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
Length	68 km[1] (42 mi)
Existed	1967–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 District	Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
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       Concurrency terminus

See also

• Crowsnest Highway

External links

• Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia by British Columbia Driving & Transportation

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.