British Columbia Highway 95

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North end Hwy 1 (TCH) in Golden
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Highway system
← Hwy 93→ Hwy 95A

Highway 95 is a north-south highway in the southeastern corner of British Columbia, opened in 1957. The highway connects with U.S. Route 95, from which the highway takes its number, at the Canada–U.S. border at Kingsgate, just north of Eastport, Idaho.[2] The section between the Canada-U.S. border and the Crowsnest Highway is known as the Yahk–Kingsgate Highway while the section between the Crowsnest Highway and Golden is known as the Kootenay–Columbia Highway.[3]

Highway 95, one of the most

overlapped
highways in the province, shares most of its route with other numbered highways.

Route description

Entering Parson, British Columbia on BC-95.

The 329 km (204 mi) long Highway 95 begins at the international border in a small community called

Yahk, where it merges onto the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3). Highway 95 follows the Crowsnest Highway northeast for 72 km (45 mi) to the city of Cranbrook, where Highway 95A, designated in 1968 and following the original alignment of Highway 95 for 54 km (34 mi) through Kimberley and Ta Ta Creek, begins. From Cranbrook, it is another 7 km (4 mi) east to the Fort Steele junction, where Highway 3 hands Highway 95 off to Highway 93.[2]

From the Fort Steele junction, Highway 95 follows Highway 93 north for 31 km (19 mi) through the community of

Spillimacheen and Parson, to where it terminates at its junction with the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) at Golden.[2]

History

Prior to 1941, British Columbia used lettered routes as opposed to numbers, and the Kootenay–Columbia Highway between Cranbrook and Golden was designated as part of Route U, which continued south to U.S. Route 93 at Roosville along present-day Highway 93.[4] In 1941, British Columbia introduced numbered highways, with Highway 95 begin designated on 11 km (7 mi) Yahk–Kingsgate Highway, the northern extension of U.S. Route 95, while the Kootenay–Columbia Highway between Cranbrook and Golden was designated as Highway 4.[5] In 1953, the Highway 4 was moved to its present location on Vancouver Island, with the Kootenay–Columbia Highway being renumbered to Highway 95. In 1968, Highway 95 was realigned to bypass Kimberley, with the former section becoming Highway 95A.

Major intersections

From south to north:[6]

Regional DistrictLocationkm[1]miDestinationsNotes
Central Kootenay
Kingsgate0.000.00
 US 95 south – Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint, Coeur d'Alene		Continues into Idaho
Eastport-Kingsgate Border Crossing
Yahk
11.307.02 Hwy 3 west (Crowsnest Highway) – Creston, CastlegarSouth end of Hwy 3 concurrency
East Kootenay
Cranbrook77.24–
89.05		47.99–
55.33		Passes through Cranbrook
83.6251.96 Hwy 95A north – KimberleyCranbrook Interchange
​89.0555.33 Hwy 3 east / Hwy 93 south (Crowsnest Highway) – Fernie, LethbridgeFort Steele Interchange
North end of Hwy 3 concurrency; south end of Hwy 93 concurrency
Fort Steele96.0559.68Fort Steele Bridge across the Kootenay River
97.1960.39Wardner Fort Steele Road (
Hwy 935:1381 south) – Wardner
​120.7175.01Wasa Bridge across the Kootenay River
120.8475.09 Hwy 95A south – Kimberley
133.2882.82Springbrook Bridge across the Kootenay River
Canal Flats
161.80100.54Canal Flats Bridge across the Kootenay River
​183.93114.29Westside Road (
Invermere
185.79115.44Fairmont Bridge across the Columbia River
Fairmont Hot Springs187.21116.33Riverview Road, Fairmont Resort Road
Panorama Mountain
Radium Hot Springs223.45138.85 Hwy 93 north (Banff–Windermere Highway) – Kootenay National Park, Banff, Lake LouiseNorth end of Hwy 93 concurrency
Kamloops, Revelstoke, Banff, Calgary
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Landmark Kilometre Inventory (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (Report). Cypher Consulting. July 2016. pp. 109–112, 405–410, 414–418. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  2. ^ a b c Tourism British Columbia. Super, Natural British Columbia Road Map & Parks Guide (Map) (2010-2011 ed.). Davenport Maps Ltd. §§ J-11, K-11, K-12, L-11, L-12.
  3. ^ "Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia". Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Province of British Columbia. June 8, 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  4. ^ Rand McNally and Company (1939). "Western and Central Canada" (Map). "State Farm Road Atlas: United States, Canada, Mexico". Chicago, IL: State Farm Insurance Companies Travel Bureau. pp. 94–95.
  5. ^ The H.M. Gousha Company (1951). "Southern Alberta" (Map). Shell Map of Montana. The Shell Oil Company. §§ G-2, G-3, H-3, I-3.
  6. ISBN 1-55368-018-9
    .

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