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Kootenay Lake Balfour terminal. In 1947, the terminals were relocated to Balfour and Kootenay Bay. [6] Launched in 1946, the 40-vehicle, 150-passenger capacity MV Anscomb [8] served the route until 2000. [5] In 1960, the superstructure was raised to increase truck clearance. In 1972, the vessel was stripped to the car deck and completely rebuilt.
Kootenay Lake Ferry: Crosses Kootenay Lake between Balfour and Kootenay Bay, on BC Highway 3A. M.V. Osprey 2000/M.V. Balfour: Conventional 80/28 250/150 35 minutes Western Pacific Marine [10] Little Fort Reaction Ferry: Crosses the North Thompson River at Little Fort, off BC Highway 5. Vessel Unknown Reaction: 2 12 5 minutes Argo Road ...
Kootenay Bay is an unincorporated community on the east shore of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The ferry terminal and former steamboat landing, on BC Highway 3A , is by road about 81 kilometres (50 mi) north of Creston and 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) west of Crawford Bay .
Highway 3A east – Balfour, Kootenay Lake Ferry: Cottonwood Creek Interchange South end of Hwy 3A concurrency 71.71: 44.56: Taghum Bridge across the Kootenay River: 89.05: 55.33: Highway 3A west – Castlegar: North end of Hwy 3A concurrency: New Denver: 164.06: 101.94: Highway 31A east – Kaslo: Nakusp: 210.29: 130.67: Highway 23 north ...
Apart from the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure ferry terminal, Balfour has primarily been a retirement and weekend retreat community. [2] The West Kootenay Transit System routes 10 and 76 stop at the ferry terminal. [27] The census population was 459 in 2016, 477 in 2011, [28] and 479 in 2006. [29]
Highway 31 has a total distance of 175 km (109 mi) — 37 km (23 mi) along Kootenay Lake between Balfour (a junction with Highway 3A) and Kaslo (a junction with Highway 31A), 106 km (66 mi) north along Kootenay Lake north of Kaslo, then the Duncan and Lardeau Rivers and the north shore of Trout Lake, and 32 km (20 mi) between the northwest end ...
The Harrop Ferry is a cable ferry at Harrop Narrows [1] on the west arm of Kootenay Lake in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The crossing, off BC Highway 3A , is by road about 27 kilometres (17 mi) northeast of Nelson and 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Balfour .
Kootenay Lake Ferry, across Kootenay Lake between Balfour and Kootenay Bay; Little Fort Ferry, across the North Thompson River; Lytton Ferry, across the Fraser River at Lytton; McLure Ferry, across the North Thompson River; Needles Cable Ferry, across the Arrow Lakes at Needles; Upper Arrow Lake Ferry, across the Arrow Lakes between Shelter Bay ...