British Columbia Highway 3B
{{Short description|Highway in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{more citations needed|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox road
| province = BC
| type = Hwy
| route = 3B
| map =
| length_km = 68
| length_round =
| length_notes =
| established = 1967
| direction_a = West
| terminus_a = {{jct|state=BC|Hwy|3}} near Nancy Greene Lake
| direction_b = East
| terminus_b = {{jct|state=BC|Hwy|3}} near Meadows
| junction = {{jct|state=BC|Hwy|22|dir1=south}} in Rossland
{{jct|state=BC|Hwy|22|dir1=north}} in Trail
{{jct|state=BC|Hwy|22A}} in Trail
| previous_type = Hwy
| previous_route = 3A
| next_type = Hwy
| next_route = 4
}}
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) {{cite news |last1=Staff Writer |title=17 Mile Road Opens in B.C. |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2240431115 |access-date=31 May 2022 |work=Vancouver Sun |agency=Vancouver Sun |publisher=Vancouver Sun | date=4 October 1965|id={{ProQuest|2240431115}} }}
Originally, Highway 3B only went between Nancy Greene Lake and Trail, where the Crowsnest picked up the route to the Meadows area.{{cite book |last1=British Columbia Department of Highways |title=General Circular G20/68 |date=6 November 1968 |publisher=British Columbia Department of Highways |location=Victoria |pages=2–3}} 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.{{cite news |last1=Staff Writer |title=It's Time We Get Off Our Backsides: Bennett |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2380245907|access-date=31 May 2022 |work=Vancouver Sun |agency=Canadian Press |date= 3 October 1978|id={{ProQuest|2380245907}} }}{{cite book |last1=Ministry of Highways and Public Works |title=General Circular G46/78 |publisher=Ministry of Highways and Public Works |location=Victoria |pages=2–3|date= 30 October 1978}}
Route details
Highway 3B's western terminus is at the Crowsnest Highway near Nancy Greene Lake. The route travels {{convert|45|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast to the village of Rossland, where Highway 22 merges onto Highway 3B. The two highways share the route for the next {{convert|10|km|mi|abbr=on}} east to Trail, where Highway 22 diverges north, with Highway 22A following Highway 3B east for {{convert|7|km|mi|abbr=on}} to its departure just west of the village of Montrose for the Waneta border crossing. Highway 3B proceeds northeast for {{convert|23|km|mi|abbr=on}}, through the villages of Montrose and Fruitvale, to the location of Meadows, where it again meets up with the Crowsnest.
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Major intersections
{{BCinttop|length_ref={{cite report
|title=Landmark Kilometre Inventory
|url=http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/driving-and-transportation/transportation-infrastructure/engineering-standards-and-guidelines/traffic-engineering-and-safety/highway-safety/lki/lki_bc_201607.pdf
|pages=127–130
|website=British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
|publisher=Cypher Consulting
|date=July 2016
|access-date=2017-03-29
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311044605/http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/driving-and-transportation/transportation-infrastructure/engineering-standards-and-guidelines/traffic-engineering-and-safety/highway-safety/lki/lki_bc_201607.pdf
|archivedate=2017-03-11
|url-status=dead
}}}}
{{BCint
|division=Kootenay Boundary
|dspan=5
|location_special=Nancy Greene
Provincial Park
|km=0.00
|road={{jct|state=BC|Hwy|3|name1=Crowsnest Highway|city1=Grand Forks|city2=Castlegar|city3=Nelson}}
|notes=Highway 3B western terminus
}}
{{BCint
|location=Rossland
|type=concur
|km=28.03
|road={{jct|state=BC|Hwy|22|dir1=south|location1=USA border (Paterson)|location2=Spokane}}
|notes=Highway 3B branches east; west end of Highway 22 concurrency; to {{jct|state=WA|WA|25|dir1=south|noshield=yes}}
}}
{{BCint
|location=Trail
|lspan=3
|type=concur
|km=37.80
|road={{jct|state=BC|Hwy|22|dir1=north|city1=Castlegar}}
|notes=East end of Highway 22 concurrency
}}
{{Jctbridge
|km=38.57
|bridge=Victoria Street Bridge crosses the Columbia River
}}
{{BCint
|km=45.11
|road={{jct|state=BC|Hwy|22A|dir1=south|location1=Airport|location2=USA border (Waneta)}}
|notes=
}}
{{BCint
|division=Central Kootenay
|location=none
|km=68.34
|road={{jct|state=BC|Hwy|3|name1=Crowsnest Highway|city1=Castlegar|city2=Salmo|city3=Cranbrook}}
|notes=Highway 3B eastern terminus; continues as Highway 3 east
}}
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See also
External links
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170105151258/http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/transportation/transportation-reports-and-reference/numbered-routes Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia] by British Columbia Driving & Transportation