British Columbia Highway 19
| Island Highway Inland Island Highway | ||||
Highway 19 highlighted in red. | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 403 km (250 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1953–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Duke Point Ferry Terminal | |||
| Highway 1 (TCH) in Nanaimo Highway 19A south in Nanaimo Highway 19A north at Craig's Crossing Highway 4A near Parksville Highway 4 near Qualicum Beach Highway 19A / Highway 28 in Campbell River Highway 30 between Port McNeill and Port Hardy | ||||
| North end | Bear Cove Ferry Terminal | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | British Columbia | |||
| Regional districts | Nanaimo, Comox Valley, Strathcona, Mount Waddington | |||
| Major cities | Nanaimo, Parksville, Campbell River | |||
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Highway 19 is the main north–south thoroughfare on Vancouver Island from Nanaimo to Port Hardy. It forms part of the Island Highway along with Highway 1 and Highway 19A. A highway has existed on the Island since about 1912. Originally gravel and rough, the highway was an essential link together with the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway. The paved highway first opened in 1953, replacing a stretch of Highway 1 between Nanaimo and Campbell River, finally being extended to the northern tip of the island in the late 1970s. The total length of the highway is 403 kilometres (250 mi).