British Columbia Highway 2

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Highway 2 in British Columbia, Canada
Dawson Creek - Tupperware
British Columbia Highway 2
Basic data
Operator: British Columbia
Ministry of Transportation
Start of the street: Dawson Creek
( 55 ° 46 ′  N , 120 ° 15 ′  W )
End of street: Tupper
( 55 ° 29 ′  N , 120 ° 0 ′  W )
Overall length: 42 km

Regional District :

Peace River

8 Street, Dawson Creek.jpg
Highway 49 turns off at Dawson Creek

At 26 miles (42 km), Highway 2 is one of the shorter in British Columbia . It forms the direct link between Dawson Creek and Grande Prairie in the province of Alberta . At the provincial border, the highway turns into Highway 43 in the province of Alberta. The highway is part of the Canadian National Highway System as a so-called core route .

The highway is part of the CANAMEX Corridor . This trade route was defined under the North American Free Trade Agreement and is used for transportation between Canada, the United States and Mexico.

Details

Highway 2 branches off from Highway 97 in Dawson Creek . After about two kilometers, Highway 49 branches off , which leads directly east to Alberta. Highway 2 runs southeast and connects the local Dawson Creek Airport to the city. The route continues to Pouce Coupe . The last part goes via Tomslake to Tupper , the last town before the provincial border. In the local area of ​​Tupper, Highway 52 joins from the southwest. At the provincial border, the numbering changes to Highway 43 and leads to Grande Prairie.

The numbering of the highway goes back to the historical numbering. Highway 2 was originally the extension of the Cariboo and John Hart Highways, which are now combined with the Alaska Highway under Highway 97.

Attractions

There are no special sights along the highway. The former Sudeten Provincial Park south of Tomslake was handed over by BC Parks to the Tomslake & District Recreation Commission in 2006 , and the park has been called Sudeten Heritage Park ever since .

Individual evidence

  1. Landmark Kilometer Inventory (LKI). Government of British Columbia, accessed December 4, 2018 .
  2. ^ Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia. Government of British Columbia, accessed December 4, 2018 .
  3. Canada's National Highway System - Annual Report 2017. (PDF) Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety, accessed on August 28, 2019 .
  4. Notice from BC Parks on rededication. Ministry of Environment - BC Parks, archived from the original on September 27, 2013 ; accessed on May 9, 2011 .
  5. The word "Sudeten" refers to the immigration of Sudeten German (especially Bohemian) Social Democrats in 1939/1940 into the valley of Tupper Creek, on the run from the Nazi Germans who overran Czechoslovakia at that time. The British government, which at that time still exercised considerable influence over Canada, had induced the reluctant country to accept 1043 people, half of whom came here to settle, the second half settled in northeast Saskatchewan ( German Canadians ( English, French ) In: The Canadian Encyclopedia .)