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Maintained by British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
Length | 68 km [1] (42 mi) | |||
Existed | 1967–present | |||
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Country | Canada | |||
Province | British Columbia | |||
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Highway 3B 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. One of its original component sections, the Rossland and Nancy Greene Lake was opened on the 1st of October 1965 at a cost of $3.5 million (equivalent to $34.4 million in 2022) [2]
Originally, Highway 3B only went between Nancy Greene Lake and Trail, where the Crowsnest picked up the route to the Meadows area. [3] However, in 1978, Highway 3 was re-routed off the present-day Highway 3B alignment east of Trail because a new segment of Highway 3 between Castlegar and Meadows was opened. [4] [5]
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 (6.2 mi) east to Trail, where Highway 22 diverges north, with Highway 22A following Highway 3B east for 7 km (4.3 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.
Regional District | Location | km [1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Kootenay Boundary |
Nancy Greene Provincial Park | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() | Hwy 3B western terminus |
Rossland | 28.03 | 17.42 | ![]() ![]() | Hwy 3B branches east; west end of Hwy 22 concurrency | |
Trail | 37.80 | 23.49 | ![]() | East end of Hwy 22 concurrency | |
38.57 | 23.97 | Victoria Street Bridge crosses the Columbia River | |||
45.11 | 28.03 | ![]() | |||
Central Kootenay | | 68.34 | 42.46 | ![]() | 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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This article needs additional citations for
verification. (March 2017) |
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
Length | 68 km [1] (42 mi) | |||
Existed | 1967–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | ![]() | |||
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East end | ![]() | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | British Columbia | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Highway 3B 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. One of its original component sections, the Rossland and Nancy Greene Lake was opened on the 1st of October 1965 at a cost of $3.5 million (equivalent to $34.4 million in 2022) [2]
Originally, Highway 3B only went between Nancy Greene Lake and Trail, where the Crowsnest picked up the route to the Meadows area. [3] However, in 1978, Highway 3 was re-routed off the present-day Highway 3B alignment east of Trail because a new segment of Highway 3 between Castlegar and Meadows was opened. [4] [5]
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 (6.2 mi) east to Trail, where Highway 22 diverges north, with Highway 22A following Highway 3B east for 7 km (4.3 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.
Regional District | Location | km [1] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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Kootenay Boundary |
Nancy Greene Provincial Park | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() | Hwy 3B western terminus |
Rossland | 28.03 | 17.42 | ![]() ![]() | Hwy 3B branches east; west end of Hwy 22 concurrency | |
Trail | 37.80 | 23.49 | ![]() | East end of Hwy 22 concurrency | |
38.57 | 23.97 | Victoria Street Bridge crosses the Columbia River | |||
45.11 | 28.03 | ![]() | |||
Central Kootenay | | 68.34 | 42.46 | ![]() | 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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