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Yellowknife Highway

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opened on November 30, 2012, and replaced the ferry/ice bridge. Trucks pay tolls on northbound crossings, with pre-registered trucks using an electronic device being charged automatically. Private passenger vehicles do not pay a toll. Estimated costs have more than tripled since 2003. In 2021, the
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border. First completed in 1960 as a gravel and dirt road, the highway is now paved and realigned after years of work concluded in 2006. Access to Yellowknife prior to the opening of the Yellowknife Highway was possible only by airplane,
294:(December to March). Transportation was interrupted in the spring for approximately five weeks when the ice bridge became unsafe but ice conditions prevented safe ferry operations. The ferry-vessel 847: 283:
extends a further 70 km (43 mi) east, also providing access to the seasonal winter roads used by commercial trucking for mine resupply.
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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A closer look at Canada's infrastructure blockbusters.
839: 27:Major road in the Northwest Territories, Canada 696: 576:Old Ingraham Trail / 48 Street – City Centre 848:Northwest Territories territorial highways 703: 689: 59:Maintained by Department of Transportation 658:"Highway 3 in the Northwest Territories" 219: 208: 598: 14: 840: 317: 684: 650: 575: 569: 546: 540: 526: 520: 508: 502: 497: 491: 481: 475: 443: 437: 427: 421: 405: 395: 364: 358: 298:served from 1961 to 1972, and the MV 213:Bridge over the Frank Channel near 24: 333: 67:338.8 km (210.5 mi) 25: 859: 646:A piece of history begins to melt 819:Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road 787: 606:"Deh Cho Bridge to open Nov. 30" 547: 527: 444: 365: 191: 176: 99: 80: 35: 779:Highway 10 (Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk) 271:The highway also connects with 237:Northwest Territories Highway 3 49:Northwest Territories Highway 3 18:Northwest Territories Highway 3 639: 624: 157:Northwest Territories highways 13: 1: 591: 338: 227:along the Yellowknife Highway 7: 759:Highway 6 (Fort Resolution) 428:Fort Providence Access Road 10: 864: 302:served from 1972 to 2012. 243:, is a highway connecting 796: 785: 726: 583: 578: 572: 565: 543: 536: 523: 515: 511: 505: 494: 483: 478: 470: 465: 461: 440: 434: 430: 424: 416: 400: 390: 361: 355: 350: 345: 342: 337: 332: 329: 324: 169: 152: 147: 143: 133: 123: 118: 114: 95: 88:(Mackenzie Highway) near 76: 71: 63: 58: 53: 48: 32: 275:(formerly Rae-Edzo) and 824:Tuktoyaktuk Winter Road 744:Highway 3 (Yellowknife) 754:Highway 5 (Fort Smith) 239:and also known as the 228: 217: 739:Highway 2 (Hay River) 734:Highway 1 (Mackenzie) 719:Northwest Territories 498:Crosses Frank Channel 249:Northwest Territories 223: 212: 138:Northwest Territories 827:(permanently closed) 769:Highway 8 (Dempster) 749:Highway 4 (Ingraham) 279:. From Yellowknife, 107:(Ingraham Trail) at 774:Highway 9 (Tłı̨chǫ) 533:Yellowknife Airport 318:Major intersections 241:Great Slave Highway 233:Yellowknife Highway 42:Yellowknife Highway 713:Roads and highways 635:November 16, 2011. 612:. November 6, 2012 229: 218: 835: 834: 764:Highway 7 (Liard) 589: 588: 579:Northern terminus 391:Southern terminus 375:Mackenzie Highway 264:, or boat across 253:Mackenzie Highway 207: 206: 203: 202: 54:Route information 16:(Redirected from 855: 791: 720: 714: 705: 698: 691: 682: 681: 675: 674: 672: 670: 654: 648: 643: 637: 628: 622: 621: 619: 617: 602: 551: 550: 531: 530: 448: 447: 369: 368: 340: 335: 322: 321: 266:Great Slave Lake 199: 195: 194: 184: 180: 179: 171: 170: 103: 102: 84: 83: 39: 30: 29: 21: 863: 862: 858: 857: 856: 854: 853: 852: 838: 837: 836: 831: 814:Ragged Ass Road 792: 783: 722: 718: 712: 709: 679: 678: 668: 666: 656: 655: 651: 644: 640: 629: 625: 615: 613: 604: 603: 599: 594: 585: 548: 528: 509:Rae Access Road 454:Tłı̨chǫ Highway 445: 418:Fort Providence 411:Mackenzie River 402: 397: 366: 320: 312:Tłı̨chǫ Highway 288:Mackenzie River 277:Fort Providence 192: 190: 177: 175: 100: 90:Fort Providence 81: 72:Major junctions 44: 43: 40: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 861: 851: 850: 833: 832: 830: 829: 821: 816: 811: 809:Deh Cho Bridge 806: 800: 798: 794: 793: 786: 784: 782: 781: 776: 771: 766: 761: 756: 751: 746: 741: 736: 730: 728: 724: 723: 708: 707: 700: 693: 685: 677: 676: 649: 638: 623: 596: 595: 593: 590: 587: 586: 581: 580: 577: 574: 571: 567: 566: 564: 563:, Predude Lake 557:Ingraham Trail 545: 542: 538: 537: 535: 525: 522: 519: 513: 512: 510: 507: 504: 500: 499: 496: 493: 489: 488: 482: 480: 477: 474: 469: 463: 462: 460: 442: 439: 436: 432: 431: 429: 426: 423: 420: 414: 413: 407:Deh Cho Bridge 404: 399: 393: 392: 389: 363: 360: 357: 354: 348: 347: 344: 341: 336: 331: 328: 319: 316: 307:Deh Cho Bridge 205: 204: 201: 200: 187: 185: 167: 166: 165: 164: 161: 160: 150: 149: 148:Highway system 145: 144: 141: 140: 135: 131: 130: 125: 121: 120: 116: 115: 112: 111: 97: 96:North end 93: 92: 78: 77:South end 74: 73: 69: 68: 65: 61: 60: 56: 55: 51: 50: 46: 45: 41: 34: 33: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 860: 849: 846: 845: 843: 828: 825: 822: 820: 817: 815: 812: 810: 807: 805: 802: 801: 799: 795: 790: 780: 777: 775: 772: 770: 767: 765: 762: 760: 757: 755: 752: 750: 747: 745: 742: 740: 737: 735: 732: 731: 729: 725: 721: 715: 706: 701: 699: 694: 692: 687: 686: 683: 665: 664: 659: 653: 647: 642: 636: 634: 627: 611: 607: 601: 597: 582: 568: 562: 558: 554: 539: 534: 518: 514: 501: 490: 487: 473: 468: 464: 459: 455: 451: 433: 419: 415: 412: 408: 394: 388: 384: 380: 376: 372: 353: 349: 327: 323: 315: 313: 308: 303: 301: 297: 296:Johnny Berens 293: 289: 286:Crossing the 284: 282: 278: 274: 269: 267: 263: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 238: 235:, officially 234: 226: 222: 216: 211: 198: 188: 186: 183: 173: 172: 168: 163: 162: 159: 158: 154: 153: 151: 146: 142: 139: 136: 132: 129: 126: 122: 117: 113: 110: 106: 98: 94: 91: 87: 79: 75: 70: 66: 62: 57: 52: 47: 38: 31: 19: 826: 743: 667:. 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Retrieved 600: 485: 409:crosses the 387:Fort Simpson 343:Destinations 304: 299: 295: 285: 270: 240: 236: 232: 230: 155: 797:Other roads 669:October 26, 663:Google Maps 616:November 8, 517:Yellowknife 467:North Slave 352:South Slave 300:Merv Hardie 262:winter road 245:Yellowknife 109:Yellowknife 804:Canol Road 631:CBC News: 592:References 379:Enterprise 292:ice bridge 225:Wood bison 559:) – 553:Highway 4 484:Formerly 472:Behchokǫ̀ 456:) – 450:Highway 9 383:Hay River 377:) – 371:Highway 1 281:Highway 4 273:Behchokǫ̀ 251:, to the 215:Behchokǫ̀ 197:Highway 4 182:Highway 2 134:Territory 105:Highway 4 86:Highway 1 842:Category 727:Highways 610:CBC News 330:Location 119:Location 716:in the 660:(Map). 435:​ 356:​ 257:Alberta 124:Country 561:Dettah 555:east ( 326:Region 128:Canada 64:Length 458:Whati 346:Notes 671:2018 618:2012 486:Edzo 305:The 231:The 573:210 570:338 544:209 541:336 524:208 521:335 506:152 503:245 495:152 492:244 479:149 476:239 441:122 438:197 401:14– 396:23– 362:0.0 844:: 608:. 425:20 422:32 403:16 398:25 385:, 381:, 339:mi 334:km 268:. 247:, 189:→ 174:← 704:e 697:t 690:v 673:. 620:. 452:( 373:( 359:0 20:)

Index

Northwest Territories Highway 3
Yellowknife Highway marker
Highway 1
Fort Providence
Highway 4
Yellowknife
Canada
Northwest Territories
Northwest Territories highways
Highway 2
Highway 4

Behchokǫ̀

Wood bison
Yellowknife
Northwest Territories
Mackenzie Highway
Alberta
winter road
Great Slave Lake
Behchokǫ̀
Fort Providence
Highway 4
Mackenzie River
ice bridge
Deh Cho Bridge
Tłı̨chǫ Highway
Region
South Slave

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