British Columbia Highway 5A
| Princeton-Merritt Highway Merritt-Kamloops Highway | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Auxiliary route of Highway 5 | ||||
| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 182 km (113 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1986–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Highway 3 in Princeton | |||
| Highway 97C near Merritt Highway 5 (YH) / Highway 8 in Merritt | ||||
| North end | Highway 1 (TCH) / Highway 5 (YH) / Highway 97 in Kamloops | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | British Columbia | |||
| Major cities | Merritt, Kamloops | |||
| Towns | Princeton | |||
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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).