List of Northwest Territories highways
Appearance
The following is a list of territorial highways in the Northwest Territories of Canada. They are divided amongst Arterial Class Highways, of which there are six; Collector Class Highways, of which there are 23; and closed highways, of which there are two. Only some places in the Northwest Territories can be reached by means of highways.
Arterial Class Highways[edit]
Number | Length (km)[1] | Length (mi) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Local names | Formed | Removed | Notes |
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Highway 1 | 690.0 | 428.7 | Hwy 35 at Alberta border north of Indian Cabins | Wrigley | Mackenzie Highway | 1949 | current | Longest highway in the territory |
Highway 2 | 48.6 | 30.2 | Highway 1 in Enterprise | Northwest corner of Vale Island in Hay River | Hay River Highway | 1949 | current | Shortest highway in the territory |
Highway 3 | 338.8 | 210.5 | Highway 1 near Fort Providence | Highway 4 in Yellowknife | Yellowknife Highway | 1960 | current | Also known as the Great Slave Highway |
Highway 5 | 267.0 | 165.9 | Highway 2 near Hay River | Hwy 48 at Alberta border in Fort Smith | Fort Smith Highway | 1966 | current | Passes through Wood Buffalo National Park |
Highway 7 | 254.1 | 157.9 | Hwy 77 at British Columbia border south of Fort Liard | Highway 1 near Fort Simpson | Liard Highway | 1984 | current | Packed dirt and gravel road |
Highway 8 | 272.5 | 169.3 | Hwy 5 at Yukon border | Highway 10 in Inuvik | Dempster Highway | 1979 | current | Canada's only all-weather road to cross the Arctic Circle; studies are being done to include a possible link to the Mackenzie Highway |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
Collector Class Highways[edit]
Highway | Name | Length (km)[2] | From[3] | To | Notes |
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Aklavik Ice Road | 116 km (72 mi) | Highway 8 in Inuvik | Aklavik | Seasonal. | |
Colville Lake Winter Road | 165 km (103 mi) | Wrigley-Fort Good Hope Winter Road | Colville Lake | Seasonal. | |
Délîne Winter Road | 105.3 km (65.4 mi) | Wrigley-Fort Good Hope Winter Road | Délîne | Seasonal. | |
Dettah Ice Road | 6.3 km (3.9 mi) | School Draw Avenue in Yellowknife | Dettah | Seasonal. | |
Dettah Road | 11.3 km (7.0 mi) | Highway 4 | Dettah | ||
Fort Liard Access Road | 5.3 km (3.3 mi) | Highway 7 | Fort Liard | ||
Fort McPherson Access Road | 1.1 km (0.68 mi) | Highway 8 | Fort McPherson | ||
Fort Providence Access Road | 5.4 km (3.4 mi) | Highway 3 | Fort Providence | ||
Fort Resolution Highway | 90.0 km (55.9 mi) | Highway 5 near Hay River | Fort Resolution | Also provides access to the former community of Pine Point. | |
Fort Simpson Access Road | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) | Highway 1 | Fort Simpson | ||
Gamètì Winter Road | 128.0 km (79.5 mi) | Whatì Winter Road | Gamètì | Seasonal. | |
Ingraham Trail | 69.2 km (43.0 mi) | Highway 3 in Yellowknife | Tibbitt Lake | Provides access to Dettah (27 km (17 mi)) when the ice road (6.5 km (4.0 mi)) is closed. | |
Inuvik Access Road | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) | Highway 8 | Inuvik | ||
Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway | 138 km (86 mi) | Highway 8 near Inuvik | Tuktoyaktuk | Replaced the Tuktoyaktuk Winter Road; construction began 2013, completed 2017 and opened in November. Designated as Highway 10. | |
Nahanni Butte Winter Road | 22.3 km (13.9 mi) | Highway 7 | Nahanni Butte | Seasonal. | |
Sambaa K’e Winter Road | 126.0 km (78.3 mi) | Highway 1 | Sambaa K’e | Seasonal. | |
Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road | 568 km (353 mi) | Tibbitt Lake | Contwoyto Lake, Nunavut | Private road first built in 1982 to service mines and exploration activities | |
Tłı̨chǫ Highway | 97 km (60 mi) | Highway 3 near Behchokǫ̀ | Whatì Winter Road | Opened in November 2021. | |
Rae Access Road | 10.5 km (6.5 mi) | Highway 3 | Rae borough of Behchokö | ||
Wekweètì Winter Road | 235.0 km (146.0 mi) | Whatì Winter Road | Wekweètì | Seasonal. | |
Whatì Winter Road | 100 km (62 mi) | Highway 3 | Whatì | Seasonal. | |
Wrigley-Fort Good Hope Winter Road | 486.4 km (302.2 mi) | Highway 1 | Fort Good Hope | Connects to Tulita (formerly Fort Norman), Norman Wells, Fort Good Hope, with 106 km branch route to Deline and 165 km branch route to Colville Lake. 34 permanent bridges completed along route which can be used as part of an all-weather route. | |
Yellowknife Access Road | 3.6 km (2.2 mi) | 49th Avenue, Yellowknife | Giant Mine Boat Launch Access Road | Turns into 48th Street at 49th Avenue. |
Closed Highways[edit]
Highway | Name | Length (km)[4] | From[5] | To | Notes |
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Tuktoyaktuk Winter Road (closed) | 187 km (116 mi) | Inuvik | Tuktoyaktuk | Former ice road; closed permanently in April 2017 with the completion of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway | |
Canol Road (closed) | 357 km (222 mi) | Norman Wells | Macmillan Pass, Yukon/Northwest Territories border | Second World War road completed early 1943, abandoned mid-1945, now the Canol Heritage Trail, connecting to the active Yukon Highway 6, the Canol Road |
Access by community[edit]
The communities reached by the all-weather highway network are:
Communities that can only be reached by ice-road are:
Communities with no access by surface vehicle:
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Northwest Territories Department of Transportation, Highway Traffic, 2006 Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Northwest Territories Department of Transportation, Highway Traffic, 2006 Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Highway Designation and Classification Regulations, N.W.T. Reg. 047-92
- ^ Northwest Territories Department of Transportation, Highway Traffic, 2006 Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Highway Designation and Classification Regulations, N.W.T. Reg. 047-92
External links[edit]
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