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Port Hardy is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada located on the north-east tip of Vancouver Island. [5] Port Hardy has a population of 3,902 as of the 2021 census. It is the gateway to Cape Scott Provincial Park , the North Coast Trail and the BC Marine Trail, located on the northernmost tip of Vancouver Island.
Highway 19's northern end is located at the Bear Cove ferry terminal, across the bay from Port Hardy. The highway proceeds southwest from the ferry dock for 5 km (3.1 mi) to a junction with the main road to the centre of Port Hardy, then turns southeast, travelling for 16 km (9.9 mi) to Highway 30, and then further east for 20 km (12 mi) to the main road to Port McNeill.
The Island Highway is a series of highways that follows much of the eastern coastline of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. While the Island Highway has no officially designated starting point, it is understood to begin at the BC Ferries dock in Port Hardy as Highway 19.
Highway 19 – Port Alberni, Campbell River: Craig's Crossing Interchange South end of Oceanside Route: 33.10: 20.57: Alberni Highway west to Highway 4A – Port Alberni, Tofino: Qualicum Beach: 43.86: 27.25: Memorial Avenue to Highway 4 west / Highway 19 – Qualicum Beach Town Centre, Port Alberni: Comox Valley: Buckley Bay: 69.90: 43.43
Before the section of Highway 19 from Campbell River to Port Hardy was opened in 1979, Highway 28 acted as the main access to Port Hardy and various other communities on the northern tip of the Island (in the Regional District of Mount Waddington), aided by a system of local logging roads leading from the highway to the various north Island ...
Port Hardy Airport (IATA: YZT, ICAO: CYZT) is located 5.2 nautical miles (9.6 km; 6.0 mi) southeast of Port Hardy, British Columbia, Canada.. The airport is classified as an airport of entry by Nav Canada and is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).
Highway 30, also known as Port Alice Road, is a 30 km (19 mi) long northeast-to-southwest scenic route in the Regional District of Mount Waddington on Vancouver Island, connecting Port Alice with a location on Highway 19 known as Keogh, between Port Hardy and Port McNeill.
An alternative route was the CP ferry north to Port Hardy, the trail to Coal Harbour, and a launch to Holberg. [20] In 1918, this trail became a wagon road. [21] In 1917, the regular ferry terminal switched to Port Alice, [22] with a monthly extension to Holberg [23] for a decade, [24] before becoming a stop by prior arrangement.