Highway 17 provides major access to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal. The Ferry Terminal provides ferry services
to Southern Vancouver Island and the Southern Gulf Islands. Highway 17 is actually in two parts, the northern
part which extends from Highway 99 to the ferry terminal, and a southern part which extends from the Swartz
Bay Ferry Terminal on Vancouver Island, south to Victoria, B.C.'s Capital City.

Highway 17 also provides access to another part of Washington State, Point Roberts. 

This web page travels Highway 17 to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal, with an accessible side trip to the border
at Point Roberts, Washington. 
Highway 17 interchange ahead.
The off ramp shares the HOV lane.

The rise in the highway is a low livestock crossing that is also used by farm implements.
Leaving Highway 99 North
Intersection of Highway 17 and River Road.

Ahead is the Town and Country Inn, which offers excellent
accomodation for tourists.

River Road travels north or right along the south bank of the Fraser River and provides access to the light industrial area called Tilbury.
Highway 17 begins.
Highway 99 overpass.

This is the original overpass. A second one was completed in the 1980's to the south or left to expand traffic volume heading northbound towards River Road and also for access to Highway 99 northbound to Vancouver.
Highway 99's off ramp to Highway 17 south.

Transition from Highway 99 northbound begins.

Transition from Highway 99 Ends.

Ladner is a small community which services this
local area, and was once a coastal fishing village.
 
Prepare to stop at the next picture.

Web page intersection ahead. 
Highway 17 at Ladner Trunk Road.

Ladner Trunk Road (east) to the left becomes Highway
10.  Ladner Trunk Road extends to the west (right)
into the town of Ladner.

Click on the picture to jump to the left turn lane to
proceed east along Highway 10. 

Highway 17 southbound at the BC Railway overpass.

In the distance is Point Roberts. 

Highway 17 turns towards the southwest to connect
with the Tsawwassen Ferry terminal causeway.
Vancouver has a number of radio stations that provide live audio
feed via the internet. Listen as you continue your virutal road tour
Click on a part of the panel to activate the live feed. Stations listed are wide audience English language stations. None endorse nor support this website.
Highspeed (56k, ISDN/DSL) recommended.
CISL - Rock n' Roll oldies
CKNW - News, Sports and talk.
CFBT - (The Beat) - Urban
CKKS (Jack FM) - Contemporary
CFMI (Rock 101) - Classic Rock
CHQM - (QFM ) - Soft / Easy Listening
The Heritage Discovery Tour is one of a few Circle tours noted for travel in British Columbia. It travels south to Victoria then turns north to follow the Island Highway to Port Hardy. From there the route follows the Inside Passage to Prince Rupert. Heading east, the route follows Highway 16 to Prince George and then south to Hope.

The Coast Cariboo tour follows the route to Victoria and then to Port Hardy. Form there it follows the Discovery Coast ferry to Bella Coola. From Bella Coola the route goes through Williams Lake, Lillooet, Whistler, Squamish and Vancouver.

To learn more about the Circle Tours, click on this sign.
Use your back button to return here for travel to Langley.
Large sign noting the intersection of Highway 17
and 56th Street.

56th Street south goes into Tsawwassen town
centre and further south to the border at Point
Roberts. 
Prepare to stop at the next picture.

Web page intersection ahead. 
Click on the left side to proceed into Tsawwassen
and the border at Pt. Roberts.

The link will get you on the other lanes to turn
left onto 56th Street south.
Highway 17 at 56th Ave. This intersection is
very congested especially northbound  after the vehicles have been let off the ferry. 

56th Street northbound goes into the farms which
make up the area. 

 
   If you're planning to actually travel to Vancouver Island, check the wait times for the ferry at B.C. Ferries' Ferry Conditions Page.

To access, leave at the next exit.

Once finished at the Ferry Conditions Page, use your browser's back button to continue to the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal.
Check Vancouver Island Road conditions by moving your
mouse over the sign.
This route has condition cameras that can be accessed
through your Blackberry. Click on the symbol to access.
  South of 56th Street, Highway 17 becomes three
lanes (one lane south, and two north). 

The power lines on the right connect to an undersea
cable that delivers power to Vancouver Island.


To check ferry conditions at the terminal, leave the highway
here by clicking on the right section of this overhead sign.

Otherwise continue to Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal.

  Northern end of the Tsawwassen causeway.
Because the tidal area is very shallow, a causeway
was built 1 km out into the water to accomodate the
large ferries that land at the ferry terminal. 

The causeway and the ferry terminal was completed
in 1959. 

The terminal' surface area has been expanded three times, and is now about four times its original size. 

The other aspect is that the terminal is exposed, and
and can get very windy as it is out in open water. 
About half way along the causeway. 

Sign bridge ahead tells vehicles to select the left lane
for drop off passengers / pay parking, and the right
lane to get into line ups for the ferry. 
 
   Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal.

The sign bridge ahead splits the lanes into those for
Victoria, the Gulf Islands and a third for a ferry route
to Central Vancouver Island at Nanaimo. 

This lane on the left is for passengers and passenger
drop offs.  

 
   
Click on the right side of this overhead sign to get a ticket to board the ferry to Victoria and continue on Highway 17 South.

Otherwise continue through to turn around and return north.
Tswwassen Ferry Terminal toll booths.
Turning towards Highway 17 north at the
ferry terminal. The land in the distance beyond the
water is Point Roberts. 
Highway 17 northbound from the ferry terminal. 
On the northern side of the Tsawwassen Causeway
is Roberts Bank Superport. Orginally designed to handle
coal loading from trains arriving from southeastern
British Columbia, the facility was expanded to include
container handling. The two white crane towers in the
centre of the picture are the two container cranes. 

The facility is connected to the mainland by a causeway.
Across the Tsawwassen causeway at the same location
as the previous picture is this south view. 

This is Point Roberts on the north side. The foreground
of the land is in Canada. The land further away is the
U.S. side of Point Roberts. 

The U.S. side of Point Roberts beginsjust south of about where the white second building that can be seen in the cenre of the picture. 
Highway 17 continues the Circle Tours which followed Victoria. The route will continue north to Highway 99.

To learn more about these Circle Tours, click on the sign. Use your back button to continue travel to Victoria.
Vancouver has a number of radio stations that provide live audio
feed via the internet. Listen as you continue your virutal road tour
Click on a part of the panel to activate the live feed. Stations listed are wide audience English language stations. None endorse nor support this website.
Highspeed (56k, ISDN/DSL) recommended.
CISL - Rock n' Roll oldies
CKNW - News, Sports and talk.
CFBT - (The Beat) - Urban
CKKS (Jack FM) - Contemporary
CFMI (Rock 101) - Classic Rock
CHQM - (QFM ) - Soft / Easy Listening
Highway 17 and 56th Street.

To turn south on 56th Street to proceed through Tsawwassen to the U.S. Border at Point Roberts
Click on the picture.

 

 

Click on this sign to turn right onto 56th Ave. to travel through Tsawwassen and to the border at Point Roberts. Easy return to Highway 17.

Highway 17 northbound
Highway 17 northbound as seen from the B.C. Railway
overpass. 

 

 
Ladner Trunk road is used principally by those getting off
the ferry to go to the Trans-Canada Highway and also
to access Highway 99 southbound to the United States. 
 
 
Prepare to stop at the next picture.

Web page intersection ahead. 
The Coast Cariboo Circle Route continues on to meet Highway 99 North to travel to Vancouver, Squamish Whistler, Lillooet, Williams Lake before turning west to head to Bella Coola and the ferry to Port Hardy.

The Hertiage Discovery Route turns left to travel along Highway 10 to Langley where it meets Highway 1. From there it will travel to Hope and then head north to Prince George, then west to Prince Rupert to meet the Inside Passage Ferry to Port Hardy.

To learn more about the Circle Routes, click on this sign.

Return here to continue travel to Vancouver or Ladner.
Highway 17 northbound at Ladner Trunk Road.

Click on the right side of the picture to proceed to
Highway 10 eastbound to the Trans-Canada Highway
through Cloverdale and Langley. 
Highway 10 northbound north of Ladner Trunk Road
and approaching some very black clouds. 
Sign noting access to Highway 99.

Access to Highway 1 to Hope is done through traveling
Highway 10. 
 
Sign bridge noting exit to Highway 99 south under the
influence of a very black cloud. 
Highway 17 ends and now becomes River Road at
the Highway 99 overpass. 

River Road is a service route to the industrial parks along
the south arm of the Fraser River and eventually goes
under Highway 91 at the Alex Fraser Bridge. 
Highway 17 Ends.

Turning onto Highway 99 northbound to
Richmond and Vancouver. 

Highway 17 Ends.

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