Highway 2, known locally as the Tupper Highway, is one of the two short connections from

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to the border between British Columbia and

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Route description

Highway 2 of the present day is long. It starts in Dawson Creek at its junction with Highway 97, and proceeds southeast for past the small settlement of Pouce Coupe, to its junction with Highway 52 near Tupper. Highway 2 connects with

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at the provincial border, southeast of Tupper.

History

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 the Cariboo Highway between Cache Creek and Prince George. In 1952, Highway 2 was extended along the John Hart Highway all the way through

to the border between B.C. and

at Tupper. In 1953, the section of Highway 2 between Cache Creek and Dawson Creek renumbered Highway 97, and the designations co-existed until 1962, when the Highway 2 designation was removed from the Cariboo and John Hart Highways.

Major intersections

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External links

Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia
by British Columbia Driving & Transportation {{BCHighways

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Dawson Creek