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Kootenay Pass, known locally as "the Salmo–Creston" is a mountain pass in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada.The pass summit divides the drainage basin of the Pend d'Oreille River on the west (via tributaries Stagleap Creek, the South Salmo River and the Salmo River) from that of Kootenay River/Kootenay Lake to the east (via tributary Summit Creek).
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.
British Columbia Highway 3, officially named the Crowsnest Highway, is an 841-kilometre (523 mi) highway that traverses southern British Columbia, Canada.It runs from the Trans-Canada Highway at Hope to Crowsnest Pass at the Alberta border and forms the western portion of the interprovincial Crowsnest Highway that runs from Hope to Medicine Hat, Alberta.
Hwy 93 at Alberta border at Vermilion Pass: Banff–Windermere Highway, Kootenay Highway 1958 Current — Hwy 95: 329 204 US 95 at U.S. border at Kingsgate: Hwy 1 (TCH) in Golden: Kootenay–Columbia Highway 1957 Current — Hwy 95A: 55 34 Hwy 3 / Hwy 95 in Cranbrook: Hwy 93 / Hwy 95 near Wasa: Kimberley Highway 1968 Current
Through the park, the highway travels northeast along the Kootenay and Vermilion rivers for 93 km (58 mi) to Vermilion Pass and the Alberta border, where it is continues as Alberta Highway 93. [2] After crossing the border, the highway continues for another 11 km (7 mi) to meet the Trans-Canada Highway ( Alberta Highway 1 ) near Castle Junction .
Highway 6 is a two-lane highway passing between the Kootenay and Okanagan regions in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is divided into two parts—the Nelson-Nelway Highway between the Canada–United States border and Nelson , and the Vernon-Slocan Highway between South Slocan and Vernon .
The highway follows the Kootenay River to and area known as Kootenay Crossing, where the highway crosses the river and follows the Vermilion River. The highway follows the valley northeast and climbs up to Vermilion Pass at the Continental Divide, reaching an elevation of 1,680 m (5,510 ft). At the summit, the highway leaves both British ...
Until 2019, the highest unpaved road crossing of a pass in Colorado; now the highest paved crossing of Divide in US. Pacific or Gulf of Mexico drainage. 38°38′45″N 106°24′32″W / 38.64583°N 106.40889°W / 38.64583; -106