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Dempster Highway

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Dempster Highway
Dempster Highway
Dempster Highway
Dempster Highway
Dempster Highway
Dempster Highway
Dempster Highway
Dempster Highway
Dempster Highway
Dempster Highway
Dempster Highway
Dempster Highway
Dempster Highway
Dempster Highway
Dempster Highway
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Yukon, Canada

The Dempster Highway, also referred to as Yukon Highway 5 and Northwest Territories Highway 8, is a highway in Canada that connects the Klondike Highway in Yukon to Inuvik, Northwest Territories on the Mackenzie River delta. The highway crosses the Peel River and the Mackenzie Rivers using a combination of seasonal ferry service and ice bridges. Year-round road access from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk opened in November 2017 with the completion of the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway. The highway is named for the famous Yukon Mountie William Dempster, who earned renown for discovering the fate of The Lost Patrol.
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