Route information | ||||
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Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
Length | 838 km[1] (521 mi) | |||
Existed | 1941–present | |||
Component highways | (1) Crowsnest Highway (2) Southern Trans-Provincial Highway (3) Southern Trans-Canada Highway | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | Highway 1 (TCH) near Hope | |||
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East end | Highway 3 at Alberta border at Crowsnest Pass | |||
Location | ||||
Country | Canada | |||
Province | British Columbia | |||
Major cities | Greenwood, Grand Forks, Castlegar, Cranbrook, Fernie | |||
Towns | Princeton, Osoyoos, Creston | |||
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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 (Highway 1) 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. The highway is considered a Core Route of the National Highway System.