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There are four current and two former suffixed routes ofHighway 97 inBritish Columbia,Canada. The majority of the routes serve theOkanagan area of theBritish Columbia Interior.
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| Highway 97A | |
| Length: | 65 km (40 mi) |
| South end: |  Highway 97 nearVernon |
| Major junctions: |  Highway 97B nearGrindrod |
| North end: |  Highway 1 (TCH) inSicamous |
Highway 97A is a 65 km (40 mi) spur route betweenHighway 97 nearVernon andHighway 1 inSicamous.[1] Other communities on Highway 97A includeSpallumcheen,Armstrong, andEnderby. The highway is designated as a core route of Canada'sNational Highway System for its entire length.[2]
Highway 97A's current alignment is not the same as its original route. Originally, when the '97A' designation was first given to the highway in 1953, replacing theHighway 5 designation, it went from a junction with Highway 97 at Swan Lake, where it starts today, northeast toGrindrod, and then it followed the modern-dayHighway 97B toSalmon Arm, then following theTrans-Canada Highway west toMonte Creek, where Highway 97 merges onto the Highway 1. Between 1957 and 1962, Highway 97A had the designation of '97E'.[3] Finally, in 1962, Highway 97A was re-routed onto its present alignment, going north from Swan Lake toGrindrod, and then northeast to Sicamous.
There are former alignments of Highway 97A outside of the north Okanagan.
Two former alignments of Highway 97A are withinPrince George, connecting the main Highway 97 with theYellowhead Highway (Highway 16). A 10 km (6 mi) segment next to thePrince George Airport, which now carries the nameOld Cariboo Highway; while a 3 km (2 mi) segment was in downtown Prince George, following 1st Avenue west of Victoria Avenue to theCameron Street Bridge, connecting with Highway 97 north of theNechako River.[4] Both are part of the original Highway 97 through Prince George and the designations were dropped inc. 2000.[5]
Highway 97 originally followed Skaha Lake Road, Main Street, and Westminster Avenue through downtown Penticton.[6] In the early 1980s, a bypass was constructed along the Channel Parkway and initially designated asHighway 97A. Shortly afterwards, Highway 97 was moved to the new bypass while city/business route was removed from the provincial highway system.[7]
| Regional District | Location | km[8] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| North Okanagan | Spallumcheen | 0.00 | 0.00 | Highway 97 –Kamloops,Vernon,Kelowna | Swan Lake Interchange; Highway 97A southern terminus; through traffic follows Highway 97 south |
| 4.87 | 3.03 | Larkin Cross Road, Otter Lake Cross Road | Interchange | ||
| Armstrong | 13.25 | 8.23 | Smith Road | Seagull intersection | |
| Enderby | 26.38 | 16.39 | Granville Avenue, Hubert Avenue –Mabel Lake | ||
| | 32.52 | 20.21 | Highway 97B north –Salmon Arm | ||
| Columbia-Shuswap | Sicamous | 65.49 | 40.69 | Highway 1 (TCH) –Kamloops,Salmon Arm,Revelstoke,Calgary | Highway 97A northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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| Highway 97B | |
| Length: | 14 km (8.7 mi) |
| South end: |  Highway 97A nearGrindrod |
| North end: | Highway 1 (TCH) inSalmon Arm |
Highway 97B is 14 km (8.7 mi) spur off Highway 97A, fromGrindrod toSalmon Arm.[1] The highway is designated as a core route of Canada'sNational Highway System for its entire length.[2]
Highway 97B was originally part ofHighway 5 until 1953 when it was renumbered to Highway 97A. In 1957, the highway became Highway 97E, but was again renumbered in 1962 to its current designation when Highway 97E (now Highway 97A) was re-aligned to southwest ofSicamous.
| Regional District | Location | km[9] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| North Okanagan | | 0.00 | 0.00 | Highway 97A –Sicamous,Enderby,Vernon | |
| Columbia-Shuswap | Salmon Arm | 14.43 | 8.97 | Highway 1 (TCH) –Kamloops,Revelstoke,Calgary | At grade, traffic signals |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
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| Highway 97C | |
| Length: | 224 km (139 mi) |
| East end: | Highway 97 north ofPeachland |
| Highway junction: |   Highway 5 /Highway 5A inMerritt |
| North end: | Highway 1 (TCH) /Highway 97 inCache Creek |
Highway 97C is 224 km (139 mi) highway divided into east–west and north–south segments. The east–west segment has expressway and freeway sections, forms part of an important link between theLower Mainland and theOkanagan Valley south ofKelowna, and is known asOkanagan Connector orCoquihalla Connector. It bisects theHighway 5 (Coquihalla Highway) atMerritt. North of Merritt, it becomes a secondary, two-lane highway and terminates at theHighway 1 /Highway 97 junction inCache Creek.[1]
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| Highway 97D | |
| Length: | 24 km (15 mi) |
| West end: |  Highway 97C atLogan Lake |
| East end: | Highway 5 (YH) nearLac le Jeune |
Highway 97D, previously known asMeadow Creek Road, is a 24 km (15 mi) highway linking Highway 97C inLogan Lake to theCoquihalla Highway nearLac le Jeune.[1] Highway 97D is a new route, receiving its designation in 2005; it allows more direct access between Logan Lake and Kamloops without travelling through Merritt.[10] Officially, Highway 97D continues east for 4 km (2 mi) from the Coquihalla Highway to Lac le Jeune Road;[11] however, the section isunsigned.
The entire route is inThompson-Nicola Regional District.
| Location | km[11] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Logan Lake | 0.00 | 0.00 | Highway 97C / Tunkwa Lake Road –Ashcroft,Cache Creek,Merritt | ||
| | 24.33 | 15.12 | Highway 5 (YH) (Coquihalla Highway) –Kamloops,Merritt,Vancouver | Walloper Interchange (Hwy 5 exit 336) | |
| 27.90 | 17.34 | Lac Le Jeune Road (Highway 921:0923) –Lac Le Jeune,Kamloops | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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| Highway 97E | |
| Length | 132 km (82 mi) |
| Existed | 1957–1962 |
| South end |  Highway 97 / Highway 97W nearVernon |
| Major junctions | Highway 1 (TCH) inSalmon Arm |
| North end | Highway 1 (TCH) /Highway 97 / Highway 97W atMonte Creek |
Highway 97E was a 132 km (82 mi) former highway between the Vernon andMonte Creek, which along with Highway 97W, made up a split of Highway 97. Highway 97E was designated in 1957 and replaced the original Highway 97A between Vernon and Salmon Arm. It went from the Highway 97/97W junction at Swan Lake, just north of Vernon, 47 km (29 mi) north to Salmon Arm where it continued west for 85 km (53 mi) to Monte Creek, cosigned with Highway 1, where it rejoined Highway 97/97W.[3] In 1962, Highway 97E was renumbered to its current designations of Highway 97A and Highway 97B.
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| Highway 97W | |
| Length | 79 km (49 mi) |
| Existed | 1957–1962 |
| South end |  Highway 97 / Highway 97E nearVernon |
| North end | Highway 1 (TCH) /Highway 97 / Highway 97E atMonte Creek |
Highway 97W was a 79 km (49 mi) former highway between the Vernon and Monte Creek, which along with Highway 97E, made up a split of Highway 97. Highway 97W was designated in 1957 when Highway 97 was renumbered between Swan Lake and Monte Creek.[3] In 1962, Highway 97W was reverted to its current Highway 97 designation.
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