International Selkirk Loop
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The International Selkirk Loop is a 280 mile/450 km scenic road loop circling the Selkirk Mountains. It traverses eastern Washington, northern Idaho and southern British Columbia. The nearest large city is Spokane, Washington, 47 miles 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.
[edit] Roads
- British Columbia provincial highway 3A
- British Columbia provincial highway 6
- British Columbia provincial highway 21
- Idaho State Highway 1
- US 95 (Idaho)
- US 2 (Idaho)
- Washington State Route 20
- Washington State Route 31
[edit] External links
- http://www.selkirkloop.org/
- US DOT America's Byways page
- Press Release - International Selkirk Loop receives Idaho State Scenic Byway Status - Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge, January 27, 2004
- Drive the Selkirk Loop Sunset Magazine, May, 2001
