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20-703: Allison Pass (el. 1,342 m or 4,403 ft) is a highway summit along the Crowsnest Highway in British Columbia , Canada. It is the highest point on the section of highway between the cities of Hope and Princeton . It is located in the middle of Manning Park , at the divide between the Skagit & Similkameen River drainages (and thus the watersheds of the Salish Sea and the Columbia River ), as well as on

40-602: A segment known as the Hope-Princeton Highway , passing the Hope Slide en route to Allison Pass , Manning Provincial Park , and Sunday Summit; at Princeton, the Crowsnest Highway meets Highway 5A . East of Princeton, the Crowsnest Highway goes southeast for 67 km (42 mi) to Keremeos , where it meets Highway 3A , leading towards Penticton and Highway 97 . Another 46 km (29 mi) southeast, and

60-838: A two-lane undivided road and the Crowsnest Highway ends 113 km (70 mi) later at the Trans-Canada Highway in Medicine Hat. Alberta Transportation has long-term plans to upgrade the entire Highway 3 corridor to a freeway from the British Columbia border to Medicine Hat. The plans include the construction of a Lethbridge bypass to render the CANAMEX Corridor free-flowing through southern Alberta, in combination with proposed bypasses of Fort Macleod, Claresholm and Nanton . The route would split from Highway 3 west of Coalhurst and run east, bypassing Lethbridge and Coaldale to

80-528: Is also known as the Southern Trans-Provincial Highway. The western-most segment between the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 5A is locally known as the Hope - Princeton Highway, and passes by the site of the Hope Slide . In Alberta, the terrain is initially mountainous, before smoothing to foothills and eventually generally flat prairie in the vicinity of Pincher Creek. The highway forms part of

100-596: Is designated a core route in Canada's National Highway System , and is designated as Highway 3 for its entire length. The Crowsnest Highway's western terminus is at Hope, where it branches off from the Trans-Canada Highway ( Highway 1 ). The highway goes east for 7 km (4 mi) to its junction with the Coquihalla Highway ( Highway 5 ), where it exits the freeway and continues for 127 km (79 mi) on

120-622: The Carson Canada - U.S. border crossing to a point on the Crowsnest Highway ( Highway 3 ) just 3 km (1.9 mi) west of Grand Forks ( Almond Gardens ). The highway was given the '41' designation in 1968. The reason the highway wasn't numbered "21" as a continuation of the Washington route, was because that highway number already existed in the Creston area. This British Columbia road, road transport or highway-related article

140-701: The Red Coat Trail and the CANAMEX Corridor from Highway 2 near Fort Macleod to Highway 4 in Lethbridge . Many sections of the highway were built by Japanese labour while they were interned during the Second World War, including sections like the Hope-Princeton. This history has been preserved at a heritage marker at Sunshine Valley , which was the largest internment camp in Canada. Crowsnest Highway

160-521: The United States border. Highway 3 then crosses the Oldman River east of Fort Macleod near Monarch , prior to a partial interchange with Highway 23 . After Coalhurst , the highway reaches Westview Drive W, which provides access to West Lethbridge . It then becomes a freeway named Crowsnest Trail as it reaches Highway 25 which branches north to Picture Butte while University Drive runs south to

180-645: The University of Lethbridge as the main thoroughfare through West Lethbridge. Highway 3 again crosses the Oldman River in central Lethbridge and the freeway segment ends at Mayor Magrath Drive , marking the northern terminus of Highway 5 . The highway meets the northern end of Highway 4 at the eastern limit of Lethbridge before continuing east to Coaldale and Taber . Within Taber, Highway 36 runs concurrently with Highway 3 for 3 km (2 mi). The highway reduces to

200-469: The Crowsnest Highway from a shared alignment. Highway 93 and the Crowsnest share a common alignment for the next 53 km (33 mi) southeast to Elko , where Highway 93 diverges south. 31 km (19 mi) northeast of Elko, the Crowsnest Highway reaches Fernie , then it goes north another 30 km (19 mi) to its junction with Highway 43 at Sparwood , and another 19 km (12 mi) east,

220-417: The Crowsnest Highway reaches Creston , just past junctions with Highway 21 and Highway 3A. 40 km (25 mi) later, south of Yahk , Highway 95 merges onto the Crowsnest Highway. The two highways share a common alignment for 72 km (45 mi) northeast to Cranbrook and the junction with Highway 95A . Another 6 km (4 mi) east, Highway 95 diverges north while Highway 93 merges onto

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240-426: The Crowsnest Highway reaches Osoyoos and a junction with Highway 97 . Approximately 52 km (32 mi) east of Osoyoos, the Crowsnest Highway reaches its junction with Highway 33 at Rock Creek , then the highway heads east for 70 km (43 mi) to its junction with Highway 41 , just before passing through Grand Forks . Another 26 km (16 mi) east, the Crowsnest Highway meets Highway 395 at

260-634: The Crowsnest Highway reaches its eastern junction with Highway 3B; another 11 km (6.8 mi) to the east it converges with Highway 6 at Salmo and the two highways share a concurrency for 14 km (9 mi) to Burnt Flat. The Crowsnest Highway continues through the Kootenay Pass on the Salmo-Creston Highway, a stretch known colloquially as the Kootenay Skyway , or Salmo-Creston Skyway . 67 km (42 mi) east of Burnt Flat,

280-577: The boundary between the Fraser Valley and Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Districts, approximately 12 km (7 mi) west of the Manning Resort and 54 km (34 mi) from Hope. The Skagit River originates at the pass while the Similkameen River originates just north of it. Cyclists and motorists alike find this stretch of road difficult because of the steep grades and high altitudes. On

300-530: The highway reaches the boundary with Alberta at Crowsnest Pass. The Alberta portion of the Crowsnest Highway is also designated as Highway 3 , running for approximately 323 km (201 mi) from the British Columbia border to Medicine Hat. It begins in Crowsnest Pass paralleling the Canadian Pacific Railway, first meeting Highway 40 at Coleman , then running 26 km (16 mi) east to

320-500: The north before rejoining the existing highway. During the 2021 British Columbia floods , the Crowsnest Highway was closed by landslides, as were the other routes connecting the Lower Mainland with the rest of Canada. It was the first of these routes to reopen. During the period when it was the only road route between Metro Vancouver and the rest of Canada, it experienced a high rate of crashes among heavy trucks driving faster than

340-550: The route's windy curves would allow for. The following is a list of major intersections along the Crowsnest Highway: British Columbia Highway 41 Highway 41 is a very short cross-border spur in the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary in British Columbia . At just 1.29 km (0.80 mi), it is the shortest numbered highway in the province. It connects State Route 21 at

360-436: The southern end of Christina Lake . The Crowsnest Highway travels for 47 km (29 mi) through Bonanza Pass to its junction with Highway 3B at Nancy Greene Lake , which is the cutoff to Rossland and Trail . It is another 26 km (16 mi) east to Castlegar , where the Crowsnest Highway intersects Highway 22 and Highway 3A, leading towards Nelson . Approximately 26 km (16 mi) east of Castlegar,

380-438: The southern terminus of Highway 22 . Highway 6 splits south near Pincher Creek . Approximately 50 km (31 mi) east of Pincher Creek, the highway becomes divided and interchanges with Highway 2 with which it is briefly concurrent, assuming the designation of the Red Coat Trail and CANAMEX Corridor. It proceeds for 5 km (3 mi) into the town of Fort Macleod, after which Highway 2 splits south to Cardston and

400-467: The way from Hope to Allison Pass, one must ascend the 7% (1 in 14) grades up to the Hope Slide before one can start up to Allison Pass, leaving many trucks waiting at the side of the road for their engines to cool down. The pass was named after John Fall Allison , a rancher living in Princeton. Crowsnest Highway In British Columbia , the highway is entirely in mountainous regions and

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