British Columbia provincial highway 3A

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Two segments of highway in the southern part of British Columbia are designated as British Columbia provincial highway 3A.

[edit] Kootenays - Castlegar-Nelson-Creston Highway

This was the first segment of highway in British Columbia to receive the '3A' designation. It acquired this designation when the Crowsnest Highway was routed into the Kootenay Pass area in 1964. Originally, a ferry was used to route Highway 3A over the Columbia River near Castlegar, which was replaced by a bridge in 1967.

[edit] Route details

The 154 km-long Kootenay section of Highway 3A begins at Castlegar, and travels 20 km northeast to South Slocan, where Highway 6 merges onto Highway 3A. The two highways proceed east for 22 km to Nelson, where Highway 6 diverges south. 34 km northeast of Nelson, Highway 3A reaches Balfour, on the western shore of Kootenay Lake. A ferry takes Highway 3A across Kootenay Lake to Kootenay Bay. Highway 3A then follows the eastern shore of Kootenay Lake for 78 km all the way south to Creston, where it terminates.

[edit] Okanagan - Keremeos-Kaleden Junction-Osoyoos Highway

Highway 3A (western segment)
Formed:	1965
west end:	BC 3 in Keremoes, BC
North end:	BC 3 in Osoyoos, BC
Major cities:	/ Osoyoos
System:	British Columbia provincial highways

A new section of highway through the Richter Pass from Keremeos through to Osoyoos was opened in 1965. The Crowsnest Highway was re-routed through this area in 1967, and its original segment between Keremeos and Osoyoos was given the 3A designation. This 79 km-long segment of Highway 3A goes from Keremeos to Osoyoos via Kaleden Junction, sharing its alignment between Kaleden and Osoyoos with Highway 97.

	Provincial Highways of British Columbia v • d • e
1 1A 2 3 3A 3B 4 4A 5 5A 6 7 7A 7B 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 17A 18 19 19A 20 21 22 22A 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 31A 33 35 37 37A 39 41 43 49 52 77 91 91A 93 95 95A 97 97A 97B 97C 97D 99 99A 101 113 (Nisga'a) 118 395