Highway 37A

Highway 37A, the Stewart Highway, also known as the Glacier Highway, is a 65 km (40 mi) long spur off of Highway 37 west to the border towns of Stewart

Stewart, British Columbia

Stewart is a small town, incorporated as a district municipality at the head of the Portland Canal in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. In 2006, its population was about 496.-History:...

 and Hyder, Alaska

Hyder, Alaska

Hyder is a census-designated place in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 97. Hyder has achieved fame as a point in Alaska accessible to automobile and motorbike travelers in Canada who want to say that they have been to Alaska...

, where it connects with Alaska's Salmon River Road. Highway 37A was given this designation in 1984.

The Salmon River Road actually ends in British Columbia at the former site of a town called Premier

Premier, British Columbia

Premier was a large gold mining camp in British Columbia, Canada some 18 miles from Stewart. It ran from the years 1918 to 1953 and was a large employer in the area. Huge bunkhouses, generators, concentrators, machine and cook houses sat on the hillside. A road provided access to the area, snowfall...

, which serviced mines in British Columbia and later the Granduc Mine.

External links

• weather.com description of route