British Columbia Highway 99

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Highway 99 is a provincial highway in British Columbia that runs 377 kilometres (234 miles) from the Canada–United States border to near Cache Creek, serving Greater Vancouver and the Squamish–Lillooet corridor. It is a major north–south artery within British Columbia's largest city, Vancouver, and connects the city with several suburbs as well as the U.S. border, where it continues south to Seattle as Interstate 5. The central section of the highway, also known as the "Sea to Sky Highway", serves the communities of Squamish, Whistler, and Pemberton. Highway 99 continues through Lillooet and ends at a junction with Highway 97 near Cache Creek. The highway's number, assigned in 1940, was derived from former U.S. Route 99, the predecessor to Interstate 5 and a major route for the U.S. West Coast. Highway 99 originally comprised the King George Highway in Surrey, portions of Kingsway from New Westminster to Vancouver, and local streets. It was extended across the Lions Gate Bridge and to Horseshoe...

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