Northern Woods and Water Route
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 2,400 km (1,500 mi) |
| Component highways: |
 BC 49,  Hwy 49,  Hwy 2A,  Hwy 2,  Hwy 55,  Hwy 55,  Hwy 9,  PR 283,  PTH 10,  PTH 5,  PTH 68,  PTH 6
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| West end: |
 BC 97 at Dawson Creek, British Columbia
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| East end: |
 PTH 101 at Winnipeg, Manitoba
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| Location | |
| Major cities: | Dawson Creek, British Columbia; Cold Lake, Alberta; Prince Albert, Saskatchewan; The Pas, Manitoba, Dauphin, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
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The Northern Woods and Water Route is a 2,400-kilometre (1,500 mi) route through northern British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba in Western Canada. As early as the 1950s community groups came together to establish a northern travel route; this was proposed as the Northern Yellowhead Transportation Route. The Northern Woods and Water Route Association was established in 1974, and encouraged promotion of the route with the promise of an increase in tourist travel. The route was designated in 1974 and is well signed throughout the connector highways. The route starts at Dawson Creek at the British Columbia Spirit River Highway 49 and ends at Winnipeg, Manitoba, running through the northern region of the western provinces. The Northern Woods and Water Route (NWWR) includes connector routes from west to east including British Columbia Highway 49, Alberta Highway 49, AB Hwy 2A, AB Hwy 2, AB Hwy 55, Saskatchewan Highway 55, SK Hwy 9, Manitoba Provincial Road 283, Manitoba Highway 10, MB PTH 5, MB PTH 68, MB PTH 6. The halfway point of the NWWR is approximately at Goodsoil, Saskatchewan.
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