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Whitehorse is located 918 miles from the southern terminus of the Alaska Highway, Milepost Zero at Dawson Creek, B.C
Whitehorse is located 918 miles from the southern terminus of the Alaska Highway, Milepost Zero at Dawson Creek, B.C. When Canada adopted the metric system in the mid-1970s, the old highway mileposts were replaced with markers denoting kilometres. Distances between points on the highway continue to change as the road is upgraded and straightened.
Yukon Transportation Museum, Ed Campbell collection, 1993.55, Milepost 918. Greg Skuce, photographer.


Alaska Highway Today

Watson Lake airport control tower and a U.S. Army C-47 (military DC-3). February 7, 1943.This table shows Alaska Highway 1948 mileages alongside place names and services available, from Mile 0, Dawson Creek, B.C. to Mile 1206 Snag, Yukon.Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church at Beaver CreekCF-DFZ, a De Havilland Tiger MothThe Teslin BridgeA very different downtown Whitehorse 20 years after the construction of the Alaska Highway. ca. 1960s.View of downtown Whitehorse from across the Yukon River. No date.Aerial view of Whitehorse airport with downtown Whitehorse in the background.Recreational vehicle travellers enjoy the best of both worldsAerial view of Haines Junction with Pilot Mountain in the background.Aerial view of Destruction Bay and Kluane Lake.Whitehorse is located 918 miles from the southern terminus of the Alaska Highway, Milepost Zero at Dawson Creek, B.C
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