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Princeton-Merritt Highway Merritt-Kamloops Highway | ||||
Route information | ||||
Auxiliary route of Highway 5 | ||||
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
Length | 182 km (113 mi) | |||
Existed | 1986–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
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Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | British Columbia | |||
Major cities | Merritt, Kamloops | |||
Towns | Princeton | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Highway 5A is Highway 5's pre-1986 alignment south of Kamloops. Unlike the main route, a section of BC Highway 5 known as the Coquihalla, which is a twinned highway consisting of at least 4 lanes at any given point, the 182 km (113 mi) long Highway 5A is only two lanes, with one four lane section between Highway 5 and Highway 97C (known as the Okanagan Connector), lasting along BC Highway 5A for approximately 23 km (14 mi).