Salmo to Alberta Weather Cams along Highway 3 Crowsnest Highway through Kootenay Pass.
Highway 3 Salmo to Alberta Weather Cams
Salmo – Highway 3 at Hwy 6, looking west on Hwy 3.
Kootenay Pass – Hwy 3, Salmo Creston Highway Summit, looking to the east.
Creston – Hwy 3 and Hwy 3A junction at Creston, looking southeast.
Leadville Road – Highway 3, in Kitchener about 18 km east of Creston, looking east.
Goatfell – Highway 3, near Goatfell, about 9 km northwest of Yahk, looking to the east.
Yahk – Hwy 3 at Hwy 95, Yahk Weigh Scale, looking to the north-east.
Irishman – Hwy 3, about 21 km southwest of Moyie, looking south.
Moyie Lake – Hwy 3, near the south end of Moyie Lake, looking to the north.
Cranbrook – Hwy 3/95 at 9th Ave. in Cranbrook, looking to the northeast.
Elko – Highway 3, about 1 km west of Elko at Hwy 93 junction, looking to the east.
Morrissey – Hwy 3, about 10km south of Fernie at Morrissey Junction, looking to the north.
Hosmer – Hwy 3, in Hosmer, about 12 km north of Fernie, looking north-east.
Sparwood – Highway 3 at Sparwood weigh scale, about 2 km west of the Alberta border, looking to the south-east.
Leaving Salmo BC Highway 3 and Highway 6 travel the same path leading to Burnt Flat.
East of Burn Flat Highway 3 heads into the Selkirk Mountains and passes through the Kootenay Pass, at 1,774 m (5,820 ft) it is the highest point on the Crowsnest Highway.
43 miles east of Burnt Flat, Highway 3 reaches the town of Creston in the Kootenay River valley, just past junctions with Highway 21 and Highway 3A.
East of Creston, Highway 3 passes through the Purcell Mountains and later, intersects Highway 95 near the town of Yahk. The two highways share a common alignment for 72 km (45 mi) northeast along the Moyie River, crossing into the Regional District of East Kootenay along the way, to a junction with Highway 95A in the city of Cranbrook.
Travelling further east is the interchange where Hwy 3 merges with the Highway 93 and Highway 95.
From here Highway 95 diverges north and Highway 93 merges onto the Highway 3 from the north.
Highway 93 and Highway 3 share a common alignment for the next 55 km (34 mi), passing through the Rocky Mountain Trench, crosses the Kootenay River, and enters the Rocky Mountains, where at Elko Highway 93 diverges south.
From Elko east, Highway 3 follows the Elk River for 32 km (20 mi) to Fernie.
From Fernie the highway goes north 29 km (18 mi) to the junction with Highway 43 at Sparwood.
Travelling east of Sparwood BC, Highway 3, leaves the Elk River valley and continues for another 12 miles east to the Crowsnest Pass on the Continental Divide then crossing into Alberta.
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