It travels along U.S. Route 85 (US 85) and Interstate 25 (I-25), passing through six U.S. states (Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota) and the Canadian province of Saskatchewan.

[1] The route continues south in Mexico as Mexican Federal Highway 45 (Fed.

45), and north in Canada as SK 102 but are not labeled the CanAm highway.

[2] The CanAm Highway follows US 85 from El Paso, Texas, for 2,379 kilometres (1,478 mi)[3] to the border between the United States and Canada.

That carries the CanAm Highway to Prince Albert where it continues on SK 2.