Northwest Territories Highway 8
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| Yukon Highway 5 Northwest Territories Highway 8 |
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| Maintained by Yukon Department of Highways and Public Works Northwest Territories Department of Infrastructure |
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| Length: | 737.5 km (458.3 mi)
YT-5: 465 km (289 mi)
NWT-8: 271 km (168 mi) |
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 Hwy 2 (Klondike Highway) near Dawson City, YT
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| North end: | Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway, Inuvik, NT | ||||||||
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Miscellaneous
The Dempster Highway, also referred to as Yukon Highway 5 and Northwest Territories Highway 8, is a highway in Canada that connects the Klondike Highway in Yukon to Inuvik, Northwest Territories on the Mackenzie River delta. The highway crosses the Peel River and the Mackenzie Rivers using a combination of seasonal ferry service and ice bridges. Year-round road access from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk opened in November 2017 with the completion of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway.
The highway is named for the famous Yukon Mountie William Dempster, who earned renown for discovering the fate of The Lost Patrol.
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