Английская Википедия:British Columbia Highway 97C

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Highway 97C is an east–west highway, forming part of an important link between the Lower Mainland and the Okanagan Valley south of Kelowna, which is the third largest metropolitan area in the province. It bisects the Coquihalla Highway at Merritt. The expressway and freeway sections of the highway is known as Okanagan Connector or Coquihalla Connector. The section of Highway 97C between Highway 5 and Highway 97 is a core route of the National Highway System.

Route description

Highway 97C begins near Peachland, at a trumpet interchange on Highway 97 known as Drought Hill. The section of Highway 97C east of Merritt is four- to six-lane expressway with a speed limit of Шаблон:Convert and the section east of Aspen Grove is freeway with a speed limit of Шаблон:Convert. The road was formerly a Шаблон:Convert expressway and freeway sections have very few exits along its route. Its highest altitude is the Pennask Summit, Шаблон:Convert above sea level. Highway 97C travels on this freeway Шаблон:Convert northwest to Aspen Grove, where it converges with Highway 5A. This stretch is a four-lane rural arterial highway. Highways 97C and 5A share the Шаблон:Convert long route between Aspen Grove and the Coquihalla Highway at Meritt, where Highway 5A continues northeast and Highway 8 begins.

Highways 97C and 8 travel along Nicola Avenue through Merritt and share a Шаблон:Convert concurrency to Lower Nicola, where Highway 8 continues west to Spences Bridge and Highway 97C diverges north. Highway 97C goes north for Шаблон:Convert to Logan Lake, then northwest for Шаблон:Convert to Ashcroft on the Canadian National Railway. Highway 97C then travels Шаблон:Convert west from Ashcroft to where it converges with Highway 1, which takes Highway 97C north for its final Шаблон:Convert to its end at Highway 97 in Cache Creek.

History

Highway 97C was opened to traffic on October 1, 1990, and was constructed as the third phase of the Coquihalla Highway Project. It cost $225 million to construct (equivalent to $Шаблон:Inflation million in Шаблон:Inflation-year dollars).Шаблон:Inflation-fn

Highway 97C was originally intended to have a freeway connection with the Coquihalla Highway approximately Шаблон:Convert south of Merritt, near exit 256; however due to protest by local residents in Merritt on the grounds that it would take tourists away from the area, the project was postponed and the freeway remains incomplete to this day.

In July 2007, the shared roadway of Highway 5A and 97C was upgraded to a two-lane road in each direction, the last segment required to enable two lanes in each direction when travelling between Vancouver and Kelowna. The upgrade was completed on July 24.

When it was constructed, initial proposals had it designated as Highway 8; however, communities on the route preferred it designated as an auxiliary route of Highway 97, hence its Highway 97C designation.

Major intersections

This table lists the exits on Route 97C from east to west. Шаблон:BCinttop Шаблон:BCint Шаблон:BCint Шаблон:BCint Шаблон:Jctbridge Шаблон:BCint Шаблон:BCint Шаблон:BCint Шаблон:Jctplace Шаблон:Jctint Шаблон:BCint Шаблон:BCint Шаблон:BCint Шаблон:BCint Шаблон:Jctplace Шаблон:BCint Шаблон:BCint Шаблон:BCint Шаблон:Jctbtm

External links

• Graph detailing the distance and altitude of the highway between Highway 5A and Highway 97 (via Pennask Summit)
• Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia