Happy Birthday, ALCAN Highway

[Monello]

I put this in the travel section due to that road being used to bring me to Alaska on vacation. That was 1 amazing road as far as scenery is concerned.

Officially called the Alaska Highway but still referred to as the “Alcan” (short for Alaska-Canada), the thoroughfare turns 80 this year. The idea for a road connecting the contiguous United States to its northernmost kin originated in the 1920s, and the project finally coalesced during WWII as a supply track. The Alaska Highway was completed in 1942. It begins at mile 0 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, and runs to mile 1387 at Delta Junction, Alaska. Various access routes from the Lower 48 arrive at or near Dawson Creek.

Alaska Magazine | Highlights of the Alaska Highway on its 80th

2022 is the 80th anniversary of the Alaska Highway, so editor Susan Sommer shares 10 highlights worth stopping for along the iconic route.

alaskamagazine.com

 

[Merlin99]

Drove it twice, the first time in 1980 in a Volkswagen thing.