British Columbia Highway 26

Highway 26 in British Columbia, Canada
Barkerville
Basic data
Operator:	British Columbia Ministry of Transportation
Start of the street:	Quesnel ( 53 ° 1 ′  N , 122 ° 30 ′  W )
End of street:	Barkerville ( 53 ° 4 ′  N , 121 ° 31 ′  W )
Overall length:	82 km
Regional District :	Cariboo
Course of the road Cariboo Further on  S to Williams Lake , N to Prince George Quesnel Wells Barkerville  Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap map

The British Columbia Highway 26 runs in the center of the western Canadian province of British Columbia . It lies between the towns of Quesnel and Barkerville and has a length of 82 km.

Route

At Quesnel Airfield, north of the city of Quesnel, Highway 26 branches off from Highway 97 in an easterly direction. The highway leads to Cotton Wood and from there to the middle layers of the Cariboo Mountains . The route opens up the parish of Wells and finally the gold rush town of Barkerville.

The road then continues, although no longer marked as a highway, to the east, where the Bowron Lake Provincial Park is reached.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia. Government of British Columbia, accessed December 6, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Landmark Kilometer Inventory (LKI). Government of British Columbia, accessed December 4, 2018 . 
3. ↑ A Brief History. Barkerville Historic Town & Park, accessed March 29, 2016 .