British Columbia Highway 5

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British Columbia Highway 5, also known as the Coquihalla Highway along much of its route, is a major north–south transportation corridor in British Columbia connecting the Lower Mainland with the province’s Interior.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway
provincial highway
alsoKnownAs Coquihalla Highway
Southern Yellowhead Highway
linked to: Yellowhead Highway
connectsRegion British Columbia Interior
Lower Mainland
country Canada
direction north–south
endsNear border of British Columbia and Alberta region via Highway 16 connection
function major freight corridor
major passenger route between Lower Mainland and Interior
highwaySystem British Columbia provincial highway system
junctionWith Highway 1
Highway 1 in Kamloops
Highway 3 NERFINISHED
Highway 97C
Highway 97D
locatedIn British Columbia
maintainedBy British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
notableFeature frequent winter snow and avalanche conditions
high-elevation mountain pass at Coquihalla Pass
opened 1986
openedSection Coquihalla Highway section opened 1986
openedToTraffic initial Coquihalla segment Hope–Merritt opened 1986
parallelTo Canadian Pacific Railway mainline in some sections
Coquihalla River
North Thompson River
partOf Yellowhead Highway corridor
linked to: Yellowhead Highway
passesThrough Clearwater, British Columbia
Coquihalla Pass
Fraser Valley
Kamloops
Merritt
Valemount, British Columbia
passesThroughMountainRange Cascade Mountains
Coast Mountains foothills
Monashee Mountains region
linked to: Monashee Mountains
region Fraser Valley Regional District
Regional District of Fraser-Fort George
Thompson-Nicola Regional District
routeNumber 5
speedLimit 120 km/h on many rural sections
startsNear Surrey–Langley area
terminusNorth Highway 16 at Tête Jaune Cache
Tête Jaune Cache, British Columbia
terminusSouth Highway 1 in Surrey
Surrey, British Columbia
tollRemoved 2008
tollStatus former toll highway

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Kamloops locatedOnHighway British Columbia Highway 5
Thompson River crossedBy British Columbia Highway 5
British Columbia Highway 3 connectsTo British Columbia Highway 5
Coquihalla River parallelTransportCorridor British Columbia Highway 5
British Columbia Highway 97 formsJunctionWith British Columbia Highway 5