Trans-Canada Highway
National cross-country road
The Trans-Canada Highway is the main highway spanning Canada from the Atlantic to Pacific coasts, running roughly 8,000 kilometers from St.
John's, Newfoundland to Victoria, British Columbia.
It passes through all ten provinces and remains the longest national highway in the world.
Canadians often refer to it simply as the Trans-Canada: We drove the Trans-Canada from Toronto to Calgary.
Leisure travel by car
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- coast-to-coastSpanning an entire landmass
- VancouverMajor Canadian Pacific port
- HalifaxNova Scotia's largest city
St. John's · Victoria · adventure · odyssey · expedition · interprovincial · Rockies · Prairies
Wholeness through cohesion
- federalDivided governmental authority
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- CanadianaObjects evoking the north
nationhood · connectivity · provinces · confederation · 1962 · nation-building · tourism · identity
Petroleum-based paving material
- pavementHard road covering
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- overpassBridge spanning a road
- lanesParallel traffic divisions
signage · rest stops · service stations · toll booths · construction · maintenance · potholes · shoulders
roadtrip
Leisure travel by car
- cross-countryTraversing wide natural terrain
- coast-to-coastSpanning an entire landmass
- VancouverMajor Canadian Pacific port
Halifax · St. John's · Victoria · adventure · odyssey · expedition · interprovincial · Rockies · Prairies · Atlantic
unity
Wholeness through cohesion
- federalDivided governmental authority
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
Canadiana · nationhood · connectivity · provinces · confederation · 1962 · nation-building · tourism · identity · maple leaf
asphalt
Petroleum-based paving material
- pavementHard road covering
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- overpassBridge spanning a road
lanes · signage · rest stops · service stations · toll booths · construction · maintenance · potholes · shoulders · median
vista
Pleasing distant scene
- panoramaUnobstructed wide-angle view
- landscapeVisible features of terrain
- mountainsTall elevated landmasses
valleys · prairies · lakes · forests · wilderness · viewpoints · wildlife · sunsets · Banff · Lake Superior
- Famous RoadsRoute 66, Autobahn, Ho Chi Minh Trail
- Famous RoutesRoute 66, Silk Road, Oregon Trail, Trans-Siberian Railway, Orient Express
- highwayshighways, freeway, freeways, expressway, interstate
- roadshighways, road, freeway, roads, freeways
- routesroad, path, route, freeway, trail
- Canadian HistoryConfederation, Rupert's Land, colonial era, colonial government, self-government
Trans-Canada Highwaylocal road
Low-traffic neighborhood thoroughfare
residential street · cul-de-sac · side street · regional road · alleyway