It looks like Dawson City will have an official ice bridge this year. The Yukon River has frozen over at the usual spot, after a few winters of open water.

Last week, Daignault’s efforts paid off as the ice bridge was finally reopened on Jan. 22 after two years of unseasonably warm weather, which forced the crossing to stay closed.

This tanker truck broke through an ice bridge near Fort Providence, Canada, in January 2000. While the weight restriction on the ice road was 4,000 kilograms (about 8,820 pounds), the tanker truck ...

The Yukon River where the official ice bridge is normally constructed each winter, pictured here in 2018. Some residents this winter have been using a 5-kilometre trail to cross the river at an ice ...

The “manufactured ice formation” project will cost about $100,000 to build and maintain, plus an extra $100,000 for one-time engineering costs, Mostyn said.