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This page contains photographs of British Columbia's Highway 5A (Princeton-Kamloops Highway), arranged by location from
Princeton northerly to Kamloops. All photographs displayed on this page were taken by the Webmaster (Cameron Bevers). To view photos of other British Columbia
Highways, please select a highway number listed on the British Columbia Photograph Index Page. Click on any
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Page 1: BC Highway 5A (Princeton-Kamloops Highway) Photographs: Princeton to Kamloops
Left - Distance guide sign on westbound Hwy 5A & Hwy 97C near the Coquihalla Highway (Hwy 5) Interchange in Merritt. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 31, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Sign on eastbound Hwy 5A & Hwy 97C departing Merritt advising motorists to check their fuel. Although this sign specifically refers to the lack of services on the Coquihalla Highway (Hwy 5), motorists should note that there are also no services along Hwy 5A between Merritt and Princeton or along Hwy 97C between Merritt and Peachland either. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 31, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Approaching Merritt on Hwy 5A & Hwy 97C, just west of the Coquihalla Highway (Hwy 5) Interchange. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 31, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Electronic sign showing the closure status of major highway routes departing Merritt. Signs such as this are placed at strategic points along the British Columbia highway system, so that motorists can plan their journey through some of the high mountain passes located between Merritt, Kelowna and Vancouver. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 31, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Facing east along Hwy 5A & Hwy 97C approaching the Coquihalla Highway (Hwy 5) Interchange in Merritt. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 31, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Green guide sign on Hwy 5A & Hwy 97C at the end of Coldwater Road in Merritt. This sign provides directions to the nearby junctions of Hwy 8 & Hwy 5. Curiously, there is no mention of Hwy 97C on this sign, and it is implied that Hwy 5A only travels south from Merritt. In fact, Hwy 5A also extends northerly from Merritt to Kamloops. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 31, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Distance guide sign on eastbound Hwy 5A & Hwy 97C departing from Merritt. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 31, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Facing west along Hwy 5A & Hwy 97C in Downtown Merritt. Note the Hwy 8 Junction sign at left. At the traffic signals, the overlapped route of Hwy 5A & Hwy 97C comes to an end, as Hwy 5A turns right and continues north from Merritt towards Kamloops. Hwy 97C continues straight ahead concurrently with Hwy 8, which begins at this intersection. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 31, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Overhead guide signs at the Hwy 5A, Hwy 8 & Hwy 97C Junction in Downtown Merritt. The city centre lies immediately south of this highway junction
via Voght Street. The route of Hwy 8 & Hwy 97C continue straight ahead as an overlapped route for about 5 km, where they part ways. Hwy 8 continues west to
Spences Bridge while Hwy 97C turns north towards Logan Lake and Cache Creek. Hwy 5A turns right onto Voght Street and heads north towards Kamloops. See an
Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 31, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - A full junction assembly stands on northbound Voght Street in Downtown Merritt. Voght Street continues straight ahead towards Kamloops as Hwy 5A North. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 31, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Left - Nearly hidden by trees, another full junction assembly stands on southbound Voght Street (Hwy 5A) in Downtown Merritt. At the junction, Hwy 5A turns
left and heads southeast towards Princeton concurrently with Hwy 97C. At right, the route of Hwy 8 begins and heads west towards Spences Bridge concurrently with
Hwy 97C. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 31, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) Right - Approaching the eastern terminus of Hwy 8 at Voght Street (Hwy 5A North) in Downtown Merritt. Hwy 97C continues straight ahead towards Kelowna concurrently with Hwy 5A South. Ultimately, Hwy 5A turns off of Hwy 97C towards Princeton at a highway junction located about 27 km southeast of Merritt. At one time, the Okanagan Connector between Merritt and Peachland was envisioned to become an eastern extension of Hwy 8, but ultimately, the highway was designated as Hwy 97C. See an Enlarged Photo Here. (Photograph taken on May 31, 2017 - © Cameron Bevers) 
Above - Approaching the Hwy 8 & Hwy 97C Junction on Voght Street (Hwy 5A) facing south. See an
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