British Columbia Highway 97

British Columbia Highway 97 is a provincial highway in British Columbia, Canada. It is 2,081 kilometers (1,293 miles) long.^[1] It runs from the Canada/United States border near Osoyoos to the British Columbia/Yukon border near Watson Lake, Yukon.^[1] It is the longest provincial highway in Canada.^[2] The highway is a continuation of U.S. Route 97, from which it gets its name.

Hwy 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
Major intersections	Hwy 3 in Osoyoos Hwy 3A in Kaleden Hwy 97C in Peachland Hwy 33 in Kelowna Hwy 6 in Vernon Hwy 97A in Spallumcheen Hwy 1 (TCH) in Monte Creek Hwy 5 in Kamloops Hwy 1 (TCH) in Cache Creek Hwy 99 near Cache Creek Hwy 24 in 93 Mile House Hwy 20 in Williams Lake Hwy 26 in Quesnel Hwy 16 (TCH) in Prince George Hwy 29 in Chetwynd Hwy 2 in Dawson Creek Hwy 29 in Charlie Lake Hwy 77 near Fort Nelson
North end	Hwy 1 at the Yukon border
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional 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
← Hwy 95A Hwy 97A →

The highway has several names, depending on which part of British Columbia it passes through. For example, the 269 kilometer (167 mile) part between the U.S. border and the town of Cache Creek is called the "Okanagan Highway", named after the Okanagan region of British Columbia.

References

1. "Major Highways". Northern Development Initiative Trust. 2002. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
2. "Scenic highway through interior British Columbia". TripAdvisor LLC. Retrieved 19 October 2014.