British Columbia Highway 3B
Highway 3B, opened in 1967, is an alternate loop to the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3) between Nancy Greene Lake and an area called Meadows, just west of Erie on the Crowsnest. Originally, Highway 3B went between Nancy Greene Lake to Trail, where the Crowsnest picked up the route to the Meadows area. Highway 3 was re-routed off the present-day Highway 3B alignment east of Trail in 1979.
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| Length | 68 km[1] (42 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1967–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hwy 3 near Nancy Greene Lake | |||
 Hwy 22 south in Rossland Hwy 22 north in Trail Hwy 22A in Trail | ||||
| East end | Hwy 3 near Meadows | |||
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British Columbia provincial highways
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Route details
Highway 3B's western terminus is at the Crowsnest Highway near Nancy Greene Lake. The route travels 45 km (28 mi) southeast to the village of Rossland, where Highway 22 merges onto Highway 3B. The two highways share the route for the next 10 km (6 mi) east to Trail, where Highway 22 diverges north, with Highway 22A following Highway 3B east for 7 km (4 mi) to its departure just west of the village of Montrose for the Waneta border crossing. Highway 3B proceeds northeast for 23 km (14 mi), through the villages of Montrose and Fruitvale, to the location of Meadows, where it again meets up with the Crowsnest.
Major intersections
| Regional District | Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Kootenay Boundary | Nancy Greene Provincial Park | 0.00 | 0.00 | Hwy 3 (Crowsnest Highway) – Grand Forks, Castlegar, Nelson | Hwy 3B western terminus |
| Rossland | 28.03 | 17.42 |  Hwy 22 south to SR 25 – USA border (Paterson), Spokane | Hwy 3B branches east; west end of Hwy 22 concurrency | |
| Trail | 37.80 | 23.49 | Hwy 22 north – Castlegar | East end of Hwy 22 concurrency | |
| 38.57 | 23.97 | Victoria Street Bridge crosses the Columbia River | |||
| 45.11 | 28.03 | Hwy 22A south – Airport, USA border (Waneta) | |||
| Central Kootenay | | 68.34 | 42.46 | Hwy 3 (Crowsnest Highway) – Castlegar, Salmo, Cranbrook | Hwy 3B eastern terminus; through traffic follows Hwy 3 east |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
External links
- Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia by British Columbia Driving & Transportation
References
- Landmark Kilometre Inventory (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (Report). Cypher Consulting. July 2016. pp. 127–130. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2017-03-29.