International Selkirk Loop

International Selkirk Loop

The International Selkirk Loop is a convert|280|mi|km scenic road loop circling the Selkirk Mountains. The Loop has been named North America's only International Scenic Byway. It traverses eastern Washington, northern Idaho and southern British Columbia. The nearest large city is Spokane, Washington, convert|47|mi|km from the loop. Cities actually on the loop include Nelson, BC, Creston, BC, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Sandpoint, Idaho, Priest River, Idaho, and Metaline Falls, Washington. The loop includes the Kootenay Lake Ferry, the longest free ferry in the world.

It was designated an All-American Road by the United States Department of Transportation.

Roads

*British Columbia Highway 3A
*British Columbia Highway 6
*British Columbia Highway 21
*Idaho State Highway 1
*US 95 (Idaho)
*US 2 (Idaho)
*Washington State Route 20
*Washington State Route 31

External links

*http://www.selkirkloop.org/
* [http://www.byways.org/browse/byways/2486/ US DOT America's Byways page]
* [http://www.fws.gov/kootenai/Press%20Release/Selkirkloop.htm Press Release - International Selkirk Loop receives Idaho State Scenic Byway Status] - Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge, January 27, 2004
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1216/is_5_206/ai_74827050 Drive the Selkirk Loop] Sunset Magazine, May, 2001


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