British Columbia Highway 2

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Highway 2
Dawson Creek–Tupper Highway
Hwy 2 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Transportation
Length	42 km[1] (26 mi)
Existed	1941–present
Major junctions
West end	Highway 97 in Dawson Creek
Major intersections	Highway 49 in Dawson Creek Highway 52 near Tupper
East end	Highway 43 near Tupper
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Major cities	Dawson Creek
Villages	Pouce Coupe
Highway system
British Columbia provincial highways
← Highway 1A → Highway 3

Highway 2, known locally as the Tupper Highway, is one of the two short connections from Dawson Creek to the border between British Columbia and Alberta.

Highway 2 of the present day is 42 km (26 mi) long. It starts in Dawson Creek at its junction with Highway 97, and proceeds southeast for 39 km (24 mi) past the small settlement of Pouce Coupe, to its junction with Highway 52 near Tupper. Highway 2 connects with Alberta Highway 43 at the provincial border, 3 km (2 mi) southeast of Tupper.^[2]

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 Dawson Creek to the border between B.C. and Alberta 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,^[3] when the Highway 2 designation was removed from the Cariboo and John Hart Highways.

The entire route is in Peace River Regional District.

Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
Dawson Creek	0.00	0.00	Highway 97 – Chetwynd, Prince George, Fort St. John, Whitehorse	Hwy 97 north is the Alaska Highway; Hwy 97 south is the John Hart Highway
	1.81	1.12	10th Street	To Alaska Highway Mile zero monument
	2.08	1.29	Highway 49 east / 8th Street – Spirit River	Roundabout
	4.50	2.80	To Highway 97 / 7th Street	Dawson Creek bypass; dangerous goods route
​	9.20	5.72	Rolla Road (Highway 943:1196) – Rolla, Spirit River	Hwy 943:1196 is unsigned
Pouce Coupe	12.17	7.56	50th Avenue, 50th Street
​	39.55	24.58	Highway 52 west – Tumbler Ridge
	41.62	25.86	Highway 43 east – Grande Prairie, Edmonton	Continues into Alberta
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

• Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia by British Columbia Driving & Transportation