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[[ImageFile:Dempsterhighway.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Dempster Highway]][[ImageFile:Dempster.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Hitchhiker [[User:Jhapk|Jhapk]] and a friend on a Dempster Highway]]
'''Dempster Highway''' (also known as '''Yukon Highway 5''' or '''Northwest Territories Highway 8''') is a highway that connects the [[Klondike Highway]] in the Yukon Territory of [[Canada]] to [[Inuvik]], Northwest Territories on the Mackenzie River delta. During the winter months, the highway extends another 194 km (121 mi) to [[Tuktoyaktuk]], on the northern coast of Canada, using frozen portions of the Mackenzie River delta as an [[ice road]]. The highway crosses the Peel River and the Mackenzie Rivers using a combination of seasonal ferry service and ice bridges.
==Hitchhiking on Dempster==
Normally you can find rides easily on the Dempster intersection - the intersection of [[Alaska Highway]] and Dempster Highway. There is a [[service area]] right at this intersection, it has a restaurant and a [[gas station]], and most rides going north stop there. Just ask around, and somebody will offer you a ride. If you have to spend a night or two, there is a camping ground there, too.
[[wikipedia:Dempster Highway]]
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