Page created on : October 5, 2001
Last updated : May 26, 2005

In sharp contrast, the Yellowhead Highway (Route 16) runs by gently rolling hills and wide riverbeds as it passes from Manitoba to the Rocky Mountains. It grew up along the Canadian-Pacific Railway line that linked rural communities to one another across the Prairie frontier. A section of the highway located 100 miles west of Winnipeg is depicted on the stamp.

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Links about the Yellowhead Highway


Parks Canada
Trans Canada Yellowhead Highway Association
Canadian Rockies
Bell's Alaska Travel Guide
John Cletheroe's USA and Canada Holiday Hints
Air Highways Magazine
Northern British Columbia
Bicycle Touring the Yellowhead Highway
Tourism Saskatchewan

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