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Alaska Highway
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Alaska Highway Formerly Al·can Highway  (lkn)
A road extending 2,450.5 km (1,523 mi) northwest from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to Fairbanks, Alaska. Originally built by U.S. troops in 1942 as a supply route for military installations, it was opened to unrestricted traffic in 1947.

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


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