Yes, the Dempster Highway runs into and across the northern part of the Northwest Territories. It starts near Dawson City in the Yukon, crosses the Arctic Circle and the Richardson Mountains, and ends in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Route Details
- Start and End: Begins at the Klondike Highway in the Yukon and terminates in Inuvik, NWT (with an all-season extension continuing to Tuktoyaktuk).
- Designations: Known as Yukon Highway 5 and Northwest Territories Highway 8.