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Place Name
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Mackenzie Highway
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Place Status (Type)
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highway
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Location
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Alberta, Canada, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Mackenzie Highway
, NW Alta. and SW N.W.T., W Canada; begins in
S at Grimshaw (Alta.), 14 mi/23 km W of Peace
River; continues N through Manning, High Level, Meander R. to
Enterprise (N.W.T.), S of Great Slave L., where it turns WNW and
continues to Fort Simpson and Wrigley. A winter road extension beyond
Wrigley goes to Fort Norman, Norman Wells, and Fort Good Hope. Major
river crossings include bridge over Hay R. at Meander R. ferry crossing
of Liard R. E of Fort Simpson, ferry crossing of Mackenzie R.
40 mi/64 km NW of Fort Simpson. The highway
and its branches to Yellowknife, Hay R. Fort Smith, and Fort Resolution
are collectively referred to as the Mackenzie Route. The system is used
to transfer goods and services N and raw materials, mainly from mining,
S. Total distance, Grimshaw to Wrigley,
720 mi/1,159 km. Original highway and branches
constructed during World War II; sect. to Fort Simpson, 1970s; to
Wrigley, 1994.
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