British Columbia Highway 5A

Highway 5A marker
Highway 5A
Princeton-Merritt Highway
Merritt-Kamloops Highway
Route information
Auxiliary route of Highway 5
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length182 km (113 mi)
Existed1986–present
Major junctions
South end Highway 3 in Princeton
Major intersections Highway 97C near Merritt
Highway 5 (YH) / Highway 8 in Merritt
North end Highway 1 (TCH) / Highway 5 (YH) / Highway 97 in Kamloops
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Major citiesMerritt, Kamloops
TownsPrinceton
Highway system
Highway 5 Highway 6

Highway 5A is Highway 5's pre-1986 alignment south of Kamloops. Unlike the main route, a section of BC Highway 5 known as the Coquihalla, which is a twinned highway consisting of at least 4 lanes at any given point, the 182 km (113 mi) long Highway 5A is only two lanes, with one four lane section between Highway 5 and Highway 97C (known as the Okanagan Connector), lasting along BC Highway 5A for approximately 23 km (14 mi).