The Old Cariboo Highway is a portion of the historic
Cariboo Highway near
Prince George,
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
. It runs northward from its junction with
Highway 97 just south of Prince George, and terminates at the
Yellowhead Highway
The Yellowhead Highway () is a major interprovincial highway in Western Canada that runs from Winnipeg west to Graham Island off the coast of British Columbia via Saskatoon and Edmonton. It stretches across the four western provinces of Britis ...
just east of Prince George. It is formerly signed as
Highway 97A.
Traffic along the Old Cariboo Highway is light and it serves primarily as the main road for the Pineview area of Prince George, passing next to
Pineview Elementary School and the
Prince George Airport
Prince George Airport (abbreviated in initials as PGA) is an airport that serves Prince George, British Columbia, Canada, and the surrounding area. It is located just within the southern boundary of the city, southeast, and is run by the Princ ...
.
See also
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Cariboo Highway
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Cariboo Road
The Cariboo Road (also called the Cariboo Wagon Road, the Great North Road or the Queen's Highway) was a project initiated in 1860 by the Governor of the Colony of British Columbia, James Douglas. It was built in response to the Cariboo Gold Rus ...
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Old Cariboo Road
The Old Cariboo Road is a reference to the original wagon road to the Cariboo gold fields in what is now the Canadian province of British Columbia. It should not be confused with the Cariboo Road, which was built slightly later and used a differen ...
References
Transport in Prince George, British Columbia
Roads in British Columbia
Historic trails and roads in British Columbia
Former British Columbia provincial highways
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