Rykerts
Coordinates | 49°0′0″N 116°29′58″W |
Country | British Columbia |
District | Central Kootenay Regional District |
Population |
301 |
Postal code area | CT |
Postal code district | CT10 |
Suburbs | Huscroft (CT7) |
Rykerts is a hamlet in southeastern British Columbia, located within the Central Kootenay Regional District. It is situated on the BC-US border.
The hamlet was created in 2016 through the amalgamation of the unincorporated Post Office settlements of Rykerts and Huscroft.
Commerce
Transportation
Air
Rykerts is served by the Rykerts Water Aerodrome (MTC LID: BBZ8).
Rail
Huscroft Station in the satellite of Huscroft is the terminus of CP Rail's Huscroft Subdivision. It is a freight-only station seeing one daily train on weekdays, but numerous extra trains run during harvest season to ship out agricultural produce grown in the area.
Road
Rykerts is the southern terminus of the Rykerts Highway (BC Highway 21), which runs north to Creston; it continues south as Idaho State Route 1.