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.

Highway 3B
Route information
Length68 km[1] (42 mi)
Existed1967–present
Major junctions
West end 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
Highway system
British Columbia provincial highways
Hwy 3A Hwy 4

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 DistrictLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Kootenay BoundaryNancy Greene
Provincial Park
0.000.00 Hwy 3 (Crowsnest Highway) Grand Forks, Castlegar, NelsonHwy 3B western terminus
Rossland28.0317.42 Hwy 22 south to SR 25 USA border (Paterson), SpokaneHwy 3B branches east; west end of Hwy 22 concurrency
Trail37.8023.49 Hwy 22 north CastlegarEast end of Hwy 22 concurrency
38.5723.97Victoria Street Bridge crosses the Columbia River
45.1128.03 Hwy 22A south Airport, USA border (Waneta)
Central Kootenay68.3442.46 Hwy 3 (Crowsnest Highway) Castlegar, Salmo, CranbrookHwy 3B eastern terminus; through traffic follows Hwy 3 east
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

  1. 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.
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