Top of the World Highway | ||||
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| Yukon Highway 9 & Alaska Route 5 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Department of Highways and Public Works | ||||
| Length | 127 km[1][2] (79 mi) | |||
| Existed | c. 1955–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  AK-5 (Taylor Highway) near Jack Wade, AK | |||
| East end |  To Hwy 2 at the West Dawson ferry terminal | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Canada | |||
| Province | Yukon | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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The Top of the World Highway is a 127 km-long (79 mi) highway, beginning at a junction with the Taylor Highway near the unincorporated community of Jack Wade, Alaska travelling east to its terminus at the ferry terminal in West Dawson, Yukon, on the western banks of the Yukon River. The highway has been in existence since at least 1955 and is only open during the summer months. The entire portion of the highway in Yukon is also known as Yukon Highway 9. The Alaska portion is part of Alaska Route 5 [3] and is a portion of the Taylor Highway Scenic Byway. [4]
- ^ Molvar, Erik (August 1, 2005). Alaska and the Yukon. Scenic Driving (Second ed.). Globe Pequot Press. pp. 137–140. ISBN 978-0-7627-3634-8. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
- ^ Google (December 19, 2010). "Top of the World Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
- ^ [1]
- ^ Alaska DOT, Taylor and Top of the World Highways