Dempster Highway
The Dempster Highway is a north-south highway in northern Yukon Territory and northwestern Northwest Territories, Canada. It is one of two highways in North America (the other being the Dalton Highway in Alaska) that travels north of the Arctic Circle. Almost the entire length of the route is dirt or gravel road.[1]
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| Yukon Highway 5 Northwest Territories Highway 8 | ||||
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| Maintained by Yukon Department of Highways and Public Works Northwest Territories Department of Infrastructure | ||||
| Length | 737.5 km (458.3 mi) YT-5: 465 km (289 mi) NWT-8: 271 km (168 mi) | |||
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| North end | Lua error in Module:Jct at line 204: attempt to concatenate local 'link' (a boolean value)., Inuvik, NT | |||
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Terminus
The southern terminus of the Dempster Highway is in Dawson, Yukon Territory. The northern terminus is in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. The route also crosses between time zones at the provincial line.
Dempster Highway Media
Dempster Highway near the Richardson Mountains
Expedition by Cpl. William Dempster in search of the Lost Patrol, Dawson City, Yukon Territory, 1911.
The Eagle Plains Hotel, the only lodging establishment along the Dempster Highway, in July 2022
Midnight sun over the Dempster near Inuvik
The Dempster Highway approaching the MacKenzie River ferry crossing, from the south, with buildings of Tsiigehtchic visible to the right
Pavilion marking where the Dempster Highway crosses the Arctic Circle
References
- ↑ CBC Archives. https://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/1979-dempster-highway-opens-road-to-resources-across-arctic. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
