Alaska Highway, all-weather road, 1,523 mi (2,451 km) long, extending NW from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to Fairbanks, Alaska. An extension of an existing Canadian road between Dawson Creek and Edmonton, Alta., the Alaska Highway was constructed (Mar.–Sept., 1942) by U.S. troops as a supply route to military forces in Alaska during World War II. It was a significant engineering feat because of the difficulties of terrain and weather. In the last stretch to Fairbanks the road used the previously built Richardson Highway. The Haines Cutoff connects the Alaska Highway with the Alaska panhandle. In 1946 control of the Canadian part of the road was transferred to Canada. In 1947 the entire highway was opened to unrestricted travel; it is one of the best routes to Alaska. The highway is open throughout the year, and there are roadside facilities along its length. It was formerly known as the Alaskan International Highway and the Alcan Highway.

Alaska Highway

formerly Alcan Highway

Road through the Yukon, connecting Dawson Creek, British Columbia, with Fairbanks, Alaska, a distance of 1,523 mi (2,451 km). It was constructed by U.S. Army engineers in 1942 as an emergency war measure to provide an overland military supply route to Alaska. It is a scenic route now open year-round.

Alaska Highway

a road extending from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to Fairbanks, Alaska: built by the US Army (1942). Length: 2452 km (1523 miles)

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The community is located on the Alaska Highway about 450 km from Whitehorse, and 10 km south of the Yukon border.

Canada stimulates economy by stimulating good health by Windspeaker

If you remain on the east and decide to tackle the Alaska Highway prepare yourself well.

Wonders of the Canadian Rockies by Dan Williams / Travel, recreation and leisure community

95 Paperback F1060 This is an illustrated guide to traveling the Alaska Highway (or the ALCAN), which runs 1,370 miles through the backcountry from Delta Junction in Alaska to Dawson Creek in Alberta, Canada.

The world-famous Alaska highway; a guide to the Alcan & other ... by Reference & Research Book News

Alaska Forum on the Environment
Alaska Foster Parent Training Center
Alaska fur seal
Alaska Gas Producers Pipeline Team
Alaska Gasline Inducement Act
Alaska Gateway School District
Alaska General Seafoods
Alaska Geographic Data Committee
Alaska Geographic Society
Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse
Alaska Gold Rush
Alaska Government Finance Officers Association
Alaska Great Lakes Project
Alaska Ground Station
Alaska Growth Capital BIDCO
Alaska Habitat Management Guide
Alaska Health Assurance Advocacy Team
Alaska Health Education Library Project
Alaska Health Fair, Inc.
Alaska Health Information Management Association
Alaska Herding Group Club
Alaska High School Graduation Qualifying Examination
Alaska High-Altitude Aerial Photography
Alaska High-Tech Business Council

Alaska Highway

Alaska Highway Consortium on Teacher Education
Alaska Home Mortgage, Inc.
Alaska Hospitality Alliance Education Foundation
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
Alaska Housing Market Indicators
Alaska Human Resource Investment Council
Alaska Industrial Association Program
Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority
Alaska Industrial Development Authority
Alaska Integrated Communication System
Alaska Inter-Tribal Council
Alaska Interagency Coordination Center
Alaska Interagency Wildland Fire Management Plan
Alaska Interim Land Cover
Alaska Invasive Species Working Group
Alaska Island Community Services
Alaska Job Center Network
Alaska Joint Venture Seafoods, Inc.
Alaska Judicial Council
Alaska Juneau Mining Company
Alaska Justice Information System
Alaska king crab
Alaska King Crab Research, Rehabilitation and Biology
Alaska Lake Ice and Snow Observatory Network