James Bay Road Website - Home Page

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Web Name: James Bay Road Website - Home Page

WebSite: http://jamesbayroad.com

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The James Bay (Baie James) region of northern Quebecis located in northeastern Canada along the eastern side of James Bay. It is a vast wilderness area of taiga/boreal forest, reached by a single road - the very remote James Bay Road (Route de la Baie-James) - 620 km of forest and taiga and not a single town along the way! If you're interested in a long road trip into a very remote part of northeastern Canada, then this is the road - and website - for you! This website is the most comprehensive and detailed source of information about this area and its roads anywhere on the Internet. www.routebaiejames.com « Les pages de ce site Internet ne sont pas encore toutes traduites en français. Dans le cas des pages pour lesquelles la version francophone n’est pas encore prête, la version anglaise de la page est utilisée. Je suis désolé pour les inconvénients que cette situation peut causer. » THE LONGEST SERVICE-FREE STRETCH OF ROAD IN CANADAThe 381 km (236 mile) stretch of the James Bay Road that is without services is the longest service-free stretch of road in Canada, and the second longest service-free stretch of road in North America! This is second only by a hair to the Dalton Hwy in Alaska, which has a 394 km (244 mile) stretch without services. The Dempster Hwy running from the Yukon to NWT in Canada has a stretch of 363 km (225 miles) without services. THE FARTHEST FROM A TOWN ON A ROAD IN NORTH AMERICA The end of the Trans-Taiga Road is 745 km (462 miles) from the nearest town, which is the farthest you can get by road from a town anywhere in North America THE FARTHEST NORTH YOU CAN DRIVE IN EASTERN NORTH AMERICA The end of the Trans-Taiga Road is the farthest north you can drive on a road in eastern North America. THE LARGEST MUNICIPALITY IN THE WORLDThe Municipality of James Bay covers an area of 350,000 square kilometres (135,136 square miles), making it by far the largest municipality in the world! THE RUPERT RIVER This magnificent river will be DIVERTED in late 2009 by Hydro Quebec! SEE IT WHILE YOU STILL CAN The James Bay Road crosses the river at km 257 For details visit the Rupert River website This website is your complete source for all the information you'll need to make a trip up into the James Bay region of Quebec. THE ROADS The James Bay Road is the main route north into this region. It is paved for its entire 620km length, but there is only one gas station. For the ultimate remote road trip you can also travel east along the extremely remote Trans-Taiga Road, at the end of which you will be 745 km from the nearest town! The North Road is an alternate route to reach the bottom part of the James Bay Road. If you're not into driving long distances, you can make the journey without leaving home by taking a Virtual Tour, or visit the Travelogues section of this website. MORE... Travel Information: How to get there, what to do, weather, cautions, where to obtain more information, trip planner, and more. Weather information, New Weather Lookup to help you determine when is the best time to go. FORUMS: Discussion about the James Bay Road, North Road, Trans-Taiga Road and the general region. Share your experiences and tips. Ask questions. Towns of the region: Information maps of towns reachable from the James Bay Road. Hydro Quebec: These roads exist because of the Hydro Quebec James Bay power project. Mar 3/09: Travelogue up the James Bay Road in winter Mar 3/09: Some colour changes. Nicer logo at the top. Site Search implemented. Dec 23/08: The site got a major makeover. If you are still seeing blue-themed pages, hit refresh in your web browser. Dec/08: I am looking for someone to translate the entire site into French again. I had it done once, but the French site is way out of date! Email me. Une version française du site est maintenant disponible! Consultez le menu au haut de chaque page pour accéder à la version française. Puisque la traduction est présentement en cours, il est possible que la page à laquelle vous tentez d'accéder ne soit pas encore traduite. French version Some pages of this site are now in French. See the menu at the top of each page to access the French version. However, many pages are not yet translated. If you enjoyed this website you might also enjoy these other websites in the Wildwood Canada group

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