British Columbia Highway 95A

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Highway 95A
Kimberley Highway
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length	55 km[1] (34 mi)
Existed	1968–present
Major junctions
South end	Highway 3 / Highway 95 in Cranbrook
North end	Highway 93 / Highway 95 at Wasa Junction
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Major cities	Cranbrook, Kimberley
Highway system
British Columbia provincial highways
← Highway 95 → Highway 97

Highway 95A, the Kimberley Highway, is a 55 km (34 mi) long alternate route to Highway 95 that passes through the city of Kimberley and the community of Ta Ta Creek. The highway was created in 1968, when Highway 95 was re-routed from Highway 95A's current route to a path through the Fort Steele area.

The section of 95A running from downtown Kimberley to Ta Ta Creek is also known as the "Sullivan highway" as that section of highway combined with Ross Street (straight through the traffic light if going southbound) used to lead directly to the entrance of the Sullivan mine. Now fairly deserted except for tourist season the "Sully" section of 95A is a popular location for those teaching new drivers how to handle curvy BC highways as it features many intimidating looking but well engineered curves. Every curve in the 100km/h speed limit zone on the Sullivan is properly "banked" and can safely be taken by regular cars, SUVs, and pickups at a full 100km/h in dry weather as the highway was designed for top heavy heavy truck traffic serving the Sullivan mine.