▁recorded ▁was ▁ ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁In frastr ucture ▁ ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁is ▁the ▁transport ation ▁hub ▁of ▁the ▁region . ▁The ▁main ▁highway , ▁Highway ▁ 9 7 ▁( Al aska ▁Highway ), ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army , ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁city , ▁north ▁to ▁Fort ▁Nelson , ▁the ▁Y uk on , ▁and ▁Al aska . ▁As ▁the ▁highway ▁goes ▁over ▁the ▁Peace ▁River ▁to ▁Daw son ▁Creek , ▁it ▁reduced ▁the ▁community ' s ▁dependence ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁for ▁transport ation . ▁Within ▁the ▁city ▁the ▁streets ▁are ▁laid ▁out ▁in ▁a ▁grid ▁pattern . ▁The ▁main ▁streets ▁are ▁the ▁north - s outh ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Street ▁and ▁the ▁east - west ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Avenue . ▁The ▁rail ▁line ▁that ▁runs ▁by ▁the ▁eastern ▁and ▁northern ▁borders ▁was ▁extended ▁from ▁Ch et wy nd ▁by ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Great ▁Eastern ▁Railway ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁train ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁The ▁only ▁commercial ▁air port ▁between ▁Daw son ▁Creek ▁and ▁Fort ▁Nelson ▁is ▁the ▁Fort ▁St . ▁John ▁Airport ▁( C Y X J ) ▁located ▁a ▁few ▁miles ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁The ▁two ▁run way ▁air port ▁has ▁Air ▁Canada ▁Jazz , ▁West J et ▁and ▁other ▁smaller ▁air lines ▁such ▁as ▁Central ▁Mountain ▁Air ▁and ▁Sw an berg ▁Air ▁with ▁regularly ▁scheduled ▁fl ights ▁and ▁North ▁Car ib oo ▁Air