British Columbia Highway 22 Explained

Province:BC
Type:Hwy
Route:22
Alternate Name:Paterson-Trail Highway
Schofield Highway
Length Km:46
Length Round:0
Established:1964
Direction A:South
Direction B:North
Previous Type:Hwy
Previous Route:21
Next Type:Hwy
Next Route:22A

Highway 22 is a north–south provincial highway in British Columbia that connects the city of Castlegar to the Canada–U.S. border. When the highway was first opened in 1964, it only went as far north from the border as Rossland. Highways 3 and 3B followed the present-day routing of Highway 22 north of Rossland at the time Highway 22 was first opened. The route north of Rossland was given to Highway 22 in 1979. The number of the highway is derived from then-Washington State Route 22 (renumbered to Route 25 in 1964), which Highway 22 meets at the border.

Route details

The total distance covered by Highway 22 is 47km (29miles). It begins at the Canada-U.S. border at a location known as Paterson. From Paterson, Highway 22 goes north for 11km (07miles) to Rossland, where it meets Highway 3B. Highway 3B then carries Highway 22 east for 10km (10miles) to Trail where Highway 3B diverges east. Highway 22 then follows the Columbia River north for 26km (16miles) to where it meets the Crowsnest Highway at Castlegar.

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