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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).