 North of Merritt, it becomes a secondary, two-lane highway and terminates at the Highway 1 / Highway 97 junction in Cache Creek.Highway 97D, previously known as "Meadow Creek Road", is a highway linking Highway 97C in Logan Lake to the Coquihalla Highway near Lac le Jeune.Highway 97D is a new route, receiving its designation in 2005; it allows more direct access between Logan Lake and Kamloops without travelling through Merritt.