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British Columbia provincial highway 95, the ''Columbia Highway'', is a north-south highway in the southeastern corner of the province, opened in 1957 . The highway connects with U.S. Highway 95 , from which the highway takes its number, at the Canada - U.S. border. Highway 95 is one of the most duplexed highways in the province, i.e., it shares most of its route with other numbered highways. Route details The 329 km-long Highway 95 begins at the international border in a town called Kingsgate , and follows the Moyie River northeast for 11 km to the town of Yahk , where it merges onto the Crowsnest Highway . Highway 95 follows the Crowsnest northeast for 72 km to the city of Cranbrook , where Highway 95A begins. From Cranbrook, it is another 6 km east to the Fort Steele junction, where the Crowsnest hands Highway 95 off to Highway 93 . From the Fort Steele junction, Highway 95 follows Highway 93 north for 32 km to the community of Wasa , where Highway 95A's east junction is located. From the Highway 95A junction, Highway 95 follows the Kootenay River upstream for 45 km, through Skookumchuck to the town of Canal Flats , at the southern end of Columbia Lake. North of Canal Flats, Highway 95 travels for 58 km along the Columbia River , through the communities of Fairmont Hot Springs and Windermere to the town of Radium Hot Springs , where Highway 93 diverges east. Highway 95 continues to follow the Columbia River north for 105 km, through the locations of Edgewater , Spillimacheen and Parson , to where it terminates at its junction with the Trans-Canada Highway at Golden . British Columbia provincial highway 95A, the ''Kimberley Highway'', is a 55 km-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. External links |