Silver Trail

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.

Silver Trail
Yukon Highway 11
Route information
Maintained by Yukon DOH&PW
Length110 km (68 mi)
Major junctions
West end Hwy 2 (Klondike Highway) in Stewart Crossing
East endKeno City
Highway system
Territorial highways in Yukon
Miscellaneous
← Hwy 10→ Hwy 37

The highway is paved for the first 62 kilometres (39 mi), then continues as a gravel road to the ghost town of Elsa and onward to Keno City.[1] 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 42.4) of the current Silver Trail to Keno City.

Major intersections

The following is a list of major intersections along the Silver Trail:[1][2][3]

LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Stewart Crossing0.00.0 Hwy 2 (Klondike Highway) – Dawson City, WhitehorseWestern terminus
Mayo49.630.8Crosses the Mayo River
50.031.1Dyke Road
50.331.3Mayo Road
51.732.1 Mayo Airport
Minto Bridge64.039.8Crosses the Mayo River
​68.242.4Duncan Creek RoadOriginal route of the Silver Trail, continues east to Keno City
87.054.1South McQuesten Trail
Elsa97.060.3Ghost town, closed to the public
Keno City110.068.4Duncan Creek RoadEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References
  1. "Silver Trail driving guide". Government of Yukon. 15 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. "Trip Planner". 511 Yukon. Government of Yukon. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. Google (9 February 2020). "Silver Trail (YT-11) in Yukon" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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