Interstate 97
Interstate 97 (I-97) is a part of the Interstate Highway System that runs entirely within Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The intrastate Interstate runs from U.S. Route 50 (US 50) and US 301 in Parole near Annapolis north to I-695 and I-895 in Brooklyn Park near Baltimore. The Interstate is the primary highway between Baltimore and Annapolis. I‑97 connects Annapolis with Baltimore–Washington International Airport and links the northern Anne Arundel County communities of Crownsville, Millersville, Severna Park, Glen Burnie, and Ferndale. It is the shortest primary Interstate Highway.
British Columbia Highway 97C
Highway 97C begins near Peachland, at a trumpet interchange on Highway 97 known as "Drought Hill". The section of Highway 97C east of Merritt is 4 to 6 lanes expressway with a speed limit of 100 km/h (65 mph) and the section east of Aspen Grove is freeway with a speed limit of 110 km/h (70 mph). Expressway and freeway sections have very few exits along its route. Its highest altitude is the Pennask Summit, above sea level. Highway 97C travels on this freeway 82 km (51 mi) northwest to Aspen Grove, where it converges with Highway 5A. This stretch is a four-lane rural arterial highway. Highways 97C and 5A share the long route between Aspen Grove and the Coquihalla Highway at Meritt, where Highway 5A continues northeast and Highway 8 begins.