Highway in Yukon and Northwest Territories, Canada
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Canol Road
Yukon Highway 6
Route information
Maintained by Yukon DOH&PW
Length
279 mi (449 km)
Major junctions
South end
Hwy 1 (Alaska Highway) near Teslin, YT
Major intersections
Hwy 4 (Robert Campbell Highway) in Ross River, YT
North end
Canol Heritage Trail at the Northwest Territories border
Location
Country
Canada
Province
Yukon
Highway system
Territorial highways in Yukon
Miscellaneous
← Hwy 5
→ Hwy 7
South Canol Road near the headwaters of Ross River
The Canol Road was part of the Canol Project and was built to construct a pipeline from Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, to Whitehorse, Yukon, during World War II. The pipeline no longer exists, but the 449 kilometres (279 mi) long Yukon portion of the road is maintained by the Yukon Government during summer months. The portion of the road that still exists in the NWT is called the Canol Heritage Trail. Both road and trail are incorporated into the Trans-Canada Trail.
The Canol Road starts at Johnson's Crossing on the Alaska Highway near the Teslin River bridge, 126 kilometres (78 mi) east of Whitehorse, Yukon, and runs to the Northwest Territories border. The highway joins the Robert Campbell Highway near Ross River, Yukon, where there is a cable ferry across the Pelly River, and an old footbridge, still in use, that once supported the pipeline.
The CanolRoad was part of the Canol Project and was built to construct a pipeline from Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, to Whitehorse, Yukon, during...
The Canol Project was constructed during World War II to ensure a supply of oil for the defense of Alaska and the North American west coast. The project...
Whitehorse. In summer, it can also be reached by road along Yukon Highway 6/North CanolRoad. The road receives minimal maintenance and can be a rough...
completed between Ross River and Miner Junction. The completed road complements the CanolRoad, providing two loops and bringing year-round access to Ross...
Only two roads lead into the Mackenzie Mountains, both in Yukon: the Nahanni Range Road leading to the townsite of Tungsten and the CanolRoad leading...
part of the Canadian National Highway System. Canada portal Roads portal List of Yukon roads Highways Regulation, Y.O.I.C. 2002/174 Yukon Highways and Public...
× 50 ft (457 m × 15 m) runway and receives no maintenance. It is along the CanolRoad. The airport is located on the Continental Divide near the border of Yukon...
after the war ended. The road, which began at Canol Camp across the river, was abandoned. The road's remains now make up the Canol Heritage Trail in the...
permafrost thawing under the road and destroying the layer of delicate vegetation that held the road together. A corduroy road was built to restore the route...
Tuktoyaktuk Wrigley Whatì Yellowknife Communities that can only be reached by ice-road are: Aklavik Colville Lake Deline Gamèti Hay River Reserve Fort Good Hope...
at historical mile 836 of the Alaska Highway, at the junction of the CanolRoad where the highway crosses the Teslin River. In the 2021 Census of Population...
nine-mile road that replaces a poorer six-mile section of the CanolRoad. Kusawa Lake Road, starting at historical mile 960 of the Alaska Highway, provides...
Klondike Highway) and in Faro, as well as a cable ferry at Ross River on the CanolRoad. The river's average discharge is about 700 m3/s (25,000 cu ft/s) and...
of Canada's most prominent peaks. It is located about 25 km from the CanolRoad not far from the Northwest Territories border. The peak was named for...
at the Pelly River, near the town of Ross River. He then followed the CanolRoad, to Quiet Lake, and then back to the Alaska Highway. He took a side trip...
bridges to reopen the southern part of the CanolRoad as far as Ross River, cost $270,000. Clinton Creek Road, from west of Dawson to Clinton Creek, cost...
Territories. His knowledge of the North led to aerial exploration work on the CanolRoad project and a contract with the United States government to do aerial...
72–83. Porsild, A.E. (1951) Botany of Southeastern Yukon adjacent to the CanolRoad. Bulletin / National Museum of Canada vol. 121 (also Biological series...
in Ross River, Yukon at the junction of the Campbell Highway and the CanolRoad, near the confluence of the Pelly River and the Ross River. The language...
of Ice Roads in the Northwest Territories 1945 onward Fort Providence, NT 2000 Arrival of Jacques Cartier at Gaspé 1534 Gaspé, QC 1924 CanolRoad 1941–1945...
Macmillan Pass, which is the terminus of the drivable section of the North CANOLRoad. The river begins its journey by flowing northwest through the alpine...
Global Information
Hwy 1 (Alaska Highway) near Teslin, YT
Hwy 4 (Robert Campbell Highway) in Ross River, YT
