Winter and Ice Roads Information
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The Northwest Territories has a unique transportation system composed of paved highways, gravel highways, ferries, and winter / ice roads.
The recent TV series "Ice Road Truckers" has drawn international attention to the NWT's 1400 kilometres of winter roads, ice roads, and ice crossings.
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NOTICE: Driving on a public winter or ice road or ice crossing when it is closed or before its official opening is a violation of the Motor Vehicles Act, with a significant fine. For your safety AND your pocketbook, remain off all roads and crossings on the winter road system unless they are officially open to your class of vehicle. Note that as the season ends, roads and crossings may be closed to lighter vehicles before they are closed to commercial vehicles.
WINTER ROADS STATUS AND LOAD LIMITS (See also the Ice Crossings and Winter Roads section of the Travel Alerts page.)
| Hwy |
Location |
Status |
Weight Limit |
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Trout Lake winter access road |
CLOSED |
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| 1 |
Liard River ice crossing near Fort Simpson |
ClOSED |
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| 1 |
N'Dulee Ice Crossing near Fort Simpson |
CLOSED |
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Wrigley to Tulita winter road |
CLOSED |
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Tulita to Norman Wells Winter Road |
CLOSED |
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Deline ice crossing |
CLOSED |
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Tulita Ice Crossing |
CLOSED
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Norman Wells to Fort Good Hope winter road |
CLOSED |
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Fort Good Hope to Colville Lake winter road |
CLOSED |
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| 3 |
Mackenzie River ice crossing near Fort Providence |
CLOSED |
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| 7 |
Nahanni Butte ice crossing |
CLOSED |
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| 8 |
Peel River ice crossing near Fort McPherson |
CLOSED |
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| 8 |
Mackenzie River ice crossing near Tsiigehtchic |
CLOSED |
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Tsiigehtchic winter access road |
CLOSED |
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Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk ice road |
CLOSED |
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Aklavik winter access road |
CLOSED |
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Dettah ice road |
CLOSED |
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Gameti winter road |
CLOSED |
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Whati winter road |
CLOSED |
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To learn more about our unique transportation system, click on the links below.
A Field Guide to Ice Construction Safety
The Diesel Gypsy's Ice Road History
Popular Mechanics “Building Canada's Epic Ice Road”
Explore NWT – Ice Road Adventures
Wikipedia’s Ice Road
Wikipedia’s Tibbitt to Contwoyto Road
Nuna Logistics' Winter Road Role
Robinson Enterprises Ltd. Winter Ice Road Explained
The Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road
Diavik’s Ice Road
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