British Columbia Highway 2
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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 Template:Convert long. It starts in Dawson Creek at its junction with Highway 97, and proceeds southeast for Template:Convert 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, Template:Convert southeast of Tupper.<ref name=map>Template:Cite book</ref>
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,<ref>Template:Cite map</ref> when the Highway 2 designation was removed from the Cariboo and John Hart Highways. Template:Clear
Major intersections
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References
External links
- Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia by British Columbia Driving & Transportation