List of Northwest Territories highways

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.

## Arterial Class Highways

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Highway 1 | 690.0 | 428.7  |  Highway 35 at Alberta border north of Indian Cabins | Wrigley | Mackenzie Highway  | 01949-01-011949 | current  | Longest highway in the territory
Highway 2 | 48.6 | 30.2  |  Highway 1 in Enterprise | Northwest corner of Vale Island in Hay River | Hay River Highway  | 01949-01-011949 | current  | Shortest highway in the territory
Highway 3 | 338.8 | 210.5  |  Highway 1 near Fort Providence |  Highway 4 in Yellowknife | Yellowknife Highway  | 01960-01-011960 | current  | Also known as the Great Slave Highway
Highway 5 | 267.0 | 165.9  |  Highway 2 near Hay River |  Highway 48 at Alberta border in Fort Smith | Fort Smith Highway  | 01966-01-011966 | current  | Passes through Wood Buffalo National Park
Highway 7 | 254.1 | 157.9  |  Highway 77 at British Columbia border south of Fort Liard |  Highway 1 near Fort Simpson | Liard Highway  | 01984-01-011984 | current  | Packed dirt and gravel road
Highway 8 | 272.5 | 169.3  |  Hwy 5 at Yukon border |  Highway 10 in Inuvik | Dempster Highway  | 01979-01-011979 | current  | Canada'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

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Collector Class Highways  Number  | Length (km)[2] | Length (mi)  | Southern or western terminus  | Northern or eastern terminus  | Local names  | Formed  | Removed  | Notes

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Highway Aklavik Ice Road | 116 | 72  | Aklavik |  Highway 8 in Inuvik  | Aklavik Ice Road  | — | —  | Seasonal
Highway Colville Lake Winter Road | 165 | 103  | Wrigley-Fort Good Hope Winter Road | Colville Lake | Colville Lake Winter Road  | 02008-01-01c. 2008 | current  | Seasonal
Highway Délîne Winter Road | 105.3 | 65.4  | Wrigley-Fort Good Hope Winter Road | Délîne | Délîne Winter Road  | — | —  | Seasonal
Highway Dettah Ice Road | 6.3 | 3.9  | Dettah | School Draw Avenue in Yellowknife  | Dettah Ice Road  | — | —  | Seasonal
Highway Dettah Road | 11.3 | 7.0  | Dettah |  Highway 4 | Dettah Road  | — | —

Highway Fort Liard Access Road | 5.3 | 3.3  | Fort Liard |  Highway 7 | Fort Liard Access Road  | — | —

Highway Fort McPherson Access Road | 1.1 | 0.68  |  Highway 8 | Fort McPherson | Fort McPherson Access Road  | — | —

Highway Fort Providence Access Road | 5.4 | 3.4  |  Highway 3 | Fort Providence | Fort Providence Access Road  | — | —

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 Fort Simpson Access Road | 3.4 | 2.1  |  Highway 1 | Fort Simpson | Fort Simpson Access Road  | — | —

Highway Gamètì Winter Road | 128.0 | 79.5  | Whatì Winter Road | Gamètì | Gamètì Winter Road  | — | —  | Seasonal; previously Rae Lakes Ice Road
Highway 4 | 69.2 | 43.0  |  Highway 3 in Yellowknife | Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road | Ingraham Trail | 01965-01-01c. 1965 | current  | Provides access to Dettah (27 km (17 mi)) when the ice road (6.5 km (4.0 mi)) is closed.
Highway Inuvik Access Road | 0.6 | 0.37  |  Highway 8 | Inuvik | Inuvik Access Road  | — | —

Highway 10 | 133.6 | 83.0  |  Highway 8 near Inuvik | Tuktoyaktuk | Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway | 02017-01-012017 | current  | Replaced the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Ice Road; construction began 2013, completed 2017 and opened in November.
Highway Nahanni Butte Winter Road | 22.3 | 13.9  | Nahanni Butte |  Highway 7 | Nahanni Butte Winter Road  | — | —  | Seasonal
Highway Sambaa K’e Winter Road | 126.0 | 78.3  | Sambaa K’e |  Highway 1 | Sambaa K’e Winter Road  | — | —  | Seasonal
Highway Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road | 568 | 353  | Tibbitt Lake | Contwoyto Lake, Nunavut | Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road | 01982-01-011982 | current  | Private road first built in 1982 to service mines and exploration activities
Highway 9 | 97.0 | 60.3  |  Highway 3 near Behchokǫ̀ | Whatì Winter Road near Whatì  | Tłı̨chǫ Highway | 02021-01-012021 | current  | Opened in November 2021.
Highway Rae Access Road | 10.5 | 6.5  |  Highway 3 | Rae borough in Behchokö | Rae Access Road  | — | —

Highway Wekweètì Winter Road | 235.0 | 146.0  | Whatì Winter Road | Wekweètì | Wekweètì Winter Road  | 02019-01-01c. 2019 | current  | Seasonal
Highway Whatì Winter Road | 100 | 62  |  Highway 3 | Whatì | Whatì Winter Road  | — | —  | Seasonal; previously Lac La Martre Winter Road
Highway Wrigley-Fort Good Hope Winter Road | 486.4 | 302.2  |  Highway 1 | Fort Good Hope | Wrigley-Fort Good Hope Winter Road  | — | —  | 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.
Highway Yellowknife Access Road | 3.6 | 2.2  | 49th Avenue, Yellowknife | Giant Mine Boat Launch Access Road  | Yellowknife Access Road  | — | —  | Turns into 48th Street at 49th Avenue.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

## Closed Highways

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| 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

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The communities reached by the all-weather highway network are:

* Behchoko (Rae-Edzo)
* Dettah
* Enterprise
* Fort Liard
* Fort McPherson
* Fort Providence
* Fort Resolution
* Fort Simpson
* Fort Smith
* Hay River
* Inuvik
* Jean Marie River
* Kakisa
* site of Pine Point
* Tsiigehtchic
* Tuktoyaktuk
* Wrigley
* Whatì
* Yellowknife

Communities that can only be reached by ice-road are:

* Aklavik
* Colville Lake
* Deline
* Gamèti
* Hay River Reserve
* Fort Good Hope
* Nahanni Butte
* Norman Wells
* Trout Lake
* Tulita
* Wekweeti

Communities with no access by surface vehicle:

* Lutselk'e
* Paulatuk
* Sachs Harbour
* Ulukhaktok

## See also

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Portals:

* Canada
* Roads

## References

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1. ^ Northwest Territories Department of Transportation, Highway Traffic, 2006 Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Northwest Territories Department of Transportation, Highway Traffic, 2006 Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
3. ^ Northwest Territories Department of Transportation, Highway Traffic, 2006 Archived 2013-05-23 at the Wayback Machine
4. ^ Highway Designation and Classification Regulations, N.W.T. Reg. 047-92

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