British Columbia Highway 2

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BC-2.svg
Highway 2
Dawson Creek–Tupper Highway
British Columbia Highway 2
Hwy 2 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Transportation
Length42 km [1]  (26 mi)
Existed1941–present
Major junctions
West endBC-97.svg Highway 97 in Dawson Creek
Major intersections
East endAlberta Highway 43.svg Highway 43 near Tupper
Location
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Major cities Dawson Creek
Villages Pouce Coupe
Highway system
    BC-1A.svg Highway 1A BC-3 (Crowsnest).svg Highway 3

    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.

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    Route description

    Highway 2 of the present day is 42 km (26 mi) long. It starts in Dawson Creek at its junction with Highway 97, and proceeds southeast for 39 km (24 mi) past the small settlement of Pouce Coupe, to its junction with Highway 52 near Tupper. Highway 2 connects with Alberta Highway 43 at the provincial border, 3 km (2 mi) southeast of Tupper. [2]

    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 between Cache Creek and Prince George. 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, [3] when the Highway 2 designation was removed from the Cariboo and John Hart Highways.

    Major intersections

    The entire route is in Peace River Regional District.

    Locationkm [1] miDestinationsNotes
    Dawson Creek 0.000.00BC-97.svg Highway 97  Chetwynd, Prince George, Fort St. John, Whitehorse Highway 97 north is the Alaska Highway; Highway 97 south is the John Hart Highway
    1.811.1210th StreetTo Alaska Highway Mile zero monument
    2.081.29BC-49.svg Highway 49 east / 8th Street Spirit River Roundabout
    4.502.80BC-97.svg 7th Street to Highway 97 Dawson Creek truck bypass; dangerous goods route
    9.205.72Rolla Road (Highway 943:1196) Rolla, Spirit River Highway 943:1196 is unsigned
    Pouce Coupe 12.177.5650th Avenue, 50th Street
    39.5524.58BC-52.svg Highway 52 west Tumbler Ridge
    41.6225.86Alberta Highway 43.svg Highway 43 east Grande Prairie, Edmonton Continues into Alberta
    1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
    •        Route transition

    References

    1. 1 2 Cypher Consulting (July 2016). Landmark Kilometre Inventory (PDF) (Report). British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. pp. 74–77. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 11, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
    2. MapArt Publishing. British Columbia Road Atlas (2007 ed.). Oshawa, Ontario: MapArt Publishing. p. 25. ISBN   1-55368-018-9.
    3. Shell Oil Company; The H.M. Gousha Company (1956). British Columbia–Alberta Map (Map). The H.M. Gousha Company.
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