Fort Smith Highway

Highway 5, known more commonly as the Fort Smith Highway, completed in 1966, is a highway in Canada's Northwest Territories, which travels through Wood Buffalo National Park and connects Fort Smith to Hay River. Area roads past Fort Smith connect into Alberta with Smith Landing, Fitzgerald, Hay Camp, and Peace Point, and form a circle route through Wood Buffalo National Park. Residents of Fort Chipewyan have petitioned the Alberta government for a 50 km (31 mi) road to connect with the area roads out of Fort Smith.

Fort Smith Highway
Northwest Territories Highway 5
Route information
Length	267.0 km (165.9 mi)
Major junctions
West end	Highway 2 (Hay River Highway) at Hay River
	Highway 6 (Fort Resolution Highway) near Hay River
East end	Fort Smith
Highway system
Northwest Territories highways ← Highway 4 → Highway 6

Since 2017, the highway has been fully paved.[1]

References

1. "Say Goodbye to Gravel! Hwy 5 Fully Paved!". Fort Smith. 19 October 2017.