Ranking of Motorway Lengths:
Canada by Province: 1998

Rank Jurisdiction Kilometers Miles Percentage of Total
1 Quebec 2,125 1,320 34.5%
2 Ontario 1,971 1,224 32.0%
3 Nova Scotia 830 515 13.5%
4 Alberta 489 304 7.9%
5 British Columbia 447 278 7.3%
6 New Brunswick 192 120 3.1%
7 Manitoba 97 60 1.6%
8 Saskatchewan 15 9 0.2%
9 Newfoundland 0 0 0.0%
10 Prince Edward Island 0 0 0.0%
11 Yukon 0 0 0.0%
12 Nunavik 0 0 0.0%
13 Northwest Territories 0 0 0.0%
  Total 6,165 3,829 100.0%

Ranking of World Motorway Length by Nation

Note: Other sources report more than double the number of motorway kilomters in Canada. The data above are estimated by The Public Purpose based upon personal inspection both of sites and maps. It is suspected that the higher reported figures include the extensive four-lane roadways that are not fully access controlled.

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