Coquihalla Highway

Highway 5
Southern Yellowhead Highway Coquihalla Highway
Route information
Length:	543.33 km (337.61 mi) Coquihalla Highway: 185.55 km (115.30 mi)
Existed:	1941 – present
Major junctions
South end:	BC 1 near Hope
	BC 3 near Hope BC 5A / BC 8 / BC 97C in Merritt BC 1 / BC 97 in Kamloops BC 5A in Kamloops BC 24 in Little Fort
North end:	BC 16 near Tête Jaune Cache
Location
Districts:	Hope, Barriere, Clearwater
Major cities:	Merritt, Kamloops
Villages:	Valemount
Highway system
British Columbia provincial highways ← BC 4 BC 5A →

British Columbia provincial highways

Highway 5 is a 524 km (326 mi) north-south route in southern British Columbia, Canada. Highway 5 connects the southern Trans-Canada route (Highway 1) with the northern Yellowhead route (Highway 16), providing the shortest land connection between Vancouver and Edmonton. A portion of Highway 5 south of Kamloops is also known as the Coquihalla Highway; the northern portion is known as the Southern Yellowhead Highway. The Coquihalla section was a toll road until 2008.

The current Highway 5 is not the first highway in B.C. to have this designation. From 1941 to 1953, the section of present-day Highway 97 and Highway 97A, between Kaleden, just north of Osoyoos, and Salmon Arm, was formerly Highway 5. In 1953, the '5' designation was moved to designate Highway 5A, south of Kamloops, to north of Kamloops. In 1986, Highway 5 was re-routed between Hope and Merritt. The re-routed section of highway between Merritt and Kamloops was completed in 1987. The total cost for the highway between Hope and Merritt was approximately $848 million.

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