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Route Description
Yukon Highway 4 is 362 miles (583 km) long and runs from Watson Lake, Yukon to
Carmack, Yukon.
The first portion of Yukon Highway 4, the Robert Campbell Highway, between
Watson Lake and Miner Junction, was built in the early 1960s as part of the
project to complete road access to Tungsten, Northwest Territories. The portion
east and north of Miner Junction is now known as the Nahanni Range Road, and is
presently Yukon Territorial Highway #10.
During the late 1960s and continuing to 1971, highways were built to connect
Carmacks with Ross River, with a spur road to Faro to serve the new lead-zinc
mine that opened in 1969. Additional road work was also completed between Ross
River and Miner Junction. The completed road complements the Canol Road,
providing two loops and bringing year-round access to Ross River.
The Campbell Highway is mostly gravel, and the most improved section is
between Carmacks and Faro, where it has taken the most abuse from trucks hauling
ore to Whitehorse and beyond.
The highway was originally route 9, but became route 4 in 1978. For travelers
from the south whose destination is Dawson City, this route is some 20 miles
shorter than going through Whitehorse.
