Trans-Canada Highway

The Trans-Canada Highway (French: Route Transcanadienne; abbreviated as the TCH or T-Can, or simply the Trans-Canada) is a transcontinental federal–provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada, from the Pacific Ocean on the west coast to the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast. The main route spans 7,476 kilometres (4,645 mi) across the country, one of the longest routes of its type in the world. The highway system is recognizable by its distinctive white-on-green maple leaf route markers, although there are small variations in the markers in some provinces.

Trans-Canada Highway
Route Transcanadienne
Route information
Length	7,476 km (4,645 mi) Main route
Existed	July 30, 1962–present
Major junctions
West end	Victoria and Haida Gwaii, British Columbia
East end	St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Location
Country	Canada
Provinces	British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador
Major cities	Victoria, BC; Vancouver, BC; Abbotsford, BC; Kamloops, BC; Calgary, AB; Regina, SK; Winnipeg, MB; Thunder Bay, ON; Sault Ste. Marie, ON; Sudbury, ON; North Bay, ON; Ottawa, ON; Montreal, QC; Drummondville, QC; Quebec City, QC; Edmundston, NB; Fredericton, NB; Moncton, NB; St. John's, NL
Highway system
Trans-Canada Highway National Highway System Between Arnprior and Renfrew, the province announced in 2019 the upgrading of an additional 22.5 km (14.0 mi) of two-lane Highway 17 to a 400-series freeway. The announcement did not specify costs or timelines, but a new overpass at Calabogie Road opened in August 2023. Between Thunder Bay and Nipigon, construction to make Highway 11/17 a four-lane divided highway (with at-grade intersections) started in the late 2000s, with completion expected by 2030. The most recent section through Dorion was opened in the summer of 2023, with other sections under design or construction. Between Kenora and the Manitoba border, construction to make Highway 17 a four-lane divided highway started in 2022, with a 6.5 km (4.0 mi) section slated for completion by 2025 and the remaining sections still under design. In Manitoba in May 2023, the province announced the launch of a conceptual design study for the twinning of the remaining 16-kilometre (9.9 mi) two-lane section of Highway 1 west of the Ontario border, plus the immediate construction of a 700-metre (0.43 mi) section to align with four-laning work in Ontario. As of September 2021^[update], British Columbia was planning on widening the 420-kilometre-long (260 mi) long section of TCH between Kamloops and Alberta to four lanes by 2050. The project goals do not include an eventual freeway conversion, and it is likely that the signalized sections of highway in Kamloops, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke, and Golden will remain. Around 16 km (9.9 mi) of four-lane highway were under construction, with 6 km (3.7 mi) more planned to start in 2022. Around a quarter of the length of highway between Kamloops and Alberta is^[when?] now four lanes wide. At the current^[when?] rate of construction, the project will likely not be completed until the 2070s. However, some of the most difficult sections have been completed, meaning that it may be easier to widen the remaining sections of highway to four lanes. Some of the highway in this section is under the jurisdiction of Parks Canada, specifically the sections through Mount Revelstoke, Glacier, and Yoho National Parks, which means that Parks Canada will have to implement its own four-lane program in order for the provincial government to accomplish its goal. The City of Edmonton is^[when?] changing its urban section of Highway 16 (TCH) to a six-lane freeway by replacing all signal lights with overpasses. The route is already largely a freeway, but seven signalized intersections remain. The project is expected to be finished by 2026. As of September 2021^[update], British Columbia was planning on widening 36 km (22 mi) of Highway 1 in the Lower Mainland as part of its Fraser Valley Highway program. The four-lane freeway is over-congested, and many of the overpasses are in poor shape. The project intends to rebuild most of the interchanges and overpasses and widen the highway to six lanes. The first 4 km (2.5 mi) of this project opened in 2020, with 10 km (6.2 mi) more expected to be complete in 2025. Apart from the major programs, many smaller-scale projects exist on the highway in order to rehabilitate the aging infrastructure or make minor traffic changes. Alberta had long term plans to convert both of its Trans-Canada Highway routes to a minimum four-lane freeway standard, but has^[as of?] not set a timeline for doing so. Bicycling Most of the Trans-Canada Highway (except a few sections of exceptionally heavy motorized traffic) is a popular bike tour route. See also Roads portal Canada portal Canadian (train) List of Canadian highways by province Trans-Canada Trail wikipedia, wiki, encyclopedia, book, library, article, read, free download, Information about Trans-Canada Highway, What is Trans-Canada Highway? What does Trans-Canada Highway mean? Home Page | Go up © 2025 www.dl1.en-us.nina.az — All rights reserved.