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 Highway 2 | ||||
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| Dawson Creek–Tupper Highway | ||||
 Hwy 2 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained byMinistry of Transportation | ||||
| Length | 42 km[1] (26 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1941–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Highway 97 inDawson Creek | |||
| Major intersections |
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| East end |  Highway 43 near Tupper | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | British Columbia | |||
| Major cities | Dawson Creek | |||
| Villages | Pouce Coupe | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Highway 2, known locally as theTupper Highway, is one of the two short connections fromDawson Creek to the border between British Columbia andAlberta.
Highway 2 of the present day is 42 km (26 mi) long. It starts in Dawson Creek at its junction withHighway 97, and proceeds southeast for 39 km (24 mi) past the small settlement ofPouce Coupe, to its junction withHighway 52 near Tupper. Highway 2 connects withAlberta Highway 43 at the provincial border, 3 km (2 mi) southeast of Tupper.[2]
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 theCariboo Highway betweenCache Creek andPrince George. In 1952, Highway 2 was extended along the John Hart Highway all the way throughDawson Creek to the border between B.C. andAlberta atTupper. 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.
The entire route is inPeace River Regional District.
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Dawson Creek | 0.00 | 0.00 | Highway 97 –Chetwynd,Prince George,Fort St. John,Whitehorse | Highway 97 north is theAlaska Highway; Highway 97 south is the John Hart Highway | |
| 1.81 | 1.12 | 10th Street | To Alaska HighwayMile zero monument | ||
| 2.08 | 1.29 |  Highway 49 east / 8th Street –Spirit River | Roundabout | ||
| 4.50 | 2.80 | ToHighway 97 / 7th Street | Dawson Creek bypass;dangerous goods route | ||
| | 9.20 | 5.72 | Rolla Road (Highway 943:1196) –Rolla,Spirit River | Highway 943:1196 is unsigned | |
| Pouce Coupe | 12.17 | 7.56 | 50th Avenue, 50th Street | ||
| | 39.55 | 24.58 |  Highway 52 west –Tumbler Ridge | ||
| 41.62 | 25.86 | Highway 43 east –Grande Prairie,Edmonton | Continues intoAlberta | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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