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.

Number	Length (km)^[1]	Length (mi)	Southern or western terminus	Northern or eastern terminus	Local names	Formed	Removed	Notes
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

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

Highway	Name	Length (km)^[3]	From^[4]	To	Notes
	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

List of Northwest Territories highways

Arterial Class Highways

Collector Class Highways

Closed Highways

Access by community

See also

References

External links

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