Cassiar Highway

E493355

highway road transportation route

The Cassiar Highway is a remote scenic route in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, that provides an alternative connection between the Yellowhead Highway and the Alaska Highway through rugged wilderness.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Cassiar Highway canonical	1
Stewart–Cassiar Highway	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	highway ⓘ road transportation route ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Stewart–Cassiar Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ
alternativeTo	Alaska Highway main route via Dawson Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ
category	Roads in British Columbia ⓘ Scenic drives in Canada ⓘ
connectsTo	Alaska Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ Yellowhead Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
direction	north–south ⓘ
hasFeature	forested landscapes ⓘ lakes and rivers along route ⓘ long distances between fuel stops ⓘ mountainous terrain ⓘ sections with limited services ⓘ
hazard	limited cellular coverage ⓘ wildlife on roadway ⓘ winter driving conditions ⓘ
junctionWith	Highway 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Stewart–Cassiar Highway 37A NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	remote location ⓘ rugged wilderness ⓘ scenic views ⓘ wildlife viewing opportunities ⓘ
lengthApproxKm	about 725 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn	British Columbia ⓘ northwestern British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ
maintenanceBy	British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyAttraction	Bear Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Hyder, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyCommunity	Stewart, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ
northernTerminusNear	Watson Lake, Yukon NERFINISHED ⓘ
officialName	Highway 37 NERFINISHED ⓘ
openedForTraffic	1970s ⓘ
partOf	British Columbia provincial highway system NERFINISHED ⓘ
passesNear	Dease Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ Iskut NERFINISHED ⓘ Meziadin Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Northern Interior of British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Stikine Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
southernTerminusNear	Kitimat NERFINISHED ⓘ Terrace, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ
surface	paved ⓘ
traverses	Cassiar Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedFor	access to Alaska ⓘ access to Yukon ⓘ resource industry traffic ⓘ tourist travel ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alaska Highway → hasJunctionWith → Cassiar Highway ⓘ

Northern British Columbia → traversedBy → Cassiar Highway ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stewart–Cassiar Highway