British Columbia Highway 2, known locally as the ''Tupper Highway'', is one of the two short connections from

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to the border between B.C. and

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. The actual '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

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between Cache Creek and Prince George. In 1952, Highway 2 was extended along the John Hart Highway all the way through

to the border between B.C. and

at Tupper. In 1953, the section of Highway 2 between Cache Creek and Dawson Creek was given the designation of '97', and the designations of 2 and 97 co-existed until 1962, when the '2' designation was removed from the Cariboo and John Hart Highways.

Route details

Highway 2 of the present day is long. It starts in Dawson Creek at its junction with

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, and proceeds southeast for past the small settlement of Pouce Coupe, to its junction with Highway 52 near Tupper. Highway 2 connects with

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at the provincial border, southeast of Tupper.

Major intersections

From west to east. The entire route is in the

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References

External links

Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia
by British Columbia Driving & Transportation

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