British Columbia Highway 26
 Highway 26 | ||||
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| Barkerville Highway | ||||
 Highway 26 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 81.09 km[1] (50.39 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1967–present | |||
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| West end |  Highway 97 in Quesnel | |||
| East end | Barkerville | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | British Columbia | |||
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Highway 26, also known as the Barkerville Highway, is a minor east-west highway in the North Cariboo region of the Central Interior of British Columbia, Canada. First opened in 1967, it provides access to the community of Wells and the famous gold rush town of Barkerville at the foot of the Cariboo Mountains, respectively 75 and 81 km (47 and 51 mi) east of the highway's junction with Highway 97 at Quesnel. Also accessed by the route is Bowron Lakes Provincial Park, a popular canoeing expedition circuit, the cutoff for which is between Barkerville and Wells. Since Highway 26 is very lightly travelled, it has not needed any major improvements since its opening. Its route is approximately the same as that of the Cariboo Wagon Road.
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Cariboo Regional District.
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Quesnel | 0.00 | 0.00 | Highway 97 – Williams Lake, Prince George | Western terminus; road continues as Airport Road | |
| Barkerville | 81.09 | 50.39 | Barkerville welcome center | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Landmark Kilometre Inventory" (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Cypher Consulting. pp. 382–385. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
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