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Yukon Highway 6
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(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Route Description
Yukon Highway 6 is 144 miles (232 km) long and runs from 78 miles (126 km) east of Whitehorse, Yukon to the Northwest Territories border.

The Yukon section of the road is little changed from 1945, although culverts have replaced some of the original one-lane bridges, and several one-lane Bailey bridges remain. There are very few two-lane bridges on the road. It is a winding, hilly road, resembling the original Alaska Highway that has been substantially upgraded; the road is not recommended for RVs, and traffic is very light. Occasionally, the road's alignment is emphasized with signs that show the symbol for winding road. There are few guardrails, and other than a government campground, no facilities except at Ross River.

Adventurers have hiked or biked the 225 miles (363 km) of Canol Road from the pass as far as the Mackenzie River, reporting spectacular scenery, relics of the Canol project (abandoned trucks, wannigans and cabins), and no bridges. A group of cyclists took nine days to travel from Canol Camp to Ross River, a distance of some 355 miles (572 km), but just a day from there to Whitehorse (230 miles or 370 km).

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