Fort Smith Highway

Highway 5 in the Northwest Territories, Canada
Fort Smith Highway
Basic data
Operator:	Northwest Territories Department of Transportation
Start of the street:	Fort Smith ( 60 ° 0 ′  N , 111 ° 54 ′  W )
End of street:	3 miles south of Hay River ( 60 ° 46 ′  N , 115 ° 51 ′  W )
Overall length:	265 km
Region :
Course of the road Fort Smith Little Buffalo River Wood Buffalo National Park O to Fort Resolution Buffalo River Hay River N to Hay River , S to Enterprise  Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap map

The Highway 5 , commonly also known as Fort Smith Highway referred to is a highway in the Canadian Northwest Territories .

It runs through Wood Buffalo National Park and connects Fort Smith with Hay River . Key roads also lead to Smith Landing , Fort Fitzgerald and Peace Point in Alberta . These roads form a circle through Wood Buffalo National Park. The residents of Fort Chipewyan have long asked the Alberta government to build a 50 km long road that will connect the community with the other spur roads.