List of Northwest Territories highways
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The following is a list of territorial highways in the Northwest Territories of Canada.
| Number | Length (km)[1][2] | Length (mi) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Local names | Formed | Removed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Highway 1
|
690.0 | 428.7 |  Hwy 35 at Alberta border north of Indian Cabins |
Wrigley | Mackenzie Highway | — | — | Construction began 1938, paused during Second World War, resumed and completed to Hay River in 1949; extended to Highway 3 junction in 1960 and to Fort Simpson in 1971; latest extension to Wrigley completed 1994; Longest highway in the territory |
 Highway 2
|
48.6 | 30.2 | Highway 1 in Enterprise |
Hay River | Hay River Highway | — | — | Also connects with Highway 5; Shortest highway in the territory |
 Highway 3
|
338.8 | 210.5 | Highway 1 near Fort Providence |
 Highway 4 in Yellowknife
|
Yellowknife Highway | — | — | Also known as the Great Slave Highway, completed in 1960 |
| Highway 4
|
69.2 | 43.0 | Highway 3 in Yellowknife |
Tibbitt Lake | Ingraham Trail | — | — | Provides access to Dettah (27 km (17 mi)) when the ice road (6.5 km (4.0 mi)) is closed |
 Highway 5
|
267.0 | 165.9 | Highway 2 near Hay River |
Fort Smith | Fort Smith Highway | — | — | Completed in 1966, passes through Wood Buffalo National Park |
 Highway 6
|
90.0 | 55.9 | Highway 5 near Hay River |
Fort Resolution | Fort Resolution Highway | — | — | Also provides access to the former community of Pine Point |
 Highway 7
|
254.1 | 157.9 |  Hwy 77 at British Columbia border south of Fort Liard |
Highway 1 near Fort Simpson
|
Liard Highway | — | — | Packed dirt and gravel road |
 Highway 8
|
272.5 | 169.3 |  Hwy 5 at Yukon border |
Inuvik | Dempster Highway | — | — | Canada's only all-weather road to cross the Arctic Circle, completed as a through road from the Yukon in 1979; studies are being done to include a possible link to the Mackenzie Highway |
 Highway 9
|
97 | 60 | Highway 3 near Behchokǫ̀ |
Whatì | Tłı̨chǫ All-Season Road | — | — | Opened in November 2021. |
 Highway 10
|
138 | 86 | Highway 8 near Inuvik |
Tuktoyaktuk | Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway | — | — | Replaced the Tuktoyaktuk Winter Road; construction began 2013, completed 2017 and opened in November. Designated as Highway 10. |
Unnumbered highways
| Highway | Length (km)[1] | From | To[2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mackenzie Valley Winter Road | 483 km (300 mi) | Wrigley | 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. |
| 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
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:
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roads in the Northwest Territories.
