Boundary Road (Vancouver)

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Boundary Road
Maintained by TransLink
Length10.0 km [1] (6.2 mi)
Location VancouverBurnaby boundary
South endNorth Fraser Way
(Fraser River (North Arm))
Major
junctions
Marine Way
49th Avenue / Imperial Street
Kingsway
BC-1 (TCH).svg Hwy 1 (TCH)
BC-7.svg Broadway ( Hwy 7 )
Hastings Street
North endFellowes Street
(Burrard Inlet)

Boundary Road is a road in Canada. It divides Vancouver, British Columbia and Burnaby, British Columbia. The west side of the road is Vancouver, British Columbia and the east side of the road is Burnaby, British Columbia. [2]

Road A demarcated land route with a suitable surface between places

A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places that has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by foot or some form of conveyance, including a motor vehicle, cart, bicycle, or horse.

Canada Country in North America

Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres, making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Canada's southern border with the United States, stretching some 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world's longest bi-national land border. Its capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. As a whole, Canada is sparsely populated, the majority of its land area being dominated by forest and tundra. Consequently, its population is highly urbanized, with over 80 percent of its inhabitants concentrated in large and medium-sized cities, with 70% of citizens residing within 100 kilometres (62 mi) of the southern border. Canada's climate varies widely across its vast area, ranging from arctic weather in the north, to hot summers in the southern regions, with four distinct seasons.

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History

Until 1911, Nanaimo Street was named as "Boundary Drive". The name was changed with the expansion of the City of Vancouver, which now has an eastern border at Boundary Road. [3]

In 1929, the western part of the road and neighborhoods on the western border of the road were annexed by the City of Vancouver as By-law #2014 and renamed Boundary Road. It was named that earlier in 1910. In 1950, portions of the road north of Dundas was renamed Boundary Road North. [4]

In 1945, the Prime Minister of Canada, William Lyon Mackenzie King named Boundary Road as a Distinguished Road in Canada. [5]

William Lyon Mackenzie King 10th Prime Minister of Canada

William Lyon Mackenzie King, also commonly known as Mackenzie King, was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth prime minister of Canada in 1921–1926, 1926–1930 and 1935–1948. He is best known for his leadership of Canada throughout the Second World War (1939–1945) when he mobilized Canadian money, supplies and volunteers to support Britain while boosting the economy and maintaining morale on the home front. A Liberal with 21 years and 154 days in office, he was the longest-serving prime minister in Canadian history. Trained in law and social work, he was keenly interested in the human condition, and played a major role in laying the foundations of the Canadian welfare state.

In 2013, road improvements were made and curbs installed. [6]

Route description

Boundary Road is part of the Major Road Network designated by TransLink. The western portion of the north–south road is maintained by Vancouver while the eastern portion is maintained by Burnaby, BC. [7]

TransLink (British Columbia) transport company in British Columbia, Canada

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Vancouver City in British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2016 census recorded 631,486 people in the city, up from 603,502 in 2011. The Greater Vancouver area had a population of 2,463,431 in 2016, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada with over 5,400 people per square kilometre, which makes it the fifth-most densely populated city with over 250,000 residents in North America behind New York City, Guadalajara, San Francisco, and Mexico City according to the 2011 census. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada according to that census; 52% of its residents have a first language other than English. Roughly 30% of the city's inhabitants are of Chinese heritage. Vancouver is classed as a Beta global city.

Boundary Road begins at the Burrard Inlet and passes 41th Avenue, 49th Avenue, Kingsway, and Marine Drive.

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References

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    1. Google (January 23, 2018). "Boundary Road in Vancouver & Burnaby, BC" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
    2. "Violent crime on Vancouver-Burnaby border sends 2 to hospital". Global News . Retrieved 18 May 2017.
    3. https://www.vancouverheritagefoundation.org/place-that-matters/original-border-of-vancouver/
    4. Elizabeth Walker. Street Names of Vancouver. Vancouver Historical Society. 1999. p. 29, also available online https://bccd.vpl.ca/pdf/Street_Names_of_Vancouver.pdf
    5. Bruce MacDonald. Vancouver: A Visual History. Talon Books, 1992, p. 52.
    6. https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/boundary-road-rehabilitation-project.aspx
    7. https://vancouver.ca/streets-transportation/boundary-road-upgrades.aspx