Deh Cho Bridge

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The Deh Cho Bridge is a major cable-stayed bridge in Canada’s Northwest Territories that carries the Yellowknife Highway across the Mackenzie River, providing a vital all-season transportation link for the region.

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instanceOf cable-stayed bridge
road bridge
carries Yellowknife Highway
climateZone subarctic
connects north shore of Mackenzie River
south shore of Mackenzie River
constructionStartDate 2008
country Canada
crosses Mackenzie River
design cable-stayed
hasNumberOfSpans multiple
languageOfName South Slavey
length approximately 1.1 kilometres
locatedIn Northwest Territories
locatedNear Fort Providence
locatedOnRoute Yellowknife–Edmonton corridor
maintainedBy Government of the Northwest Territories
material concrete
steel
namedAfter Dehcho Region
notableFor first year-round bridge across lower Mackenzie River
major infrastructure project in Northwest Territories
opened 2012
openingDate 2012-11-30
partOf Highway 3 (Northwest Territories)
provides all-season road link to Yellowknife
purpose improve reliability of transportation across Mackenzie River
support economic development in Northwest Territories
regionServed Behchokǫ̀
Fort Providence area
linked to: Fort Providence

Yellowknife
replaced Mackenzie River ferry service near Fort Providence
linked to: Mackenzie River

Mackenzie River ice road crossing near Fort Providence
riverBasin Mackenzie River basin
structureType fixed crossing
tollStatus toll bridge for commercial vehicles

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Fort Providence hasTransportationLink Deh Cho Bridge