British Columbia Highway 95A
Highway 95A | ||||
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| Kimberley Highway | ||||
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| Maintained by British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 55 km[1] (34 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1968–present | |||
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| South end |   Hwy 3 / Hwy 95 in Cranbrook | |||
| North end |  Hwy 93 / Hwy 95 at Wasa Junction | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | British Columbia | |||
| Major cities | Cranbrook, Kimberley | |||
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Highway 95A, the Kimberley Highway, is a 55 km (34 mi) long alternate route to Highway 95 that passes through the city of Kimberley and the community of Ta Ta Creek. The highway was created in 1968, when Highway 95 was re-routed from Highway 95A's current route to a path through the Fort Steele area.
Major intersections
For south to north. The entire route is in the Regional District of East Kootenay.
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Cranbrook | 0.00 | 0.00 | Hwy 3 / Hwy 95 – Fernie, Cranbrook, USA Border | Cranbrook Interchange | |
| | 8.39 | 5.21 |  Airport Access Road – Airport | ||
| Kimberley | 27.70 | 17.21 | Wallinger Avenue, Ross Street – Kimberley Alpine Resort | Hwy 95A branches east | |
| | 55.48 | 34.47 | Hwy 93 / Hwy 95 – Invermere, Radium Hot Springs, Wasa, Fort Steele | Through traffic follows Hwy 93 north / Hwy 95 north | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
McPhee Bridge
The McPhee Bridge, also known as the St. Mary's Bridge, rises high above the St. Mary River and is near the Canadian Rockies International Airport and the Shadow Mountain Golf Community. The bridge is used by over 12,000[2] people each day to travel between Cranbrook and Kimberley. It is right on the city boundary of northwest Cranbrook. The present Bridge was opened on September 26, 1981.[3]
Photo gallery
Hwy 95A in downtown Kimberley.
Curve on Hwy 95A.
References
- ^ a b Landmark Kilometre Inventory (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (Report). Cypher Consulting. July 2016. pp. 469–472. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-11. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
- ^ "Traffic Volumes". Archived from the original on 2018-06-22. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ Government of British Columbia (1982). Ministry of Transportation and Highways Report for the Fiscal Year 1981/82 (Report). p. 286. ISSN 0706-1897.
External links
- Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia by British Columbia Driving & Transportation
