British Columbia Highway 43
Route map:
 Highway 43 | ||||
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| Elk Valley Highway | ||||
 Highway 43 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 34.85 km[1] (21.65 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1983[2]–present | |||
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| South end |  Highway 3 in Sparwood | |||
| North end | Elkford | |||
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| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | British Columbia | |||
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Highway 43, the Elk Valley Highway, is the easternmost spur off of the British Columbia segment of the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3), in the Regional District of East Kootenay. The highway, which is two lanes, starts in Sparwood, and travels 35 km (22 mi) north along the Elk River to the community of Elkford, where a connection to Elk Lakes Provincial Park, on the border with Alberta, is located. The route received its designation in 1983, and it has not been re-aligned.[2]
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in East Kootenay Regional District.
| Location | km[1] | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Sparwood | 0.00 | 0.00 | Highway 3 (Crowsnest Highway) – Lethbridge, Fernie, Cranbrook | Southern terminus | |
| Elkford | 34.85 | 21.65 | Galbraith Drive | Northern terminus; continues north as Elk River FSR dirt road | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
[edit]KML is not from Wikidata
- ^ a b "Landmark Kilometre Inventory" (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Cypher Consulting. pp. 449–450. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ a b British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways (4 January 1983). General Circular G1/83. Victoria: Ministry of Transportation and Highways.
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