The Yellowhead Highway is a major east-west highway connecting the four western Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Although part of the Trans-Canada Highway system, the highway should not be confused with the more southerly originally designated Trans-Canada Highway. In the 1980s the green and white Trans-Canada logo began to be used to designate the roadway. The main Yellowhead Highway is designated as Highway 16 for its entire length. Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Splendour without diminishment) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Area 944,735 km² (5th)  - Land 925,186 km²  - Water 19,549 km² (2. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th)  - Land 642,317 km²  - Water 19,531 km² (2. ... Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (From many peoples, strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Lieutenant Governor Lynda M. Haverstock Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Area 651,036 km² (7th)  - Land 591,670 km²  - Water 59,366 km² (9. ... Motto: Gloriosus et Liber (Glorious and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Winnipeg Largest city Winnipeg Lieutenant Governor John Harvard Premier Gary Doer (NDP) Area 647,797 km² (8th)  - Land 553,556 km²  - Water 64,241 km² (14. ... Example of Trans-Canada Highway marker shield. ...

In the west, the highway begins at Masset, British Columbia, heading south along Graham Island for 101 km to Skidegate. It then connects via a 172 km-long ferry route to Prince Rupert, then passes southeastward for 724 km through to Prince George, then goes another 268 km through to Tête Jaune Cache, enters Alberta through the Rocky Mountains near Jasper (100 km from Tête Jaune Cache), and passes through Edmonton another 366 km later, and Saskatoon 532 km later, before meeting the Trans Canada Highway at Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, 697 km from Saskatoon. Officially the eastern end of the Yellowhead Highway is at The Forks in Winnipeg. The total length of the Yellowhead Highway, including ferries, is 2,960 km. (Public domain map) The Queen Charlotte Islands or Haida Gwaii are an archipelago off the north-west coast of British Columbia, Canada, consisting of two main islands: Graham Island in the North, and Moresby Island in the south. ... Prince Rupert is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. ... These cutbanks on the Nechako River are Prince Georges signature natural landmark. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Strong and free) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Area 661,848 km² (6th)  - Land 642,317 km²  - Water 19,531 km² (2. ... Rocky Mountain National Park (photo courtesy of NPS) The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. ... Jasper is a town within Jasper National Park in the Canadian province of Alberta. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Industry Integrity Progress City of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Location. ... For other uses see Saskatoon (disambiguation). ... Example of Trans-Canada Highway marker shield. ... for the rural municipality see Portage la Prairie, Manitoba (rural municipality) Portage la Prairie is a city in the Canadian province of Manitoba. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Unum Cum Virtute Multorum (One With the Strength of Many) City of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Location. ...

A spur of the Yellowhead Highway, Highway 5, connects the main highway at Tête Jaune Cache, British Columbia midway between the Alberta-British Columbia border and Prince George to Kamloops, British Columbia on the Trans-Canada Highway. These cutbanks on the Nechako River are Prince Georges signature natural landmark. ... Locator map for Kamloops, BC Kamloops is a city in central British Columbia, Canada at the confluence of the two branches of the Thompson River. ...

See also

• List of Canadian highways by province

The following is a list of highways seen here: List of Alberta provincial highways List of British Columbia provincial highways List of Manitoba provincial highways List of New Brunswick provincial highways List of Newfoundland and Labrador highways List of Northwest Territories territorial highways List of Northwestern Canada highways, Highways that...

External link

• Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway Association