Top of the World Highway

Highway 9 in Yukon, Canada
Top of the World Highway
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Basic data
Operator:	Yukon Department of Highways and Public Works
Start of the street:	Dawson (West Dawson) ( 64 ° 4 ′  N , 139 ° 26 ′  W )
End of street:	Jack Wade Junction (Alaska) ( 64 ° 8 ′  N , 141 ° 20 ′  W )
Overall length:	127 km
Region :
The Top of the World Highway winds over the hills
Course of the road O to Stewart Crossing Yukon River Dawson (West Dawson) Little Gold Creek (Alaska Border) S to Tok (Alaska)  Map with all coordinates: OSM | WikiMap map

The Top of the World Highway is a 127 kilometer (67 mi) long highway that meanders through much of Canada's Yukon Territory . After crossing the Alaska border , he meets the Taylor Highway 14 km later at Jack Wade Junction .

At the border, which is called Little Gold Creek in Canada and Poker Creek in the United States , there is one of the few border stations built and used jointly by the two states.

The highway has been around since at least 1955. Before the Klondike Highway was built, it was the only road link to Dawson . The highway will be closed in winter. At Dawson there is a ferry connection over the Yukon River .

Panoramic shot of the Top of the World Highway

Web links

Commons : Top of the World Highway  - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Taylor Highway Brochure ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ /www.alaskana.de/highways/top-of-the-world-highway/