Opening the TCHThe Trans-Canada Highway was officially opened on Sept. 3, 1962, by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. Four thousand people attended the ceremony.
Open at lastPrime Minister John Diefenbaker fills in the last piece - or the first pothole - and declares the Trans-Canada Highway open.
Trans-Canada MemorialThe sign is still in place that commemorates the opening of the highway.
Rogers PassThe Pass is prone to avalanches, and was the last section of the Trans-Canada Highway to be built.