British Columbia Highway 97 facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Highway 97
Okanagan Highway Cariboo Highway John Hart Highway Alaska Highway
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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
	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
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 →

British Columbia Highway 97 is a provincial highway in British Columbia, Canada. It is 2,081 kilometers (1,293 miles) long. The highway is a continuation of U.S. Route 97, from which it gets its name.

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.

Images for kids

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  This diagram illustrates the wrong-way concurrency between Highways 5 and 97 through Kamloops.

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  On B.C. Highway 97 (Alaska Highway) near Stone Mountain Provincial Park before Toad River