British Columbia Highway 6

Highway 6
Nelson-Nelway Highway Vernon-Slocan Highway
Route information
Length:	406 km (252 mi)
Existed:	1941 – present
Tourist routes:	Part of the International Selkirk Loop
Major junctions
South end:	SR 31 at Canada–US border
	BC 3 east in Burnt Flat BC 3 west in Salmo BC 3A in Nelson BC 3A near South Slocan BC 31A near New Denver BC 23 in Nakusp Needles Ferry
West end:	BC 97 in Vernon
Location
Major cities:	Nelson, Vernon
Highway system
British Columbia provincial highways ← BC 5A BC 7 →

British Columbia provincial highways

Highway 6 is a two-lane highway passing between the Kootenay and Okanagan regions in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is divided into two parts—the Nelson-Nelway Highway between the Canada–US border and Nelson, and the Vernon-Slocan Highway between South Slocan and Vernon. Highway 6 is a north-south highway between Nelway and the Needles Ferry and an east-west highway between the Needles Ferry and Vernon; it has a total length of 407 km (253 mi). It first opened in 1941, and its very winding path through the western Kootenays has not changed since.

Highway 6 begins at the Canada–US border crossing at Nelway, where it connects with Washington State Route 31. It travels north for 10 km (6 mi) to the Burnt Flat Junction, where the Crowsnest Highway (Highway 3) merges onto it from the east. Highway 3 and Highway 6 share a concurrency north for 14 km (9 mi) to the town of Salmo, where Highway 3 diverges west. From Salmo, Highway 6 goes north for 41 km (25 mi), mostly following the Salmo River, to the city of Nelson, where access to the Whitewater Ski Resort is located. Highway 3A merges onto Highway 6 at Nelson, and the two highways travel west for 24 km (15 mi) along the Kootenay River, passing through the communities of Taghum and Bonnington Falls, to where Highway 3A diverges southwest just west of South Slocan at Playmour Junction.

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