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Route map: Southern Yellowhead Highway near Heffley Creek, British Columbia. The Yellowhead Highway ( French: Route Yellowhead) is a major interprovincial highway in Western Canada that runs from Winnipeg to Graham Island off the coast of British Columbia via Saskatoon and Edmonton.
- Established in 1970, Renumbered to Hwy 16 in 1976, Trans-Canada Highway in 1990
- Route 52 in Winnipeg, MB
- 2,859 km (1,777 mi)
- Hodges Avenue / Towhill Road in Masset, BC
Maps (3 detailed pdf files available): Edmonton, AB to Prince George, BC. Prince George, BC to Topley, BC. Topley, BC to Prince Rupert, BC. Yellowhead Highway 16 is a major east–west route providing access to a number of attractions in Alberta and British Columbia, and junctioning with both the East and West Access Routes to the Alaska ...
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Click for an interactive map of the Yellowhead Highway. The Yellowhead Highway is entirely paved and mostly single-laned. The start of the highway, at Haida Gwaii, is level and narrow, with many curves as it winds its way through forested and somewhat hilly terrain. Crossing over to Prince Rupert, you can relax as someone else drives!
View Map. The Yellowhead Highway officially starts in Massett, on Haida Gwaii (Formerly known as Queen Charlotte Islands) and includes the ferry crossing from Skidegate to Prince Rupert. From Prince Rupert, the Yellowhead route crosses the western provinces of BC, Alberta and Saskatchewan before officially ending in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Map of Yellowhead Highway (Edit GPX) The 2,660 km (1,650 mi) Yellowhead Highway is one of multiple highways which compose the Trans-Canada Highway system; in all four western provinces (BC, AB, SK, MB) it is numbered as provincial Highway 16, with exception of the easternmost 100 km (62 mi) which follows Manitoba Highway 1.
The Yellowhead Highway (also called the Yellowhead Route of the Trans Canada Highway) is a 2,991 kilometre (1859 mile) route across the agricultural breadbasket of the prairies and through the rugged mountains of British Columbia.
Sep 28, 2022 · An early map of the Yellowhead, pointing out its many attractions. The Direct Route. The Dominion of Canada, worried about America seizing disputed territories, passed legislation for the government to deed land and lawfully populate the West.