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Yellowknife by car
Yellowknife by car
Yellowknife is located at the end of NWT Highway 3 Yellowknife Highway. Take the Mackenzie Highway (Highway 1) north from Alberta to the Northwest Territories/Alberta border. Continue to follow the highway past the communities of Enterprise, Hay River, and Kakisa to the junction with Highway 3. Follow Highway 3 to the Mackenzie River crossing at Fort Providence. From Fort Providence, follow Highway 3 past Behchoko (formerly Rae-Edzo) to its terminus at Yellowknife.
From mid-May to late December, the Mackenzie River is crossed by a ferry. From late December to mid-April, travellers cross the river via an ice bridge -- a frozen stretch of the river that has been groomed for vehicle travel. From roughly mid-April to mid-May, the river is unpassable. Check with the Government of the Northwest Territories' Department of Transportation for ferry/ice road availablity if travelling in April, May, December, or January. Preliminary construction has begun on a permanent bridge ; delays and design changes have moved the 2010 opening date to Fall 2011 or later.
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