Silver Trail

{{short description|Highway in Yukon Territory}}

{{refimprove|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox road

|name=Silver Trail

|province=YT

|alternate_name=Yukon Highway 11

|type=YT

|route=11

|maint=Yukon DOH&PW

|map=Highway 11 map-YT.png

|length_km=110

|length_round=0

|length_ref=

|established=

|direction_a=West

|terminus_a={{jct|state=YT|YT|2|name1=Klondike Highway}} in Stewart Crossing

|direction_b=East

|terminus_b=Keno City

|previous_type=YT

|previous_route=10

|next_type=YT

|next_route=37

}}

The Silver Trail, officially Yukon Highway 11, is a highway in the Canadian territory of Yukon connecting the communities of Mayo and Keno City with the Klondike Highway at Stewart Crossing. It was originally built in 1950-51 as the Whitehorse–Mayo Road, and originally designated as Highway 2. The route was renumbered in 1978 as Highway 11, and in the mid-1980s was given its current name to reflect to the historic operations of silver mining in the district.

The highway is paved for the first {{convert|62|km|mi}}, then continues as a gravel road to the ghost town of Elsa and onward to Keno City. A network of rural roads winds through the area including the former route of the Silver Trail, now called Duncan Creek Road, which runs from Kilometre 68.2 (Mile {{convert|68.2|km|mi|1||disp=output number only}}) of the current Silver Trail to Keno City.

Major intersections

The following is a list of major intersections along the Silver Trail:{{cite web |title=Silver Trail driving guide |url=https://yukon.ca/en/silver-trail |publisher=Government of Yukon |accessdate=9 February 2020 |date=15 February 2019}}{{cite web |title=Trip Planner |url=http://www.511yukon.ca/en/trip_planner.html |website=511 Yukon |publisher=Government of Yukon |accessdate=9 February 2020}}{{google maps|title=Silver Trail (YT-11) in Yukon|url=https://www.google.ca/maps/@63.6466559,-136.1815492,9.5z|accessdate=9 February 2020}}

{{Jcttop|unit=km|nocty=yes}}

{{Jctint

|state=YT

|location=Stewart Crossing

|km=0.0

|road={{Jct|state=YT|Hwy|2|name1=Klondike Highway|location1=Dawson City|dir2=south|location2=Whitehorse}}

|notes=Western terminus

}}

{{Jctplace

|location=Mayo

|state=YT

|lspan=4

|km=49.6

|place=Crosses the Mayo River

}}

{{Jctint

|km=50.0

|road=Dyke Road

}}

{{Jctint

|km=50.3

|state=YT

|road=Mayo Road

}}

{{Jctint

|km=51.7

|state=YT

|road={{jct|state=YT|extra=airport}} Mayo Airport

|notes=

}}

{{jctplace

|location = Minto Bridge

|state = YT

|km=64.0

|place=Crosses the Mayo River

}}

{{Jctint

|location=none

|lspan=2

|state=YT

|km=68.2

|road=Duncan Creek Road

|notes=Original route of the Silver Trail, continues east to Keno City

}}

{{Jctint

|state=YT

|km=87.0

|road=South McQuesten Trail

}}

{{Jctint

|location=Elsa

|state=YT

|km=97.0

|notes=Ghost town, closed to the public

}}

{{Jctint

|location=Keno City

|state=YT

|km=110.0

|road=Duncan Creek Road

|notes=Eastern terminus

}}

{{Jctbtm|keys=}}

See also

References

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Category:Yukon territorial highways

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