Liard Highway
Liard Highway | |||||||
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British Columbia Highway 77 Northwest Territories Highway 7 | |||||||
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Length | 393 km (244 mi) | ||||||
Existed | 1984–present | ||||||
British Columbia Highway 77 | |||||||
Length | 138 km[1] (86 mi) | ||||||
South end | ![]() | ||||||
North end | BC-NWT border | ||||||
Northwest Territories Highway 7 | |||||||
Length | 255 km[2] (158 mi) | ||||||
South end | BC-NWT border | ||||||
North end | ![]() | ||||||
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Country | Canada | ||||||
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The Liard Highway (designated Highway 77 in British Columbia and Highway 7 in the Northwest Territories) is a 378 km two-lane highway in Canada that is the only direct road link between British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. Passing through sparsely-populated areas of boreal forest, it serves as the sole land access route for the communities of Fort Liard and Nahanni Butte.
Route
The highway begins at a point on the Alaska Highway 28 km (17 mi) northwest of Fort Nelson and runs 138 km (86 mi) northeast through expanses of the Canadian Boreal Forest to the border of British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. Beyond the border, it continues for 254 km (158 mi) as a very rough packed dirt and gravel road designated as Highway 7. It terminates at a junction with Territorial Highway 1 south of Fort Simpson.
History
The highway was built between 1975 and 1982 and was officially opened to traffic in June 1984.[3][4] The section in British Columbia was built under contracts with the Ministry of Transportation and Highways at a cost of $26 million (equivalent to $67.4 million in 2021). The section through the Northwest Territories section was built by the federal government at a cost of $55 million (equivalent to $142.58 million in 2021). British Columbia assigned the number 77 to its portion of the route in 1984.[5]
In 2012, Peter's Bros. Construction Ltd. was awarded a contract valued at $8,911,212.00 to pave (level course and overlay) over the existing sealcoat from the end of the existing pavement at 83 km (52 mi) in British Columbia to the border with the Northwest Territories, at 137 km (85 mi).[6] The project was completed in August 2012.[citation needed]
As of 2018, Highway 77 has been fully paved up to the border with the Northwest Territories.[citation needed]
Major intersections
From south to north:
Province / Territory | Regional district / Region | Location | km[1][2] | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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British Columbia | Northern Rockies R.M. | | 0 | 0.0 | ![]() | Hwy 77 southern terminus |
42 | 26 | Crosses the Fort Nelson River | ||||
British Columbia – Northwest Territories border | 138 0 | 86 0.0 | ![]() ![]() | |||
Northwest Territories | Dehcho | Fort Liard | 38 | 24 | Access road | |
| 131 | 81 | Nahanni Butte access road | |||
Checkpoint | 255 | 158 | ![]() | Highway 7 northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
- ^ a b Landmark Kilometre Inventory (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (Report). Cypher Consulting. July 2016. p. 398. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Highway 7 in Northwest Territories" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 26 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ^ B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Highways. "Frontier to Freeway: A Short Illustrated History of Roads in British Columbia" (PDF). gov.bc.ca. Government of British Columbia.
- ^ "New road link to north brings end to isolation". Vancouver Sun. 25 June 1984. p. A12. Retrieved 14 November 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Highways (24 September 1984). General Circular G29/84. Victoria: Ministry of Transportation and Highways. pp. 0, 5.
- ^ BC MOTI. "Northern Region Highway Projects". Archived from the original on 10 February 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
External links
- Google Maps: Highway 77 route in British Columbia
- Google Maps: Highway 7 route in the Northwest Territories
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