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The Crowsnest Highway is an east-west highway in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. It stretches 1,161 km (721 mi) across the southern portions of both provinces, from Hope, British Columbia to Medicine Hat, Alberta, providing the shortest highway connection between the Lower Mainland and southeast Alberta through the Canadian Rockies.
- 1932–present
- 1,161 km (721 mi)
Crowsnest Lake, near the summit of the Crowsnest Pass, looking east toward Crowsnest Mountain. The pass is located in southeast British Columbia and southwest Alberta, and is the southernmost rail and highway route through the Canadian Rockies.
- 1,358 m (4,455 ft)
The Crowsnest Highway is an east-west highway in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. It stretches 1,161 km across the southern portions of both provinces, from Hope, British Columbia to Medicine Hat, Alberta, providing the shortest highway connection between the Lower Mainland and southeast Alberta through the Canadian Rockies.
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 ...
Regional DistrictLocationKm [1]Mi0.000.000.990.623.081.916.674.14- 1941–present
- 838 km (521 mi)
Nov 7, 2020 · The Crowsnest Highway (Highway #3) is an east-west, 1161 km road from Hope, British Columbia to Medicine Hat, Alberta where it meets up with the Trans-Canada Highway. Opened in 1932, it follows the mid-19th century gold rush trail traced out by engineer Edgar Dewdney.
It's a main route between Alberta and British Columbia, right through the southern portion of Canadian Rockies. While that makes the drive winding, it also means that the views are gorgeous. As you take on the mountains, consider that this is a historic route that follows a mid-19th-century gold rush trail.
Sleep. Connect. Go next. Crowsnest Pass is in Southern Alberta, Canada. Gateway to the southern Alberta and some of the last untouched beauty of the Canadian Rockies. It is on the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3).
