Clear ice section of the winter road after regular snow removal, traffic and sun have polished the surface. The Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road is an annual ice road build to service mines and exploration activities in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic. Close to 600 km long, the road is said to be the world's longest heavy haul ice road and operates for eight to ten weeks starting in the last week of January. Most of the road (85%–87%) is built over frozen lakes, with the remaining built on over 64 land portages between lakes. The road is 50 m (160 ft) wide on the ice, but narrower on land portages ranging between 12-15 m (39-49 ft) wide. A thickness of 70 cm (28 in) of ice is required for light vehicle traffic, and 107 cm (42 in) for semi-truck traffic. Cold Temperature | Shiny | Nature | Road | Vertical
High Resolution JPEG Picture of Clear ice section of the winter road after regular snow removal, traffic and sun have polished the surface. The Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road is an annual ice road build to service mines and exploration activities in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut in the Canadian Arctic. Close to 600 km long, the road is said to be the world's longest heavy haul ice road and operates for eight to ten weeks starting in the last week of January. Most of the road (85%–87%) is built over frozen lakes, with the remaining built on over 64 land portages between lakes. The road is 50 m (160 ft) wide on the ice, but narrower on land portages ranging between 12-15 m (39-49 ft) wide. A thickness of 70 cm (28 in) of ice is required for light vehicle traffic, and 107 cm (42 in) for semi-truck traffic. [1431502119] stock photo
