List of Northwest Territories highways

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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.

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Arterial Class Highways

Arterial Class Highways
NumberLength (km) [1] Length (mi)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusLocal namesFormedRemovedNotes
NWT-1.svg Highway 1 687427Alberta Highway 35.svg Highway 35 Wrigley-Fort Good Hope Winter Road – Wrigley Mackenzie Highway01949-01-011949currentLongest highway in the territory
NWT-2.svg Highway 2 48.630.2NWT-1.svg Highway 1  – Enterprise Northwest corner of Vale Island – Hay River Hay River Highway; 104th Street (north Hay River)01949-01-011949currentShortest highway in the territory
NWT-3.svg Highway 3 338.8210.5NWT-1.svg Highway 1  – Fort Providence Yellowknife Access Road – Yellowknife Yellowknife Highway; Frontier Trail01960-01-011960currentAlso known as the Great Slave Highway
NWT-5.svg Highway 5 267.0165.9NWT-2.svg Highway 2  – Hay River Alberta Highway 48.svg Highway 48  – Fort Smith Fort Smith Highway01966-01-011966currentPasses through Wood Buffalo National Park
NWT-7.svg Highway 7 254.1157.9BC-77.svg Highway 77 NWT-1.svg Highway 1  – Fort Simpson Liard Highway01984-01-011984currentPacked dirt and gravel road
NWT-8.svg Highway 8 272.5169.3Yukon Highway 5.svg Hwy 5 Navy Road – Inuvik Dempster Highway; Marine Bypass Road (Inuvik)01979-01-011979currentCanada'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

Collector Class Highways
NumberLength (km) [2] Length (mi)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusLocal namesFormedRemovedNotes
Aklavik Ice Road11672Hansen Road – Aklavik NWT-8.svg Highway 8  – Inuvik ——Seasonal
Canol Road 357222 Norman Wells Macmillan Pass, Yukon/Northwest Territories border01943-01-01194301945-01-011945Second World War road completed early 1943, abandoned mid-1945, now the Canol Heritage Trail, connecting to the active Yukon Highway 6, the Canol Road
Colville Lake Winter Road165103Wrigley-Fort Good Hope Winter Road Colville Lake 02008-01-01c. 2008currentSeasonal
Délîne Winter Road105.365.4Wrigley-Fort Good Hope Winter Road Délîne ——Seasonal
Dettah Ice Road6.33.9Drygeese Tili – Dettah School Draw Avenue – Yellowknife ——Seasonal
Dettah Road11.37.0Ehs'doo Tili / It'o Tili – Dettah NWT-4.svg Highway 4 ——
Fort Liard Access Road5.33.3Caragana Road / Valley Main Street – Fort Liard NWT-7.svg Highway 7 Valley Main Street——
Fort McPherson Access Road1.10.68NWT-8.svg Highway 8 Tadit Francis Avenue / Tetlit Gwich'in Road – Fort McPherson Tetlit Gwich'in Road——
Fort Providence Access Road5.43.4NWT-3.svg Highway 3 O Street / DehCho Drive – Fort Providence ——
NWT-6.svgHighway 690.055.9NWT-5.svg Highway 5 Great Slave Route – Fort Resolution Fort Resolution Highway ——Also provides access to the former community of Pine Point.
Fort Simpson Access Road3.42.1NWT-1.svg Highway 1  – Fort Simpson 93rd Avenue – Fort Simpson ——
Gamètì Winter Road128.079.5Whatì Winter Road Gamètì ——Seasonal; previously Rae Lakes Ice Road
NWT-4.svg Highway 4 69.243.0NWT-3.svg Highway 3  – Yellowknife Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road Ingraham Trail 01965-01-01c. 1965currentProvides access to Dettah (27 km (17 mi)) when the ice road (6.5 km (4.0 mi)) is closed.
Inuvik Access Road0.60.37NWT-8.svg Highway 8 Gwich'in Road / MacKenzie Road – Inuvik MacKenzie Road——
NWT-10.svg Highway 10 133.683.0Navy Road – Inuvik Quimavik Road – Tuktoyaktuk Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway 02017-01-012017currentReplaced the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Ice Road; construction began 2013, completed 2017 and opened in November.
Nahanni Butte Winter Road22.313.9 Nahanni Butte NWT-7.svg Highway 7 ——Seasonal
Sambaa K’e Winter Road126.078.3 Sambaa K’e NWT-1.svg Highway 1 ——Seasonal
Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road 568353NWT-4.svg Highway 4 Jericho Diamond Mine, Nunavut 01982-01-011982currentPrivate road first built in 1982 to service mines and exploration activities
NWT-9.svg Highway 9 97.060.3NWT-3.svg Highway 3 Whatì Winter Road – Whatì Tłı̨chǫ Highway 02021-01-012021currentOpened in November 2021.
Rae Access Road10.56.5NWT-3.svg Highway 3 Degai Ma Tili / Donda Tili / Ohnda Tili – Behchokǫ̀ Donda Tili——
Tuktoyaktuk Winter Road 187116 Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk —02017-01-012017Former ice road; closed permanently in April 2017 with the completion of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway
Wekweètì Winter Road235.0146.0Whatì Winter Road Wekweètì 02019-01-01c. 2019currentSeasonal
Whatì Winter Road10062NWT-3.svg Highway 3  – Behchokǫ̀ NWT-9.svg Highway 9  – Whatì —02021-01-012021Seasonal; previously Lac La Martre Winter Road; closed when Highway 9 gave access to Whatì
Wrigley-Fort Good Hope Winter Road486.4302.2NWT-1.svg Highway 1  – 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. Thirty-four permanent bridges completed along route which can be used as part of an all-weather route.
Yellowknife Access Road3.62.248th Street / 49th Avenue – Yellowknife Giant Mine Boat Launch Access Road – Yellowknife 48th Street——
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Local Highways

Local Highways
NumberLength (km) [3] Length (mi)Southern or western terminusNorthern or eastern terminusLocal namesFormedRemovedNotes
Canol Road 357222 Norman Wells Macmillan Pass, Yukon/Northwest Territories border01943-01-01194301945-01-011945Second World War road completed early 1943, abandoned mid-1945, now the Canol Heritage Trail, connecting to the active Yukon Highway 6, the Canol Road
Canyon Creek Access Road14.08.7Canyon CreekMackenzie Valley Winter Road – Norman Wells ——
Cassidy Point Road4.12.5NWT-4.svg Highway 4 Cassidy Point——
Fort Smith Campground Access Road3.22.0————
Fish Camp Road0.70.43NWT-6.svg Highway 6 ———
Four Mile House Road2.51.6NWT-1.svg Highway 1 Liard River——
Giant Mine Boat Launch Access Road0.340.21Yellowknife Access Road – Yellowknife ———
Great Slave Sailing Club Access Road0.250.16Yellowknife Access Road – Yellowknife ———
Hart Lake Access Road1.30.81Hart LakeNWT-1.svg Highway 1 ——
Jean Marie River Access Road27.016.8NWT-1.svg Highway 1 Jean Marie River——
Kakisa Lake Access Road12.98.0Parking lot at Kakisa LakeNWT-1.svg Highway 1 ——
Little Buffalo River Falls Access Road1.81.1NWT-5.svg Highway 5 campsite at Little Buffalo River Falls——
Nagel Channel Road7.24.5Fort Resolution———
Prelude Lake West Access Road1.20.75NWT-4.svg Highway 4 Prelude Lake Territorial Park——
Prelude Lake East Access Road1.71.1NWT-4.svg Highway 4 ———
Salt River Access Road15.59.6NWT-5.svg Highway 5 ———
Sandy Lake Access Road12.98.0—NWT-5.svg Highway 5 ——
Vee Lake Road5.03.1NWT-4.svg Highway 4 parking lot at Vee Lake——
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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:

See also

References

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