British Columbia provincial highway 14 is the southernmost numbered route in the province.
An east-west highway on the southwestern coast of Vancouver Island, it is known locally as the West Coast Highway, as well as Sooke Road, Sooke being one of the largest communities that the highway passes through. Highway 14 first opened in 1953, extending west from Colwood, a suburb of Victoria, to the coastal community of Jordan River, and was extended all the way west to the remote community of Port Renfrew by 1975. The highway's eastern terminus was relocated to the western outskirts of View Royal in 2002.
Route Details
The total length of Highway 14 is 106 km. In the east, Highway 14 begins at a junction with the Trans-Canada Highway at View Royal, proceeding west for 28 km through the communities of Colwood, Langford and Metchosin, also passing by a local hill known as Mount Helmcken, before entering the city of Sooke. After Sooke, Highway 14 proceeds west for 36 km to Jordan River, hugging the coastline for most of the distance. Highway 14 then travels west northwest along the southwestern coast of the Island for 42 km, finally terminating at a Federal Government marine dock in the town of Port Renfrew.
