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British Columbia provincial highways. ← Hwy 97D. → Hwy 101. Highway 99 is a provincial highway in British Columbia that runs 377 kilometres (234 mi) from the U.S. border to near Cache Creek, serving Greater Vancouver and the Squamish–Lillooet corridor. It is a major north–south artery within Vancouver and connects the city to several ...
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Coquihalla Highway
Between Hope and Kamloops, Highway 5 is known as the Coquihalla Highway (colloquially "the Coq", pronounced "coke"). It is a 186-kilometre-long (116 mi) freeway, varying between four and six lanes with a speed limit of 120 km/h (75 mph) for most of its length. The Coquihalla approximately traces through the Cascade Mountains the route of the former Kettle Valley Railway, which existed between 1912 and 1958. It is so named because near Hope, it generally follows the Coquihalla River, for about...
Kamloops
Highway 5 continues east for 12 km (7.5 mi) concurrently with Highways 1 and 97, through Kamloops. This stretch of road, which carries 97 South and 5 North on the same lanes (and vice versa), is the only wrong-way concurrencyin British Columbia. This section is mostly an urban freeway with a speed limit of 100 km/h (62 mph). It passes through five interchanges, connecting to the core area of Kamloops, before the concurrency splits and Highway 5 exits off the road to the north in a complex fiv...
Southern Yellowhead Highway
The Southern Yellowhead highway is the northern section of Highway 5. This section is 314 km (195 mi) long. It is largely a two-lane undivided road, with some rare three- or four-lane sections for passing, although work has been constantly underway (especially in the Heffley Creek–Clearwater section) to create more passing opportunities. The speed limit is 100 km/h (62 mph) for the most part except in towns, where it can drop as low as 50 km/h (31 mph). Traffic volume on this section of highw...
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, Highway 97A, and Highway 97B, between Kaleden, just south of Penticton, and Salmon Arm, was formerly Highway 5. In 1953, the '5' designation was moved to designate Princeton-Merritt-Kamloops Highway (present-day...
Signs along the Coquihalla Highway frequently warn drivers to be aware of sudden changes in weather. The highway is particularly dangerous during winter seasons, with extreme snowfall that can exceed more than 10 centimetres (4 in) per hour.While road maintenance strives to keep the roads as clear as possible, it is not unheard of for the highway t...
Highway 5 passing through Thompson Plateau, with tree damage from Pine Beetles visible (2007)The toll booth once marked the halfway point of the formerly tolled Hope-to-Merritt portion of the highway (2006)Passing Nicola Valley southbound (2007)Downtown Valemountas seen from the west side of Highway 5 (2006)Media related to British Columbia Highway 5at Wikimedia Commons- 1941–present
- 543.33 km (337.61 mi)Coquihalla Highway: 185.6 km (115.3 mi)
Sep 5, 2012 · 2020-10-20T02:00:00Z — 43m. 1.5k 2.0k 3.8k 2. A tanker crash in BC's Fraser Canyon lands rookie operator Greg Mulligan in the middle of an epic recovery; faced with 47-thousand litres of diesel and a mass of twisted metal, Greg's luck turns when Merv and Aggressive Towing's 50-ton rotator arrive. 79%.
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British Columbia Hwy 99 - Page #4 - BC Hwy 99 Photographs (Sea-to-Sky Highway) from Squamish to Pemberton : British Columbia Hwy 99 - Page #5 - BC Hwy 99 Photographs (Duffey Lake Road) from Pemberton to Duffey Lake : British Columbia Hwy 99 - Page #6 - BC Hwy 99 Photographs (Duffey Lake Road) from Duffey Lake to Lillooet : British Columbia Hwy ...
Sep 4, 2012 · Available on Binge, Prime Video, Netflix. The Jamie Davis Heavy Rescue team clean up accidents on British Columbia's Coquihalla Highway, one of the most economically important, most travelled trucking routes in North America. Reality 2012.
Jan 17, 2024 · The access from Prince George to the Sea to Sky Highway is via 97 Highway. Leave the city via the south exit and continue for approximately 430 kilometers turning right at the 99 Highway junction. Once on the Sea to Sky Highway, follow the Lillooet, Whistler, Squamish, and Vancouver signs.
