British Columbia Highway 8

Highway 8 marker
Highway 8
Nicola Highway
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length69 km[1] (43 mi)
Existed1953–present
Major junctions
West end Highway 1 (TCH) in Spences Bridge
Major intersections Highway 97C near Lower Nicola
East end Highway 5 (YH) / Highway 5A / Highway 97C in Merritt
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Highway system
Highway 7B Highway 9

Highway 8, known as the Nicola Highway, is an alternate route to Highway 97C between Highway 1 and the Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District. Highway 8 was first numbered in 1953, and very little about the highway changed between that year and 2021, when large segments of the highway were washed out by floods.[2]

Highway 8 follows the Nicola River for 69 km (43 mi) between Spences Bridge, on Highway 1, to Merritt on Highway 5.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference length was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Sections of Highway 8 completely washed away by Nicola River". Williams Lake Tribune. November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 20, 2021.