Haines Highway
Highway in Alaska and Yukon Territory / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Haines Highway or Haines Cut-Off (and still often called Haines Road) is a highway that connects Haines, Alaska, in the United States, with Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada, passing through the province of British Columbia. It follows the route of the old Dalton Trail from the port of Haines inland for about 180 km (110 mi) to Klukshu, Yukon, and then continues to Haines Junction. The highway is about 244 km (152 mi) long, of which 72 km (45 mi) is in Alaska.
Alaska Route 7 Yukon Highway 3 | |||||||
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Maintained by Alaska DOT&PF, Yukon DOH&PW | |||||||
Length | 147.9 mi[1] (238.0 km) AK-7: 39.7 mi (63.9 km) YT-3: 174.1 km (108.2 mi) | ||||||
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South end | Alaska Marine Highway in Haines | ||||||
North end | Hwy 1 (Alaska Highway) in Haines Junction, YT | ||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||
State | Alaska | ||||||
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The highway was known as Yukon Highway 4 until 1978, when it was renumbered Highway 3. It has no number in British Columbia, but editions of The Milepost up to at least 2004 list it as Hwy 4, a number actually in use on Vancouver Island. The Alaska section is part of Alaska Route 7.