British Columbia Highway 3B

Highway 3B marker
Highway 3B
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length68 km[1] (42 mi)
Existed1967–present
Major junctions
West end Highway 3 near Nancy Greene Lake
Major intersections Highway 22 south in Rossland
Highway 22 north in Trail
Highway 22A in Trail
East end Highway 3 near Meadows
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Highway system
← Highway 3A→ Highway 4

Highway 3B is an alternate loop to the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3) between Nancy Greene Lake and an area called Meadows, just west of Erie on the Crowsnest. Originally, Highway 3B went between Nancy Greene Lake to Trail, where the Crowsnest picked up the route to the Meadows area. One of its original component sections, the Rossland and Nancy Greene Lake was opened on the 1st of October 1965 at a cost of $3.5 million (equivalent to $34.4 million in 2022) [2]

Originally, Highway 3B only went between Nancy Greene Lake and Trail, where the Crowsnest picked up the route to the Meadows area.[3] However, in 1978, Highway 3 was re-routed off the present-day Highway 3B alignment east of Trail because a new segment of Highway 3 between Castlegar and Meadows was opened.[4][5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference length was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Staff Writer (4 October 1965). "17 Mile Road Opens in B.C." Vancouver Sun. Vancouver Sun. Vancouver Sun. ProQuest 2240431115. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ British Columbia Department of Highways (6 November 1968). General Circular G20/68. Victoria: British Columbia Department of Highways. pp. 2–3.
  4. ^ Staff Writer (3 October 1978). "It's Time We Get Off Our Backsides: Bennett". Vancouver Sun. Canadian Press. ProQuest 2380245907. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. ^ Ministry of Highways and Public Works (30 October 1978). General Circular G46/78. Victoria: Ministry of Highways and Public Works. pp. 2–3.