Trans Canada Highway facts for kids

Trans-Canada Highway -Highway 11/17- Terry Fox Monument

The Trans-Canada Highway (French: Route Transcanadienne) is a transcontinental that goes across the country in southern Canada. The main route is 7,821 kilometres (4,860 mi) long.

History

The section between Sault Ste Marie, Ontario and Wawa, Ontario opened on September 17, 1960. The Rogers Pass in British Columbia opened on September 3, 1962. The paving of the Trans-Canada across Newfoundland was completed on November 27, 1965.

Images for kids

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  Highway 1 with wildlife overpass, eastbound through Banff National Park in Alberta

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  Highway 1 eastbound in Manitoba near Carberry

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  Trans-Canada Highway through Ottawa on Ontario Highway 417

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  Highway 1 westbound near Vancouver, British Columbia

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  Highway 17 in Mattawa, Ontario

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  Highway 17 near Echo Bay, Ontario

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  Quebec Autoroute 20 eastbound

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  Highway 104 in Nova Scotia near Westville

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  Route 1 in Newfoundland and Labrador near Corner Brook

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  The Mile Zero monument at the end of the Trans-Canada Highway in Victoria, British Columbia

See also

In Spanish: Carretera transcanadiense para niños