Liard Highway

Liard Highway
British Columbia Highway 77
Northwest Territories Highway 7
Route information
Length393 km (244 mi)
Existed1984–present
British Columbia Highway 77
Length138 km[1] (86 mi)
South end Highway 97 near Fort Nelson, BC
North endBC-NWT border
Northwest Territories Highway 7
Length255 km[2] (158 mi)
South endBC-NWT border
North end Highway 1 near Fort Simpson, NT
Location
CountryCanada
Highway system
Highway 62 Highway 91
Highway 6 Highway 8
Liard Highway in winter

The Liard Highway (designated Highway 77 in British Columbia and Highway 7 in the Northwest Territories) is a 378 km two-lane highway in Canada that is the only direct road link between British Columbia and the Northwest Territories. Passing through sparsely-populated areas of boreal forest, it serves as the sole land access route for the communities of Fort Liard and Nahanni Butte.

  1. ^ Landmark Kilometre Inventory (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (Report). Cypher Consulting. July 2016. p. 398. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Highway 7 in Northwest Territories" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 April 2017.