Junction of Yukon Highway # 8 The South Klondike Highway South to Communities of Tagish, Yukon, 21kms - Carcross, Yukon, 55kms - Atlin, 100kms. South to The Chilkoot Trail - White Pass & Yukon Railway Route. South to Klondike Gold Rush Historical Park. South to Skagway Alaska. Carcross became a supply centre during the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park. Skagway's White Pass & Yukon Route is the ' Scenic Railway of the World' Built in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush, this narrow gauge railroad is an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark and still offers train tours. The Alaska Highway