Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway
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The Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway is an all-weather road in Canada’s Northwest Territories that connects the Arctic Ocean community of Tuktoyaktuk with the town of Inuvik, providing the first year-round highway access to the Arctic coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway Context triple: [Tuktoyaktuk, hasTransportConnection, Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway]
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Yellowknife Highway
The Yellowknife Highway is a major road in Canada's Northwest Territories that connects the city of Yellowknife to the rest of the territorial and national highway network.
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Trans-Labrador Highway
The Trans-Labrador Highway is a remote, mostly paved road network crossing the interior of Labrador in eastern Canada, known for its long isolated stretches, rugged wilderness scenery, and role as a vital transportation link between Labrador communities and Quebec.
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Dempster Highway
The Dempster Highway is a remote Canadian road that stretches from the Yukon into the Northwest Territories, crossing the Arctic Circle and providing one of North America’s most isolated and scenic driving routes.
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Nisga’a Highway
The Nisga’a Highway is a scenic road in northwestern British Columbia that provides access to Nisga’a Nation communities and notable volcanic and river landscapes.
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E.
Cassiar Highway
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway Target entity description: The Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway is an all-weather road in Canada’s Northwest Territories that connects the Arctic Ocean community of Tuktoyaktuk with the town of Inuvik, providing the first year-round highway access to the Arctic coast.
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A.
Yellowknife Highway
The Yellowknife Highway is a major road in Canada's Northwest Territories that connects the city of Yellowknife to the rest of the territorial and national highway network.
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B.
Trans-Labrador Highway
The Trans-Labrador Highway is a remote, mostly paved road network crossing the interior of Labrador in eastern Canada, known for its long isolated stretches, rugged wilderness scenery, and role as a vital transportation link between Labrador communities and Quebec.
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C.
Dempster Highway
The Dempster Highway is a remote Canadian road that stretches from the Yukon into the Northwest Territories, crossing the Arctic Circle and providing one of North America’s most isolated and scenic driving routes.
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D.
Nisga’a Highway
The Nisga’a Highway is a scenic road in northwestern British Columbia that provides access to Nisga’a Nation communities and notable volcanic and river landscapes.
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E.
Cassiar Highway
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway
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road ⓘ |
| abbreviation | ITH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Government of the Northwest Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateZone | Arctic tundra ⓘ |
| connectsCommunity |
Inuvik
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuktoyaktuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Arctic Ocean coast
ⓘ
Inuvik NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuktoyaktuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionChallenges |
continuous permafrost
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remote location ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | gravel embankment built above permafrost ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 2014 ⓘ |
| cost | approximately 300 million Canadian dollars ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Government of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of the Northwest Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess | year-round access to Arctic coast ⓘ |
| hasLaneCount | two-lane road ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
first year-round road connection to Arctic Ocean in Canada
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replaced seasonal ice road between Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 138 kilometres
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approximately 86 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region of Canada
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Northwest Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Government of the Northwest Territories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Beaufort Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguageName | Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 2017 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2017-11-15 ⓘ |
| opensTo | Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dempster Highway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Mackenzie River Delta
NERFINISHED
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permafrost terrain ⓘ |
| regionServed | Inuvialuit Settlement Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | all-weather road ⓘ |
| routeNumber | Northwest Territories Highway 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonalCondition |
subject to extreme winter conditions
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subject to thaw-related maintenance issues ⓘ |
| surfaceType | gravel ⓘ |
| terminusA | Inuvik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusB | Tuktoyaktuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
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passenger travel ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
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Subject: Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway Description of subject: The Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway is an all-weather road in Canada’s Northwest Territories that connects the Arctic Ocean community of Tuktoyaktuk with the town of Inuvik, providing the first year-round highway access to the Arctic coast.
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