British Columbia Highway 93

Highway 93 in British Columbia, Canada
Roosville - Radium Hot Springs - Castle Mountain Junction
Basic data
Operator:	British Columbia Ministry of Transportation
Start of the street:	Roosville ( 49 ° 0 ′  N , 115 ° 3 ′  W )
End of street:	Vermilion Pass ( 51 ° 14 ′  N , 116 ° 3 ′  W )
Overall length:	317 km
Regional District :	East Kootenay
Entrance of the Kootenay National Park
Course of the road Continue on  S to Missoula  United States - Canada  Roosville O after Fernie Jaffray Kootenay River Baker W / S to Cranbrook Kootenay River Wasa Kootenay River Skookumchuk Canal Flats Fairmont Hot Springs Windermere Invermere Radium Hot Springs N after golden Kootenay National Park Kootenay National Park Vermillion Pass ===  Alberta Continue on  N to Jasper  Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap map

British Columbia Highway 93 is located in southeastern British Columbia. It is the extension of US Highway 93 , which begins in Arizona . The highway has a length of 317 km in British Columbia, the highway continues in Alberta as Highway 93 , whereby a section of the same is also known as the Icefields Parkway .

Route

The start of the highway is on the Montana border near Roosville . From there it runs in a northerly direction, after 36 km it flows south from Elko to the Highway 3 . The road runs in a north-westerly direction, north of Cranbrook the highways split again. While Highway 3, there together with Highway 95 , leads west, Highway 93 continues its course north. However, there is a joint award with Highway 95 for the following 134 km. The route runs in the valley of the Kootenay River . The Kootenay River is crossed north of Wasa and followed to Canal Flats, where the route leaves the valley in a north-westerly direction. The highway runs along the west bank of Columbia Lakes to Fairmont Hot Springs . The route runs north to Windermere Lake , on the banks of which are the parishes of Windermere and Invermere . In the subsequent town of Radium Hot Springs , Highway 93 and 95, which lead northwest along the Columbia River , share again. Highway 93 heads east to get into Kootenay National Park . The highway meets the valley of the Kootenay River again and follows it north. From Vermilion Peak, the highway leads northeast again to lead to Alberta at Vermilion Pass .

Web links

Commons : British Columbia Highway 93  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

1. ^ Official Numbered Routes in British Columbia. Government of British Columbia, accessed December 6, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Landmark Kilometer Inventory (LKI). Government of British Columbia, accessed December 6, 2018 .