This route is a principal connector road from the U.S. Border to Highway 1 in B.C. It crosses the border at the
"Pacific Highway Crossing". "Pacific Highway is the local name for Highway 15, but it is also 176th Street.

 The route starts with Washington State Route 543 to the border.

Interstate 5 - Exit 275
Truck Customs.

Washington State Route 543 begins at this
interchange.

if you wish to proceed to Blaine and
Vancouver Click on the left side of this sign bridge
Washington State Department of Transportation
(WSDOT) Camera showing Washington State
Route 543 northbound at Interstate 5.

543 continues north to the border which is
jsut over the hill in the background.

 

Click on this picture to view actual conditions of the
area shown in the previous picture.

Washington 543 also serves the eastern part of
Blaine Washington, and also provides access to
the town's light industrial area.
After traveling over the hill, 543 starts its descent
towards the border.

This is a WSDOT camera that shows 543
towards the south.
Click on this picture to view actual conditions of the
area shown in the previous picture.
543 approaches the border which is just
ahead.

Have your identification ready.

You'll need to stop at Canada Customs.
Click on this picture to view actual conditions of the
area shown in the previous picture.

Highway 543 ends.
You're now crossing the border into Canada.
The U.S. Border at Pacific Highway.  The actual
border is between the SUV in the foreground and
the tanker truck.

This crossing is used by quite a few passenger
vehicles, but it is the border crossing used by
trucks.

The line up can stretch to the north for quite a
distance on Canadian holidays.
Canada Customs and Immigration
(Pacific Highway).

Stop and report.
Once cleared, vehicles proceed pas this point and onto Highway 15 which starts here.
Click on this picture to view actual conditions of the
Pacific Highway Crossing.

The camera is pointed north. The crosshatched
area is on the United States side of the border.

Highway 15 begins at the border.
Looking south towards the border at the
start of B.C. Highway 15.

This intersection is actually 0 ("Zero") Ave.
0 Ave continues east as far as Aldergrove,
about 15 km. east. It follows the border.


This camera is located at the intersection of Highway 15 and 0 ("Zero") Ave. It is privately operated and provides a sweep view from south to west to north.

The northerly view will show the Duty Free Store.

The southerly view will show the border crossing and the interesection of Highway 15 and Zero Ave.

The camera cycles from south to north periodically.

Disclaimer: This sign and link is provided for information purposes only. The camera's operator - A & A Contract Customs Brokers Ltd. does not endorse nor support this website in any manner.

Highway 15 looking north from the intersection.

Highway 15 climbs the distant hill and then
descends into Cloverdale before heading north
to Highway 1.
 

This sign - which is placed at all B.C. crossings
from the United States indicates to U.S. motorists
that Canada is metric.

If you're travelling in the Greater Vancouver-Sunshine Coast area, check road conditions by moving your mouse over this sign.

Highway 15 begins northward travel.
Welcome to British Columbia.
Click on this picture to view actual conditions of the
area shown in the previous picture.

The camera is pointed north.
 
Enterance to Pacific Highway truck scale.
Highway 15 continues northward.

8th Ave ahead.
8th Ave. provides access to Highway 99 from
Highway 15 north.

Click on the sign below to change lanes and turn
left at the intersection to access Highway 99.
A website Tourism Kiosk is located on 8th Ave. It provides regional maps and information regarding recreational opportunities in the area.

Click on the directional sign below to access.
 
Click on this sign to turn left onto 8th Ave. and
access Highway 99 to Vancouver and the website's
Tourist Information kiosk.
Hazlemere Golf Course is located nearby to the east or right. Hazlemere offers excellent golf in a country setting, and offers facilities for the tennis enthusiast.

Peace Portal Golf Course offers excellent golf closest to the border. The Peace Portal Golf Course is one of the oldest golf courses in the Lower Mainland.

Click on the sign at the left to visit the website of choice.

Use your back button to return here to continue travel on Highway 15 north to Cloverdale.

Once past flatlands near the Canadian side of
the border, Highway 15 climbs the hill into this
area, which is a mix of homes and hobby farms.
Travelling Highway 15 to Cloverdale and Highway 1?

Move your mouse over this sign to view current road conditions.

Close the small window to continue travel on Highway 15
A short distance later, Highway 15 descends the
north side of the ridge to continue north.

The highway rises over another ridge before
ending at the Trans-Canada Highway.  You can see the northern end in the distant background.
Morgan Creek Golf and Country Club offers excellent golfing on a championship course, plus superb wedding and meeting facilties. The facility is located a short distance west on 32nd Ave.

Visit the website by clicking on the sign. Use your back button to return to Highway 15 north to Cloverdale.
After descending, Highway 15 runs across
a stretch of flatland south of Cloverdale that
is all farmland.
Crossing a small river and into more farmland.
This stretch of highway is scheduled for widening
to four lanes south.

This region has a mix of dairy and vegetable
farms.
Crossing over the British Columbia Railway into
Cloverdale. This railway is used to connect with
the Canadian National Railway at Langley and is
used by unit trains transporting coal and containers
to the Roberts Bank / Deltaport facility near
Tsawwassen.

The highway originally went straight north, but
this overpass required a bypass.

 

Prepare to stop at the next picture.

Web page intersection ahead. 
Highway 15 at Highway 10.

Highway 10 is a major east-west connection for
this part of the Fraser Valley as it connects
Highway 17 (used to access ferries) and Highway
99 to the west to Langley and Highway 1 to the east.

Click on the picture to change lanes and to
turn right onto Highway 10 east to Langley and
the Trans-Canada Highway. Watch for any cars
behind you!

Otherwise proceed through intersection. 
Turning towards the north alignment on the bypass.
Just south of here is Cloverdale's centre.

It has alot of western stores. Cloverdale is home
to the Cloverdale Rodeo which is - after Calgary's
Stampede, Western Canada's largest Rodeo.
It is held on the Victoria Day weekend (3rd
Monday in May). Cloverdale also has a horse
track.

Construction is underway for the first stage of widening Highway 15.

The project comprises of the placement of preloading sand and gravel mix along this stretch of highway in order to set a solid compacted foundation on soft ground soils.

This project is part of the Border Infrastructure Program initiative funded jointly by the Province and federal government. To view the BIP initiative for Highway 15, click on the project sign. Use your back button to return here.

Cloverdale is also home to the largest flea
market in the region. That causes a long traffic
line up on weekends, such as this one.

In the distance, the second ridge can be seen.

Just beyond the top of the ridge is the
Trans-Canada Highway.
Nearby to the west of Highway 15 are two excellent golf courses. Each are accessible via travelling west on Highway 1A to 168 Street. Turn south (left). Watch for signs.

Visit the websites of these two gold courses by clicking on the name tab of the course of choice on the sign to the left.

Use your back button to return here to continue travel south on Highway 15.
Highway 15 at Highway 1A

Highway 1A - The Fraser Highway - is the old
route through the Fraser Valley before the
Trans-Canada freeway section through the
Fraser Valley was finished in 1964.

The Fraser Highway links New Westminster to
the west (left) with Langley, Aldergrove, Abbotsford
to the east. Highway 1A joins the Trans-Canada
Highway at Abbotsford.

 


Highway 15 north of the Fraser Highway.

This area is farmland, mostly vegetable farms.
There are some turf farms in this aream, plus
greenhouses. You can see one on the left side
of the picture.

The second ridge is in the distance.
Highway 15 at 88th Ave.  Throughout the
Fraser Valley, avenues are numbered south to
north, and streets east to west.

88th Ave is a principal road that continues east
to Highway 1. It also proceeds west to west
Surrey with a connection to Highway 91.
                             Approaching the junction with Highway 1.
 
The interchange with Highway 15 and
the Trans-Canada Highway.

To access Highway 1 to Hope with connections to
Highway 5 to Merritt and Kamloops, click on this sign.
Highway 1 overpass. This is typical of most
overpasses completed when the freeway section
of the Trans-Canada Highway was completed in
1964.
Highway 15 ends here, but the road continues
on as 176th Street down the hill towards the
Fraser River.

The onramp to Highway 1 westbound will take
you to Vancouver.


 

Highway 15 web page ends.

Click on the sign below to continue
on to Vancouver and to travel along
Highway 1 westbound to Highway 99.

Copyright (c) 2004 P. Keenleyside [ Legal and Terms of Use ] 		The onramp / lane seperator to Highway 1 westbound.

The off ramp to the right leads to Highway 15 southbound. Click on the picture to continue
on Highway 1.