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{{Short description|Canadian cross-provincial highway (est. 1932)}}
{{Infobox road
|country=CAN
|name=Crowsnest Highway
|type=Hwy
|alternate_name= Highway 3
|marker_image= [[Image:British Columbia Highway 3.svg|72px]] [[Image:Alberta Highway 3 (Crowsnest).svg|64px]]
|map=Crowsnest Highway Map 2017.png
|map_notes=The Crowsnest Highway highlighted in red
|length_km = 1161
|allocation = [[British Columbia Highway 3|BC 3]], [[Alberta Highway 3|AB 3]]
|direction_a = West
|direction_b = East
|terminus_a = {{jct|state=BC|TCH|1}} near [[Hope, British Columbia|Hope]]
|junction = {{plainlist|
*{{jct|state=BC|Hwy|5}} near [[Hope, British Columbia|Hope]]
*{{jct|state=BC|Hwy|97}} in [[Osoyoos, British Columbia|Osoyoos]]
*{{jct|state=BC|Hwy|95}} at [[Yahk, British Columbia|Yahk]] and [[Cranbrook, British Columbia|Cranbrook]]
*{{jct|state=BC|Hwy|93}} at [[Cranbrook, British Columbia|Cranbrook]] and [[Elko, British Columbia|Elko]]
*{{jct|state=AB|Hwy|2}} in [[Fort Macleod]]
*{{jct|state=AB|Hwy|4}} in [[Lethbridge]]}}
|terminus_b = {{jct|state=AB|TCH|1}} in [[Medicine Hat]]
|provinces = [[British Columbia]], [[Alberta]]
|established = 1932
|browse = '''[[National Highway System (Canada)|National Highway System]]'''
}}

The '''Crowsnest Highway''' is an east-west highway in [[British Columbia]] and [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. It stretches {{cvt|1161|km|mi}} across the southern portions of both provinces, from [[Hope, British Columbia]] to [[Medicine Hat|Medicine Hat, Alberta]], providing the shortest highway connection between the [[Lower Mainland]] and [[southern Alberta|southeast Alberta]] through the [[Canadian Rockies]]. Mostly two-lane, the highway was officially designated in 1932, mainly following a mid-19th-century gold rush trail originally traced out by an engineer named [[Edgar Dewdney]].  It takes its name from the [[Crowsnest Pass]], the location at which the highway crosses the [[Continental Divide]] between British Columbia and Alberta.

In [[British Columbia]], the highway is entirely in mountainous regions and is also known as the Southern Trans-Provincial Highway. The western-most segment between the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] and [[British Columbia provincial highway 5A|Highway 5A]] is locally known as the [[Hope, British Columbia|Hope]]-[[Princeton, British Columbia|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 the [[Red Coat Trail]] and the [[CANAMEX Corridor]] from [[Alberta Highway 2|Highway 2]] near [[Fort Macleod]] to [[Alberta Highway 4|Highway 4]] in [[Lethbridge, Alberta|Lethbridge]].
Many sections of the highway were built by Japanese labour while they were [[Japanese Canadian internment|interned]] during the Second World War, including sections like the Hope-Princeton. This history has been preserved at a heritage marker at [[Sunshine Valley, British Columbia|Sunshine Valley]], which was the largest internment camp in Canada.

== Route description ==
Crowsnest Highway is designated a core route in Canada's [[National Highway System (Canada)|National Highway System]], and is designated as Highway 3 for its entire length.<ref name=NHS>{{cite news | url=http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/mediaroom/backgrounders-b05-r003e-1877.htm | title=National Highway System | publisher=Transport Canada | date=2009-12-13 | access-date=2011-03-16 | df=mdy-all}}</ref>

=== British Columbia ===
{{Main|British Columbia Highway 3}}
[[Image:Allison pass summit.jpg|thumb|left|The peak of Allison Pass.]]
The Crowsnest Highway's western terminus is at Hope, where it branches off from the Trans-Canada Highway ([[British Columbia Highway 1|Highway 1]]).  The highway goes east for {{cvt|7|km|mi|0}} to its junction with the Coquihalla Highway ([[British Columbia Highway 5|Highway 5]]), where it exits the freeway and continues for {{cvt|127|km|mi}} on a segment known as the ''Hope-Princeton Highway'', passing the [[Hope Slide]] en route to [[Allison Pass]], [[Manning Park|Manning Provincial Park]], and Sunday Summit; at Princeton, the Crowsnest Highway meets [[British Columbia Highway 5A|Highway 5A]].<ref name="bcmap" /> East of Princeton, the Crowsnest Highway goes southeast for {{cvt|67|km|mi}} to [[Keremeos, British Columbia|Keremeos]], where it meets [[British Columbia Highway 3A|Highway 3A]], leading towards [[Penticton]] and [[British Columbia Highway 97|Highway 97]]. Another {{cvt|46|km|mi}} southeast, the Crowsnest Highway reaches [[Osoyoos, British Columbia|Osoyoos]] and a junction with [[British Columbia Highway 97|Highway 97]].

[[Image:Crownest similkameen.jpg|thumb|Through the Similkameen Valley westwards into the mountains]]
[[File:Crowsnest Highway (BC).jpg|thumb|Westward into Similkameen Valley]]

Approximately {{cvt|52|km|mi}} east of Osoyoos, the Crowsnest Highway reaches its junction with [[British Columbia Highway 33|Highway 33]] at [[Rock Creek, British Columbia|Rock Creek]], then the highway heads east for {{convert|70|km|mi|abbr=on}} to its junction with [[British Columbia Highway 41|Highway 41]], just before passing through [[Grand Forks, British Columbia|Grand Forks]].  Another {{cvt|26|km|mi}} east, the Crowsnest Highway meets [[British Columbia Highway 395|Highway 395]] at the southern end of [[Christina Lake, British Columbia|Christina Lake]].<ref name="bcmap" /> The Crowsnest Highway travels for {{cvt|47|km|mi}} through [[Bonanza Pass]] to its junction with [[British Columbia Highway 3B|Highway 3B]] at [[Nancy Greene Lake]], which is the cutoff to [[Rossland, British Columbia|Rossland]] and [[Trail, British Columbia|Trail]].  It is another {{cvt|26|km|mi}} east to [[Castlegar, British Columbia|Castlegar]], where the Crowsnest Highway intersects [[British Columbia Highway 22|Highway 22]] and Highway 3A, leading towards [[Nelson, British Columbia|Nelson]].  Approximately {{cvt|26|km|mi}} east of Castlegar, the Crowsnest Highway reaches its eastern junction with Highway 3B; another {{cvt|11|km|mi}} to the east it converges with [[British Columbia Highway 6|Highway 6]] at [[Salmo, British Columbia|Salmo]] and the two highways share a [[Concurrency (road)|concurrency]] for {{cvt|14|km|mi|0}} to Burnt Flat.<ref name="bcmap" />

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''.  {{convert|67|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Burnt Flat, the Crowsnest Highway reaches [[Creston, British Columbia|Creston]], just past junctions with [[British Columbia Highway 21|Highway 21]] and Highway 3A.  {{cvt|40|km|mi}} later, south of [[Yahk, British Columbia|Yahk]], [[British Columbia Highway 95|Highway 95]] merges onto the Crowsnest Highway.  The two highways share a common alignment for {{cvt|72|km|mi}} northeast to [[Cranbrook, British Columbia|Cranbrook]] and the junction with [[British Columbia Highway 95A|Highway 95A]]. Another {{cvt|6|km|mi|0}} east, Highway 95 diverges north while [[British Columbia Highway 93|Highway 93]] merges onto the Crowsnest Highway from a shared alignment.  Highway 93 and the Crowsnest share a common alignment for the next {{cvt|53|km|mi}} southeast to [[Elko, British Columbia|Elko]], where Highway 93 diverges south. {{cvt|31|km|mi}} northeast of Elko, the Crowsnest Highway reaches [[Fernie, British Columbia|Fernie]], then it goes north another {{cvt|30|km|mi}} to its junction with [[British Columbia Highway 43|Highway 43]] at [[Sparwood, British Columbia|Sparwood]], and another {{cvt|19|km|mi}} east, the highway reaches the boundary with Alberta at Crowsnest Pass.<ref name="bcmap" />

=== Alberta ===
{{Main|Alberta Highway 3}}
[[File:Crowsnest Highway Cowley Alberta.jpg|thumb|Highway 3 near Cowley, Alberta]]
The Alberta portion of the Crowsnest Highway is also designated as [[Alberta Highway 3|Highway 3]], running for approximately {{cvt|323|km|mi}} from the British Columbia border to Medicine Hat. It begins in Crowsnest Pass paralleling the Canadian Pacific Railway, first meeting [[Alberta Highway 40|Highway 40]] at  [[Coleman, Alberta|Coleman]], then running {{cvt|26|km|mi|0}} east to the southern terminus of [[Alberta Highway 22|Highway 22]]. [[Alberta Highway 6|Highway 6]] splits south near [[Pincher Creek, Alberta|Pincher Creek]]. Approximately {{cvt|50|km|mi}} east of Pincher Creek, the highway becomes divided and interchanges with [[Alberta Highway 2|Highway 2]] with which it is briefly concurrent, assuming the designation of the [[Red Coat Trail]] and CANAMEX Corridor. It proceeds for {{cvt|5|km|mi|0}} into the town of Fort Macleod, after which Highway 2 splits south to [[Cardston]] and the [[United States]] border. Highway 3 then crosses the [[Oldman River]] east of Fort Macleod near [[Monarch, Alberta|Monarch]], prior to a partial interchange with [[Alberta Highway 23|Highway 23]].<ref name=abmap/>

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 [[Alberta Highway 25|Highway 25]] which branches north to [[Picture Butte]] while University Drive runs south to 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 [[Alberta Highway 5|Highway 5]]. The highway meets the northern end of [[Alberta Highway 4|Highway 4]] at the eastern limit of Lethbridge before continuing east to [[Coaldale, Alberta|Coaldale]] and [[Taber, Alberta|Taber]].<ref name=abmap>{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.ca/maps/@49.8507861,-113.1672231,8z|title=Crownest Highway in Alberta|access-date=October 31, 2016}}</ref> Within Taber, [[Alberta Highway 36|Highway 36]] runs concurrently with Highway 3 for {{cvt|3|km|mi|0}}. The highway reduces to a two-lane undivided road and the Crowsnest Highway ends {{cvt|113|km|mi}} later at the [[Alberta Highway 1|Trans-Canada Highway]] in Medicine Hat.

==Future==
Alberta Transportation has long-term plans to upgrade the entire Highway 3 corridor to a freeway from the British Columbia border to Medicine Hat.<ref name=freewayplans/><ref name=freewayplans2/> 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, Alberta|Nanton]].<ref name=progress/><ref name=byp>{{Cite web | url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/projects/assets/Area_8_South/Hwy%203%20Lethbridge/Executive_Summary.pdf | title=Highways 3 & 4 - Lethbridge and Area NHS & NTSC Functional Planning Study - Final Report | date=February 2006 | access-date=2016-10-28 | df=mdy-all | work=Stantec Consulting Ltd. | publisher=Alberta Transportation}}</ref> The route would split from Highway 3 west of Coalhurst and run east, bypassing Lethbridge and Coaldale to the north before rejoining the existing highway.<ref name=byp/>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Major BC highway could reopen this weekend as new photos show huge damage along Coquihalla {{!}} News|url=https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/highway-3-roeopen-weekend-major-damage-coquihalla|access-date=2021-11-20|website=dailyhive.com|language=en}}</ref> 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 the route's windy curves would allow for.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Britten|first=Liam|date=7 December 2021|title=Drivers urged to slow down on Hwy 3 as crashes mount on critical route for freight trucks|work=[[CBC News]]|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/highway-3-crashes-trucks-1.6276089}}</ref>

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== Major intersections ==
The following is a list of major intersections along the Crowsnest Highway:<ref name=bcmap>{{cite map |title = Official British Columbia Road Map and Parks Guide |year = 2016 |scale = 1:463,600 |publisher = Davenport Maps Ltd. |sections = L-9, L-10, L-11, L-12 |location = Victoria, BC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Nicol|first1=Matthew|last2=Horel|first2=Steve|title=Landmark Kilometre Inventory|url=http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/driving-and-transportation/transportation-infrastructure/engineering-standards-and-guidelines/traffic-engineering-and-safety/highway-safety/lki/lki_bc_201507.pdf|pages=74–113|website=British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure|publisher=Cypher Consulting|date=July 2015|access-date=2016-07-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601112926/http://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/driving-and-transportation/transportation-infrastructure/engineering-standards-and-guidelines/traffic-engineering-and-safety/highway-safety/lki/lki_bc_201507.pdf|archive-date=2016-06-01|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=progress/><ref name=2010ABRoadMap>{{Cite map | publisher=Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation | title=Alberta Official Road Map | edition=2010 | section=N-5, N–6, N-7, N–8 }}</ref>
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== See also ==
{{Attached KML|display=title,inline}}
{{Portal|Canada|Roads}}
*[[CANAMEX Corridor]]
*[[Dewdney Trail]]
*[[Kettle Valley Railway]] (southern mainline of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway|CPR]])
*[[Pan-American Highway]]
*[[Red Coat Trail]]
*[[Yellowhead Highway]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|2|refs=
<ref name=progress>{{cite web|url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/Content/docType329/Production/2015_PROVINCIAL_HWY_1-216_CONTROL_SECTION_MAP.pdf|title=Provincial Highways 1 - 216 Progress Chart|publisher=Alberta Transportation|access-date=28 April 2016|date=March 2015}}</ref>

<ref name=freewayplans>{{Cite web |url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/projects/assets/area_8_south/hwy%201%20medicine%20hat/executive%20summary.pdf |access-date=2017-01-23 |date=2008-11-20 |df=mdy-all |title=Highways 1 & 3 Network Functional Planning Study - Future Realignment - City of Medicine Hat - Executive Summary |publisher=Alberta Transportation |work=Stantec |page=5 |quote=...Alberta Transportation strives for a higher standard of roadway, and therefore seeks to protect the future Highways 1 and 3 for a 130 km/h design speed (110 km/h posted speed). }}</ref>

<ref name=freewayplans2>{{Cite web |url=http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/projects/assets/Area_8_South/Hwy%203%20W%20of%20Burdett%20to%20W%20of%20Seven%20Persons/Executive%20Summary.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170123183519/http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/projects/assets/Area_8_South/Hwy%203%20W%20of%20Burdett%20to%20W%20of%20Seven%20Persons/Executive%20Summary.pdf |title=Highway 3:14 Functional Planning Study - West of Burdett to West of Seven Persons |work=ISL Engineering and Land Services |publisher=Alberta Transportation |url-status=live |df=mdy-all |archive-date=2017-01-23 |date=June 2013 |access-date=2017-01-23 |page=1 |quote=In the mid-2000s, Alberta Transportation (AT) identified the entirety of Highway 3 as part of the newly-designated freeway system. }}</ref>
}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.crowsnest-highway.ca/ Crowsnest Highway]

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{{Alberta Provincial Highways|Hwy=yes}}

[[Category:Alberta provincial highways, 1–216 series]]
[[Category:British Columbia provincial highways]]
[[Category:Trans-Canada Highway]]