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British Columbia Highway 17

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Hwy 17 marker

Hwy 17

Patricia Bay Highway (Vancouver Island section)
South Fraser Perimeter Road (Mainland section)
Highway 17 highlighted in red, top left shows Highway 17 on Vancouver Island.
Route information
Length121 km (75 mi)
Existed1960–present
Vancouver Island section
Length33 km (21 mi)
South end Victoria Harbour Ferry Terminal
Major intersections Hwy 1 (TCH) in Victoria
North end Swartz Bay Ferry Terminal
Mainland section
Length44 km (27 mi)
West end Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal
Major intersections Hwy 17A in Delta
Hwy 99 in Delta
Hwy 91 in Delta (via Hwy 91C)
East end Hwy 1 (TCH) / Hwy 15 in Surrey
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Regional districtsCapital, Metro Vancouver
Major citiesVictoria, Delta, Surrey
Highway system
Hwy 16Hwy 17A

Highway 17 (British Columbia Highway 17) is provincial highway in British Columbia, Canada. It comprises 2 separate sections connected by a ferry link. The Vancouver Island section is known as the Patricia Bay Highway and connects Victoria to the Swartz Bay ferry terminal in North Saanich. The Lower Mainland section is known as the South Fraser Perimeter Road and connects the Tsawwassen ferry terminal to Delta and Surrey, ending with a junction on Highway 1 and Highway 15 in the Fraser Valley.