergrove Border Crossing. 0 Avenue continues west along the northern border ofPeace Arch Historical State Park toPeace Arch Crossing. Small pedestrian bridges cross a trench on the border. At the eastern end of 0 Avenue, the road turns north.[2]
The road is used by smugglers, even though the border controls have tightened up since theSeptember 11 attacks.[4] The first knowndrug tunnel along the Canada–United States border was found east of the Lynden–Aldergrove crossing in 2005.[2] Some asylum seekers have also tried to move to Canada from the U.S. via 0 Avenue.[5]
During theCOVID-19 pandemic, restrictions on cross-border travel made 0 Avenue a meeting place for several cross-border couples.[6] Once restrictions were lifted, some of these couples married atPeace Arch Park, a transnational park between Blaine and Surrey.[6][7]
| Regional District | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metro Vancouver | Surrey | 0.0 | 0.0 | Peace Park Drive | Roadway continues north as Peace Park Drive; connects toHighway 99 north | ||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| 1.4 | 0.87 |  Highway 15 (176 Street) –Pacific Highway Border Crossing | Resumes as 1 Avenue | ||||
| 1.7 | 1.1 | 177A Street | Roadway turns south and becomes 177A Street | ||||
| 1.9 | 1.2 | 0 Avenue | Roadway turns east and becomes 0 Avenue | ||||
| Langley (Township) | 19.3 | 12.0 | 264 Street | Eastbound access to Hwy 13 | |||
| 19.8 | 12.3 |  Highway 13 –Lynden–Aldergrove Border Crossing | No access from the west (dead end); no westbound to southbound turns | ||||
| Fraser Valley | Abbotsford | 29.0 | 18.0 | Townline Road | Roadway continues north as Townline Road | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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