British Columbia Highway 95

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The {{convert|329|km|mi|abbr=on}} long Highway 95 begins at the international border in a small community called Kingsgate. It connects to U.S. Route 95 at the Eastport-Kingsgate Border Crossing. Heading north from there, it follows the Moyie River northeast for {{convert|11|km|mi|abbr=on|0}} to the town of Yahk, where it merges onto the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3). Highway 95 follows the Crowsnest Highway northeast for {{convert|72|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the city of Cranbrook, where Highway 95A, designated in 1968 and following the original alignment of Highway 95 for {{Convert|54|km|mi|abbr=on}} through Kimberley and Ta Ta Creek, begins. From Cranbrook, it is another {{convert|7|km|mi|abbr=on|0}} east to the Fort Steele junction, where Highway 3 hands Highway 95 off to Highway 93.

From the Fort Steele junction, Highway 95 follows Highway 93 north for {{convert|31|km|mi|abbr=on}} through the community of Wasa, to where Highway 95A's east junction is located. From the Highway 95A junction, Highway 93/95 follows the Kootenay River upstream for {{convert|45|km|mi|abbr=on}}, through Skookumchuck to the town of Canal Flats, at the southern end of Columbia Lake. North of Canal Flats, Highway 93/95 travels for {{convert|58|km|mi|abbr=on}} along the Columbia River, through the communities of Fairmont Hot Springs, Windermere and Invermere to the town of Radium Hot Springs, where Highway 93 diverges east. Highway 95 continues to follow the Columbia River north for {{convert|105|km|mi|abbr=on}}, through the locations of Edgewater, Brisco, Spillimacheen and Parson, to where it terminates at its junction with the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) at Golden.

Prior to 1941, British Columbia used lettered routes as opposed to numbers, and the Kootenay–Columbia Highway between Cranbrook and Golden was designated as part of Route U, which continued south to U.S. Route 93 at Roosville along present-day Highway 93.{{cite map|author1 = Rand McNally and Company |year = 1939 |title = State Farm Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico | map = Western and Central Canada |scale = |location = Chicago, IL |publisher = State Farm Insurance Companies Travel Bureau |pages = 94-95 |isbn = |edition = |url = https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/workspace/handleMediaPlayer;JSESSIONID=7a582218-e106-4337-bada-63f5bede133f?lunaMediaId=RUMSEY~8~1~258685~5522128|website=www.davidrumsey.com}} In 1941, British Columbia introduced numbered highways, with Highway 95 begin designated on {{convert|11|km|mi|abbr=on|0}} Yahk–Kingsgate Highway, the northern extension of U.S. Route 95, while the Kootenay–Columbia Highway between Cranbrook and Golden was designated as Highway 4.{{cite map |author = The H.M. Gousha Company |publisher = The Shell Oil Company |year = 1951 |title = Shell Map of Montana |url = http://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/workspace/handleMediaPlayer?lunaMediaId=RUMSEY~8~1~212109~5500227 |map = Southern Alberta |sections = G-2, G-3, H-3, I-3}} In 1953, the Highway 4 was moved to its present location on Vancouver Island, with the Kootenay–Columbia Highway being renumbered to Highway 95. In 1968, A shorter alignment opened bypassing the Kimberley route via Ft Steele and Wasa. Immediately after opening the bypass was numbered Highway 93 with the Highway through Kimberley continuing to be numbered 95 for a few years until the completion of the "freeway style" interchange at Eager Hill when the bypass became 93/95 with the Kimberly alignment becoming Highway 95A in order to discourage through traffic from unnecessarily passing through Kimberly.

From south to north:{{cite map | title = British Columbia Road Atlas | publisher = MapArt Publishing Corp. | location = Oshawa, ON | page = 41, 61-62, 74 | isbn = 1-55368-018-9 | edition = 2007}}

{{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=109–112; 405–410; 414–418 |website=British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure |publisher=Cypher Consulting |date=July 2016 |access-date=2017-02-19 |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 }}

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|location=Kingsgate

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|notes=Continues into Idaho

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|place=Canada–United States border at Eastport-Kingsgate Border Crossing

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|location=Yahk

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|road={{Jct|state=BC|Hwy|3|name1=Crowsnest Highway|dir1=west|city1=Creston|city2=Castlegar}}

|notes=South end of Hwy 3 concurrency

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|location=Cranbrook

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|km=83.62

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|notes=Cranbrook Interchange

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|location=none

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|road={{Jct|state=BC|Hwy|3|Hwy|93|name2=Crowsnest Highway|dir1=east|dir2=south|city1=Fernie|location2=Lethbridge}}

|notes=Fort Steele Interchange
North end of Hwy 3 concurrency; south end of Hwy 93 concurrency

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|location=none

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|place=Wasa Bridge across the Kootenay River

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{{Jctplace

|km=133.28

|place=Springbrook Bridge across the Kootenay River

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{{Jctplace

|state=BC

|location=Canal Flats

|km=161.80

|place=Canal Flats Bridge across the Kootenay River

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|location=none

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|road={{jctname|state=BC|Hwy|935:2143|dir1=north|name1=Westside Road|city1=Invermere}}

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{{Jctplace

|km=185.79

|place=Fairmont Bridge across the Columbia River

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{{BCint

|location=Fairmont Hot Springs

|km=187.21

|road=Riverview Road, Fairmont Resort Road

|notes=

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{{BCint

|location=Invermere

|km=210.29

|road=Athalmer Road

|notes=Access to Panorama Mountain

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{{BCint

|location=Radium Hot Springs

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|km=223.45

|road={{Jct|state=BC|Hwy|93|dir1=north|name1=Banff–Windermere Highway|location1=Kootenay National Park|location2=Banff|location3=Lake Louise}}

|notes=North end of Hwy 93 concurrency

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{{BCint

|division=Columbia-Shuswap

|location=Golden

|km=328.88

|road={{Jct|state=BC|TCH|1|city1=Kamloops|city2=Revelstoke|location3=Banff|location4=Calgary}}

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