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Fort Smith Highway

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Fort Smith Highway marker
Fort Smith Highway
Northwest Territories Highway 5
Route information
Maintained by Department of Transportation
Length267.0 km (165.9 mi)
Major junctions
West end Highway 2 (Hay River Highway) at Hay River
Major intersections Highway 6 (Fort Resolution Highway) near Hay River
East endFort Smith
Location
CountryCanada
TerritoryNorthwest Territories
Highway system
Highway 4 Highway 6

Highway 5, known more commonly as the Fort Smith Highway, completed in 1966, is a highway in Canada's Northwest Territories, which travels through Wood Buffalo National Park and connects Fort Smith to Hay River. Area roads past Fort Smith connect into Alberta with Smith Landing, Fitzgerald, Hay Camp, and Peace Point, and form a circle route through Wood Buffalo National Park. Residents of Fort Chipewyan have petitioned the Alberta government for a 50 km (31 mi) road to connect with the area roads out of Fort Smith.

Since 2017, the highway has been fully paved.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Say Goodbye to Gravel! Hwy 5 Fully Paved!". Fort Smith. 19 October 2017.