Trans Canada Highway

The trans canada highway is the worlds longest national highway.

Trans canada highway. The first province to complete its section was saskatchewan which did so in 1957the full coast to coast highway was officially dedicated on september 3 1962 at a ceremony. While the canadian pacific railways cpr last spike opened travel across canada by train in 1885 an all red route entirely through british territory by. If you do not already have such a reader there are numerous pdf readers available for free download or for purchase on the internet. The trans canada highway is a series of provincial highways which join all ten provinces of canada.

Cross canada travel visitor information. The trans canada highway french. Canada is the second largest country in the world and a cross country trip overland was no small obstacle. Abbreviated as tch or t can is a transcontinental federal provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of canada from the pacific ocean on the west to the atlantic on the east.

Johns newfoundland and labrador. Authorized in 1949 by the trans canada highway act construction began the following year. Attractions parks events and accommodation plus weather and construction details. Understand history.

Trans canada highway map pdf version 2700kb to access the portable document format pdf version you must have a pdf reader installed. Stretching 7821 km 4860 miles it connects all ten provinces from the pacific victoria or prince rupert bc to the atlantic st. Kings highway 17 more commonly known as highway 17 is a provincially maintained highway and the primary route of the trans canada highway through the canadian province of ontarioit begins at the manitoba boundary 50 km 31 mi west of kenora and the main section ends where highway 417 begins just west of arnpriora small disconnected signed section of the highway still remains within the. Drivebc says the probability of opening tonight is.