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MILEAGE FROM DAWSON CITY
KM MILES
YUKON
Yukon Highway Information (867) 456-7623 (24 hr)
Yukon Highway Information (867) 456-7623 (24 hr)
Dempster Highway Information 1-800-661-0752
Dempster Highway Information 1-800-661-0752
PA VED OR
PA VED OR
PRINCIPAL ROADS
PRINCIPAL ROADS
MAJOR AIRPORTS
MAJOR AIRPORTS
AIRPORTS - Landing Strips
AIRPORTS - Landing Strips
GRA VEL ROADS
GRA VEL ROADS
GLACIER
GLACIER
OTHER ROADS
OTHER ROADS
GAME RESERVE
GAME RESERVE
HIGHWAY ROUTE
HIGHWAY ROUTE
NUMBERS
NUMBERS
NATIONAL PARK
NATIONAL PARK
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BUSINESSES BETWEEN WHITEHORSE & DAWSON CITY
69................................................. Braeburn Lodge
70........................ Hotel Carmacks & Tatchun Centre
General Store & RV Park
71..................................... Coal Mine Campground
72......................................... Faro Vacation Rentals
73.................................................... Selkirk Centre
74....................................Canada Post Corporation
75................................................... Bedrock Motel
76........................................... Moose Creek Lodge
DEMPSTER HIGHWAY
77..................... Eagle Plains Hotel & Service Station
For Road Conditions
call 511 or visit:
511yukon.ca
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Toll Free:
1-877-456-ROAD (7623)
“KLONDIKE” NAME
The Klondike got its name from the First Nation
word “Thron Diuck” meaning “Hammer Water”.
Early settlers had difficulty with the
pronunciation and thus it became KLON-DIKE.
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Provincial Park
Anchorage, AK* 828 497
Beaver Creek, YT* 415 258
Burwash Landing, YT* 587 365
Carcross, YT 609 378
Carmacks, YT 357 222
Dawson Creek, BC 1934 1201
Delta Junction, AK* 474 294
Destruction Bay, YT* 606 377
Eagle Plains, YT 409 254
Edmonton, AB 2517 1564
Fairbanks, AK* 631 379
Faro, YT 533 331
Fort Nelson, BC 1481 920
Fort St. John, BC 1858 1155
Haines, AK 927 576
Haines Junction, YT 671 417
Inuvik, NWT 766 476
Keno City, YT 285 178
Mayo, YT 234 145
Pelly Crossing, YT 254 158
Prince George, BC 2343 1456
Ross River, YT 568 353
Skagway, AK 715 444
Stewart Crossing, YT 181 112
Teslin, YT 711 442
Tok, AK* 300 180
Tuktoyaktuk, NT 920 572
Vancouver, BC 3118 1937
Watson Lake, YT 971 603
Whitehorse, YT 535 332
* Via Top of the World Highway
GUIDE TO HIGHWAYS
Yukon Highway Numbers
Alaska Hwy. ...................................... 1
Klondike Hwy. ...................................
2
Haines Rd......................................... 3
Robert Campbell Hwy........................
4
Dempster Hwy. .................................. 5
Canol Rd.......................................... 6
Atlin Rd. ............................................
7
Tagish Rd.......................................... 8
Top of the World Hwy. ........................
9
Nahanni Range Rd. ............................ 10
Silver Trail. ........................................
11
Cassiar Rd........................................ 37
Alaska Highway Numbers
Glenn Hwy. ....................................... 1
Alaska Hwy. ......................................
2
Taylor Hwy. ....................................... 5
The use of seatbelts is mandatory.
Drivers are not allowed to use hand-held
electronic devices having the capability of
talking, texting or emailing, while driving.
Drive with headlights on at all times.
The use of radar detection devices is illegal.
It is illegal to disturb or remove historical
artifacts from the Yukon Territory.
Sewage and grey water dumping is
permitted only at dumping stations.
The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
But the queerest they ever did see
From The Cremation of Sam McGee – Robert W. Service
Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge
I cremated Sam McGee.
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