Highway 97 (British Columbia)

Highway 97
Okanagan Highway Cariboo Highway John Hart Highway Alaska Highway
Route information
Length:	2,081 km (1,293 mi)
Existed:	1953 – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 97 at the Canada–United States border near Osoyoos
	BC 3 in Osoyoos BC 3A in Kaleden BC 97C in Peachland BC 33 in Kelowna BC 6 in Vernon BC 97A in Spallumcheen BC 1 in Monte Creek BC 5 in Kamloops BC 1 in Cache Creek BC 99 near Cache Creek BC 24 in 93 Mile House BC 20 in Williams Lake BC 26 in Quesnel BC 16 in Prince George BC 29 in Chetwynd BC 2 in Dawson Creek BC 29 in Charlie Lake BC 77 near Fort Nelson
North end:	Hwy 1 at the Yukon border
Location
Districts:	Summerland, Peachland, Lake Country, 100 Mile House, Chetwynd, Taylor
Major cities:	Penticton, West Kelowna, Kelowna, Vernon, Kamloops, Williams Lake, Quesnel, Prince George, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John
Towns:	Osoyoos, Oliver, Cache Creek, Fort Nelson
Highway system
British Columbia provincial highways ← BC 95A BC 97A →

British Columbia provincial highways

Highway 97 is the longest continuously numbered route in the Canadian province of British Columbia (and the longest provincial highway in any province), running 2,081 km (1,293 mi) from the Canada–United States border near Osoyoos in the south to the British Columbia/Yukon boundary in the north at Watson Lake, Yukon. The route takes its number from U.S. Route 97, with which it connects at the international border. The highway was initially designated '97' in 1953.

The Okanagan Highway is a 189 km (117 mi) section of Highway 97 between the international border and the junction of Highway 97A north of Vernon. It is named for the Okanagan region of British Columbia, through which it largely passes. It begins in the south at the international border crossing north of Oroville, and travels 4 km (2.5 mi) north to its junction with the Crowsnest Highway at Osoyoos. The highway travels north for 47 km (29 mi), passing through the Testalinden Creek Landslide and the communities of Oliver and Okanagan Falls. From Okanagan Falls, Highway 97 runs near the western shore of Skaha Lake before arriving at the locality of Kaleden, where Highway 3A diverges west.

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