British Columbia Highway 24
Highway 24, also known as the Little Fort Highway or the Interlakes Highway, is a 97-kilometre-long (60 mi) east-west connection between the Cariboo Highway, just south of 100 Mile House, and the Southern Yellowhead Highway at Little Fort. It practically provides a "second-chance" route to travellers heading east from Vancouver who missed the route to the northern part of the province or toward Edmonton.
Highway 24 | ||||
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| Little Fort Highway Interlakes Highway | ||||
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| Maintained by British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 97 km (60 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1977–present | |||
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| West end | Hwy 97 near 93 Mile House | |||
| East end | Hwy 5 (YH) in Little Fort | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | British Columbia | |||
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Although a rural gravel road did exist between 93 Mile House and Little Fort previously, construction under the Highway 24 name on the modern route did not begin until 1974. A dirt highway was open by 1977. Paving and auxiliary feature installation was complete by 1981.
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