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List Of Northwest Territories Highways following is a list of Northwest Territories highways. Northwest Territories highway 1 Highway 1, known more commonly as the Mackenzie Highway, is the longest in the Northwest Territories. Beginning at the NWT/Alberta border, the highway continues northeast to Enterprise, Northwest Territories, then continues east to Checkpoint, Northwest Territories before continuing north to Wrigley, Northwest Territories. The entire length of the highway is 690 km, of which the first 180 km are paved as well as 60 km from the junction of the Liard Highway to Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories. The remainder of the route is gravel. Northwest Territories highway 2 Highway 2, known more commonly as the Hay River Highway, is NWT's shortest and connects Hay River, Northwest Territories to the junction of Highway 1 at Enterprise, Northwest Territories. Its total length is 48.6 km, all of which is paved. Northwest Territories highway 3 Highway 3, known more commonly as the Yellowknife Highway, connects Yellowknife, Northwest Territories to Highway 1, just south of the Mackenzie River ferry crossing. The first 272 km are paved, as are the last 18 km before Yellowknife. The remainder is gravel. Northwest Territories highway 4 Highway 4, known more commonly as the Ingraham Trail, extends from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories to Tibbitt Lake, approximately 70 km (43 mi) east of Yellowknife. Northwest Territories highway 5 Highway 5, known more commonly as the Fort Smith Highway, travels through Wood Buffalo National Park and connects Fort Smith, Northwest Territories to Hay River, Northwest Territories. Northwest Territories highway 6 Highway 6, known more commonly as the Fort Resolution Highway, follows the shore of Great Slave Lake from the Buffalo River Junction (Highway 5) to Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories. Northwest Territories highway 7 Highway 7, known more commonly as the Liard Highway, extends from just south of Fort Liard, Northwest Territories to Checkpoint, Northwest Territories. Northwest Territories highway 8 Highway 8, known more commonly as the Dempster Highway, extends from Dawson City, Yukon to Inuvik, Northwest Territories. In Yukon, the Dempster Highway is Highway 5. This highway passes through two mountain ranges and has some of the most beautiful wilderness scenery in the world. The Dempster Highway crosses the Arctic Circle and the continental divide on its way to the Beaufort Sea.
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