British Columbia Highway 43

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]

Highway 43
Elk Valley Highway
Highway 43 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
Length	34.85 km[1] (21.65 mi)
Existed	1983[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	Highway 3 in Sparwood
North end	Elkford
Location
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Highway system
British Columbia provincial highways
← Highway 41 → Highway 49

Major intersections

The entire route is in East Kootenay Regional District.

Location	km[1]	mi	Destinations	Notes
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