Highway 2, known locally as the Tupper Highway, is one of the two short connections from
Dawson Creek to the border between British Columbia and
Alberta.
Route description
Highway 2 of the present day is long. It starts in Dawson Creek at its junction with
Highway 97
Route 97, or Highway 97, may refer to:
Australia
- Olympic Dam Highway, South Australia
Canada
* British Columbia Highway 97
** British Columbia Highway 97A
** British Columbia Highway 97B
** British Columbia Highway 97C
** British Colu ...
, and proceeds southeast for past the small settlement of
Pouce Coupe
The Village of Pouce Coupe (; French for "cut thumb") is a small town in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Peace River Regional District. It was originally named 'Pouskapie's Prairie', after the name of the ...
, to its junction with
Highway 52 near Tupper. Highway 2 connects with
Alberta Highway 43 at the provincial border, southeast of Tupper.
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History
The actual Highway 2 designation has a more complex history than that of the highway that carries it today. When Highway 2 was first designated in 1941, it followed the present-day route of the Cariboo Highway
Highway 97 is a major highway in the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is the longest continuously numbered route in the province, running and is the only route that runs the entire north–south length of the British Columbia, connec ...
between Cache Creek and Prince George Prince George may refer to:
People
British princes
* George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence (1449-1478), middle brother of Edward IV and Richard III.
* Prince George Augustus, later George II of Great Britain (1683–1760)
* Prince George Will ...
. In 1952, Highway 2 was extended along the John Hart Highway all the way through Dawson Creek to the border between B.C. and Alberta at Tupper. In 1953, the section of Highway 2 between Cache Creek and Dawson Creek renumbered Highway 97, and the designations co-existed until 1962,
Major intersections
The entire route is in the Peace River Regional District.
References
External links
Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia
by British Columbia Driving & Transportation
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Dawson Creek