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Prior to 1940, British Columbia classified its major roads with letters. [11] Ultimately, in 1939 or early 1940, a decision was made by the Department of Public Works (now the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure ) to replace the lettering system with the familiar number system.
Highway 97 is a major highway in the Canadian province of British Columbia.It is the longest continuously numbered route in the province, running 2,081 km (1,293 mi) and is the only route that runs the entire north–south length of British Columbia, connecting the Canada–United States border near Osoyoos in the south to the British Columbia–Yukon boundary in the north at Watson Lake, Yukon.
North of Jade City, Highway 37 travels another 120 km (75 mi) to its crossing of the 60th parallel into the Yukon Territory, becoming Yukon Highway 37 and terminating at a junction with the Alaska Highway near Upper Liard just 3.4 km (2.1 mi) later. According to the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation, "Most of the route is hard surface ...
Lake Country is a district municipality with a population of approximately 15,000 in the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. It is a part of the Central Okanagan Regional District , and of the Kelowna metropolitan area.
Highway 27, the Stuart Lake Highway, is a 61 kilometres (38 mi) long spur of the Yellowhead Highway in the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako. First opened in 1967, it provides a connection from Vanderhoof, on Highway 16, north to Fort St. James, at the southern end of Stuart Lake. Highway 27 is a two lane roadway maintained year round by ...
Central Babine Lake Highway Topley Landing Road: Route information; Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure: Length: 49 km [1] (30 mi) Existed: 2003–present: Major junctions; South end: Highway 16 (TCH) near Topley: North end: Granisle: Location; Country: Canada: Province: British Columbia: Highway system; British ...
British Columbia Highway 395 is a short provincial highway in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary of British Columbia. It is a cross-border spur that connects with U.S. Route 395 (from which it derives its number) at the Canada – U.S. border crossing near Laurier, Washington .
Highway 7, known for most of its length as the Lougheed Highway and Broadway, is an alternative route to Highway 1 through the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. Whereas the controlled-access Highway 1 follows the southern bank of the Fraser River , Highway 7 follows the northern bank.