Glover Road

Glover Road is a primary road in Langley, British Columbia which runs North-South from the Fraser River in Fort Langley to the Fraser Highway travelling over British Columbia Highway 1 and through the community of Milner, British Columbia. The road is 11 km (7 mi) in length and mostly two lanes wide with some divided four lane sections. It is notable as the primary road in and to the village of Fort Langley and as being concurrent for some of its length with British Columbia Highway 10 (from Springbrook Road to the Langley Bypass). Beyond Fort Langley, it crosses the Jacob Haldi Bridge onto MacMillan Island and terminates at the decommissioned Albion Ferry dock within the lands of the Kwantlen First Nation.[2] The Glover Road overpass is a six-span, two-lane structure permitting access across Trans-Canada Highway. The underpass received an overheight-warning system, the second in the province, following damage from three collisions in three years.[3]

Glover Road
Part of Hwy 10
Length11 km[1] (7 mi)
LocationLangley (city), Langley (township)
South endFraser Highway
Major
junctions		Langley Bypass
Springbrook Road
North endFraser River

History

Before the construction of Glover Road, a path following a similar route was used by the local First Nations as a portage between the Salmon and Nicomekl rivers.[4] With the arrival of European settlement, the route became known as Smuggler's Trail, which ran from Fort Langley to what was then known as Langley Prairie and is now the location of the City of Langley.[5] It was later known as Langley Trunk Road, before being renamed to Glover Road.[6]

The City of Langley's Coat of Arms symbolizes the historic crossroads of Glover Road, Old Yale Road and the horizontal British Columbia Electric Railway. The blue star of Innes in the centre of the crossroads reflects the original name of this crossroads - "Innes Corners", after the prominent pioneer and landowner, Adam Innes.[7][8]

Today, Glover Road parallels to a great extent the Southern Railway of British Columbia. Its northern terminus was at the Albion Ferry on McMillan Island until 2009, when the ferry ceased operating.[9] Trinity Western University's main campus and the Fort Langley Railroad Museum are located on Glover Road. The Fort Langley portion provides access to a variety of shops, antique stores and galleries, many of which are housed in heritage buildings.[10]

Transit

Translink's 562 route, which serves the neighbourhoods of Walnut Grove, Fort Langley, Milner, and the City of Langley, runs for much of its route along Glover Road.[11] The 372 route also runs along Glover Road within the City of Langley, and the Langley Centre transit exchange is located at the intersection of Glover Road and Logan Avenue in the City of Langley, providing regional connections.[12]

References

KML is from Wikidata
  1. Google (June 9, 2013). "Glover Road" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  2. "Former road to ferry dock to be returned to Kwantlen First Nation". Black Press Media. Aldergrove Star. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. "Warning for trucks installed at overpass". The Province. 17 November 2008. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  4. "History of the Salmon River". Salmon River Enhancement Society. Salmon River Enhancement Society. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. "Maps Showing the Langley Property Owners Fortlangley.ca". fortlangley.ca.
  6. "Langley Then and Now: Trunk Road now called Glover". Black Press Media. Aldergrove Star. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. "History of Langley". City of Langley. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  8. "About Langley - Coat of Arms". City of Langley. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  9. "Albion Ferry makes final voyage". CBC News. July 31, 2009. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011.
  10. "Fort Langley". BritishColumbia.com. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  11. "562 Langley Centre / Walnut Grove". TransLink Next Bus. TransLink. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  12. "Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge/Langley" (PDF). Transit System Maps. TransLink. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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