Silver Trail
Silver Trail | ||||
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| Yukon Highway 11 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Yukon DOH&PW | ||||
| Length | 110 km (68 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  Hwy 2 (Klondike Highway) in Stewart Crossing | |||
| East end | Keno City | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Yukon | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The Silver Trail, officially Yukon Highway 11, is a highway in the Canadian territory of Yukon connecting the communities of Mayo and Keno City with the Klondike Highway at Stewart Crossing. It was originally built in 1950-51 as the Whitehorse–Mayo Road, and originally designated as Highway 2. The route was renumbered in 1978 as Highway 11, and in the mid-1980s was given its current name to reflect to the historic operations of silver mining in the district.
The highway is paved for the first 62 kilometers (39 mi), then continues as a gravel road to the ghost town of Elsa and onward to Keno City.[1] A network of rural roads winds through the area including the former route of the Silver Trail, now called Duncan Creek Road, which runs from Kilometre 68.2 (Mile 42.4) of the current Silver Trail to Keno City.
Major intersections
The following is a list of major intersections along the Silver Trail:[1][2][3]
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Crossing | 0.0 | 0.0 | Hwy 2 (Klondike Highway) – Dawson City, Whitehorse | Western terminus | |
| Mayo | 49.6 | 30.8 | Crosses the Mayo River | ||
| 50.0 | 31.1 | Dyke Road | |||
| 50.3 | 31.3 | Mayo Road | |||
| 51.7 | 32.1 |  Mayo Airport | |||
| Minto Bridge | 64.0 | 39.8 | Crosses the Mayo River | ||
| | 68.2 | 42.4 | Duncan Creek Road | Original route of the Silver Trail, continues east to Keno City | |
| 87.0 | 54.1 | South McQuesten Trail | |||
| Elsa | 97.0 | 60.3 | Ghost town, closed to the public | ||
| Keno City | 110.0 | 68.4 | Duncan Creek Road | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
References
- ^ a b "Silver Trail driving guide". Government of Yukon. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Trip Planner". 511 Yukon. Government of Yukon. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Google (9 February 2020). "Silver Trail (YT-11) in Yukon" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 9 February 2020.