British Columbia Highway 5

Highway 5
Southern Yellowhead Highway Coquihalla Highway
Highway 5 highlighted in red.
Route information
Maintained by British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length	543.33 km[1] (337.61 mi) Coquihalla Highway: 185.6 km (115.3 mi)
Existed	1941–present
Major junctions
South end	Hwy 1 (TCH) near Hope
Major intersections	Hwy 3 near Hope Hwy 5A / Hwy 8 / Hwy 97C in Merritt Hwy 1 (TCH) / Hwy 97 in Kamloops Hwy 5A in Kamloops Hwy 24 in Little Fort
North end	Hwy 16 (TCH) near Tête Jaune Cache
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Regional districts	Fraser Valley, Thompson-Nicola, Fraser-Fort George
Major cities	Merritt, Kamloops
Villages	Valemount
Highway system
British Columbia provincial highways
← Hwy 4 → Hwy 5A

Highway 5 is a 543 km (337 mi) north–south route in southern British Columbia, Canada. Highway 5 connects the southern Trans-Canada route (Highway 1) with the northern Trans-Canada/Yellowhead route (Highway 16), providing the shortest land connection between Vancouver and Edmonton. Despite the entire route being signed as part of the Yellowhead Highway, the portion of Highway 5 south of Kamloops is also known as the Coquihalla Highway, while the northern portion is known as the Southern Yellowhead Highway. The Coquihalla section was a toll road until 2008.

Although the Yellowhead Highway system is considered part of the Trans-Canada Highway network, Highway 5 is not represented with a Trans-Canada marker. Regardless, Highway 5 is designated as a core route of Canada's National Highway System.