BC Highways - Hwy 1 and the Coquihalla - Abbotsford to Merrit - 2020/07/13
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Published 2021-08-06
The Coquihalla Highway is featured predominantly in the TV show Highway thru Hell, featuring Jamie Davis' Towing.
All Comments (21)
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Beautiful scenery as it always is in BC, rarely disappoints. Nice video.
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Took this exact route to Merritt back in January after the snow cleared. It was so surreal driving through the mountains with 4 feet of snow on the slopes while Abbotsford was a balmy 8°. I just went an easy 105kmph and took photos as I went. There was nothing but a few transports along the way.
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You've really captured the essense of driving the Coq here. I recall the first time I drove it in 2013, how you can really feel that you've crossed over into some kind of temperate and lush rainforest as soon as you pass west over the Coquihalla summit through Hope to Chilliwack.
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Lived in BC my entire life, from the Northern end up Terrace way for 24 yrs, then from the coast Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Surrey 'bout 17 yrs, and the Interior, Princeton, Kelowna, Penticton, Merritt 13yrs. These roads are as familiar as the back of my hands but I'm still as in love with them, the scenery as when I first traveled them. So, thanks for the lovely drive. :0)
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This brings back a lot of memories, drove truck up and down this hwy and hwy 3 from 98 to 2011, now that I'm back in Atlantic Canada driving truck,.Watching this video feels like it was all a BIG dream. Chaining up was a pain in the ass, don't miss that.
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I love this road so much. And it'll be interesting to see how a drive in 2022 compares once all the flood damage has been (hopefully) repaired.
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Loved the video! The Coquihalla Highway is fantastic. I was pleasantly surprised to see the 120km/h speed limit despite how twisty it is. It would never fly here in Australia lol
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Never seen the Coquihalla highway on a nice day since I've only seen it on the show Highway Thru Hell. Great ride!
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The Coquihalla Highway is also a very busy truck route as an alternate route of the TCH Mainline. Even though it's a complete freeway which is continuous linking both the TCH, it's worth using it. Also, as you mentioned Highway Thru Hell, it's a relative show of Heavy Rescue: 401 to see how dangerous the Coquihalla Highway is as also a truck route.
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Thank you for sharing! It made my day! I cannot do such a ride myself, because I live too far (Montreal), but after seeing this I am quite sure one day I will move to BC and drive there myself! 😀
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Nice drive! I’ve always wanted visit British Columbia! I’m from California! I would love to visit Canada someday!
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By the time you left Vancouver, you took BC 1/TCH Mainline. However, it's good to see a freeway portion and an arterial in there, but BC 5 is an alternate because it has a freeway portion too between Kamloops and Hope as an alternate route of BC 1/TCH Mainline and you drove on the freeway portions in this video.
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Around 19:56 is where I had a severe semi-collision, rolling, car accident from wet snow in March 2021. Right into that grass centre strip, hanging upside down by my seat belt... this highway kills hundreds of people. To anyone who goes on it or wants to go on it, etc: please drive with caution. The road conditions change instantly.
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I haven't been on the Coq since August 1993. First time was in Aug 86, then again in late Sept 88, then in Aug 93. I remember in 86, I had to pay a Toll, and Right after that, it seemed almost Straight Down till Hope. That was the Only time I had to pay. I would Never drive it between late Sept thru late April, just too steep, add Ice to the Max, NO WAY
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This reminds me of some of the Autostades in Italy that come out of the Piedmont and into the Alps. (Though I give Italy the edge in terms of safer highway design)
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Great drive! Is there any reason why the maximum speed limit in Ontario is only 100 km/h? They need to raise the speed limit, that is way too slow.
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How did u crop the freeway signs?
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nice
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Damn rip to this highway
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(Sry if I'm a bit late) Tbh, the whole soundtrack is really amazing, especially the 3rd track which is qute emotional. However, you made a small mistake about the release date of the tracks. They weren't released in 2007 (My birthyear). The 1st one was released in 1996, the 2nd one, in 2004 & the last one, in 2005. Still a great video though :)
