British Columbia Highway 97

Highway 97
Highway 97
	Highway 97 highlighted in red.
Route information
	Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length	2,081 km (1,293 mi)
Existed	1953–present
Component; highways	Okanagan Highway between Osoyoos and Vernon; Vernon-Monte Creek Highway between Vernon and Monte Creek; Cariboo Highway between Cache Creek and Prince George; John Hart Highway between Prince George and Dawson Creek; Alaska Highway between Dawson Creek and Watson Lake, Yukon;
Major junctions
South end	US 97 at the U.S. border near Osoyoos
	Highway 3 in Osoyoos; Highway 33 in Kelowna; Highway 6 in Vernon; Highway 1 (TCH) in Monte Creek; Highway 5 (YH) in Kamloops; Highway 99 near Cache Creek; Highway 24 in 93 Mile House; Highway 16 (TCH) in Prince George; Highway 2 in Dawson Creek; Highway 77 near Fort Nelson;
North end	Hwy 1 at the Yukon border near Watson Lake
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional districts	Okanagan-Similkameen, Central Okanagan, North Okanagan, Thompson-Nicola, Cariboo, Fraser-Fort George, Peace River, Northern Rockies, Stikine
Highway system
	British Columbia provincial highways; ;

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 kilometres (1,293 miles) and is the only route that runs the entire north–south length of British Columbia, linking the Canada–United States border near Osoyoos in the south with the British Columbia–Yukon boundary in the north at Watson Lake, Yukon.

The highway connects several major cities in BC Interior, including Kelowna, Kamloops, Prince George, and Dawson Creek. Within and near these cities, Highway 97 varies from a two-lane highway to a freeway with as many as six lanes. Some remote sections also remain unpaved and gravelled. The route takes its number from U.S. Route 97, with which it connects at the international border. The highway was initially designated '97' in 1953.