Trans-Canada Highway
Also called: Trans-Canadian Highway · Topic: World Transport and Communication · NCERT: Class 12, Ch 7 "Transport and Communication"
Meaning
The Trans-Canada Highway crosses Canada from coast to coast. It links Vancouver in British Columbia on the Pacific coast with St John's in Newfoundland on the Atlantic coast. It is about 7,800 km long. It joins Canada's far-apart provinces by road.
Example
A traveller can drive from Vancouver on the west coast, over the Rockies and across the prairies, all the way to St John's in Newfoundland on the east coast.
Don't confuse with
- Trans-Canadian Railway: the railway from Halifax through Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Calgary to Vancouver (7,050 km, completed 1886). Its eastern end is Halifax, while the highway's eastern end is St John's.
- Alaska Highway: a road running north-west from Edmonton (Canada) towards Anchorage, per NCERT. It does not cross Canada from east to west.
Related concepts
- Highway
- Alaska Highway
- Pan-American Highway
- Stuart Highway
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