Hay River Highway
Highway 2 in the Northwest Territories, Canada | |||||||||||||
Hay River Highway | |||||||||||||
Basic data | |||||||||||||
Operator: | Northwest Territories Department of Transportation |
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Start of the street: |
Hay River ( 60 ° 51 ′ N , 115 ° 48 ′ W ) |
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End of street: |
Enterprise ( 60 ° 33 ′ N , 116 ° 8 ′ W ) |
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Overall length: | 48 km | ||||||||||||
Region : |
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Development condition: | asphalted | ||||||||||||
Course of the road
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The Highway 2 , especially under the name of Hay River Highway known is the shortest numbered highway in the Northwest Territories .
It connects Hay River with the Mackenzie Highway in Enterprise . The entire length is 48 km and is completely paved . Approx. 6 km south of downtown Hay River, it crosses the Fort Smith Highway (Highway 5) .
The highway was originally a section of the Mackenzie Highway. However, it was renamed when the highway was extended northwest of Enterprise, first around Great Slave Lake to Yellowknife , then later in a westerly direction to Fort Simpson .
The highway is one of the most " rural " highways in the Northwest Territories.