Nisga'a Highway, officially designated British Columbia Highway 113, is a
highway
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in the
Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine
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in
British Columbia
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. It starts in
Terrace
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at
Highway 16
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* European route E16
* European route E016
Australia
- Thompsons Road (Victoria)
- South Australia
Canada
;Parts of the Trans-Canada Highway:
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. The route provides paved access to the settlements of the
Nisga'a Nation -
Gitlaxt'aamiks
Gitlax̱t'aamiks , formerly New Aiyansh , is a Nisga'a village about north of Terrace, in the heart of the Nass River valley, Canada. It is one of four Nisga'a villages. Though it is located in British Columbia, it is also considered the "capita ...
(New Aiyansh),
Gitwinksihlkw
Gitwinksihlkw ( , ) formerly Canyon City, is a Nisga'a Village in the Nass River valley of northwestern British Columbia, Canada, near that river's confluence with the Tseax River. An older spelling is Kitwilluchsilt. It is one of four Nisga'a ...
(Canyon City),
Gingolx (Kincolith),
Laxgalts'ap (Greenville), Nass Camp and others. It enters the Nass Country via the valley of
Kitsumkalum Lake, which connects from the
Skeena and via the
Nisga'a Lava Beds Provincial Park. The route heads north from Terrace and once into the
Nass River Valley then travels west to
Gingolx (Kincolith) for a total of .
There is a spur between New Aiyansh and Nass Camp.
The 29 kilometre section of the highway between
Laxgalts'ap and
Gingolx opened on 17 May 2003 at a cost of $34 million (equivalent to 49.74 million in 2022).
Before the road, the only ways into
Gingolx were via boat or floatplane.
The route received a newly designed shield and was given the numeric designation of Provincial Highway 113 in Summer 2006. The number 113 was assigned due to its historical significance to the Nisga'a. In 1887, a Nisga'a chief traveled to Victoria to meet with provincial government representatives, demanding self-government. The
Nisga'a Final Agreement was passed in Parliament 113 years later in 2000.
See also
*
Atlin Road
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It was built by the Canadian Army from 1950 to 1951, connecting the village of Atlin ...
References
External links
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British Columbia provincial highways
Nass Country
2006 establishments in British Columbia