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Trans-Canada Highway

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Trans-Canada Highway, c.4,800 mi (7,700 km) long, S Canada; dedicated 1962; completed 1970. The world's longest national highway, it traverses North America from St. John's, N.L., to Victoria, British Columbia. Ferry routes form vital links at the eastern and western ends of the highway. The Alaska Highway joins the Trans-Canada Highway at Calgary, Alta.

Trans-Canada Highway

World's longest national road, extending east-west for 4,860 mi (7,821 km) between Victoria, British Columbia, and St. John's, Newfoundland. Completed in 1965, it links many major Canadian cities and provides access to important national and provincial parks.



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At least one Northern MPP in government wants Ottawa to pay its fair share for a modern Trans-Canada highway across Northern Ontario.
Flatiron is currently involved with an award-winning P3 project in the province of British Columbia in northwestern Canada constructing a new portion of the Trans-Canada Highway 1 through Kicking Horse Canyon.
Besides producing high grade showings, the property has great infrastructure with Canadian National Railway running nearby and with his highly promising Dunlop Zone sitting astride the Trans-Canada highway
 
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