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Dawson Creek in Peace River, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)
 

Alaska Highway

Completed in 1942

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La Route De L’Alaska

Termin้ en 1942

— International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark / Monument Historique International du G้nie Civil —

 
 
Alaska Highway Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Gerald Lapp, June 11, 2019
1. Alaska Highway Marker
Inscription.   Constructed in just 8 months in 1942, this 2,450 kilometre highway provided an essential transportation link to the northwest of North America during the Second World War, and has since remained a major transportation artery.

Construite en 8 mois เ peine en 1942, cette autoroute de 2450 kilom่tres assurait un lien essentiel avec la partie nord-ouest de l'Am้rique du nord pendant la deuxi่me guerre mondiale, et allait demeurer, par la suite, un importante art่re.


 
Erected 1996 by American Society of Civil Engineers, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the ASCE Civil Engineering Landmarks series list.
 
Location. 55° 45.533′ N, 120° 13.505′ W. Marker is in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, in Peace River. It is on Alaska Ave (National Highway 2) near 8th Street, in the median. Marker is in Mile 0 Alaska Highway Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 800 Highway 2, Dawson Creek BC V1G 3V8, Canada.
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Regionally, this marker is in Northern BC. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.

Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dawson Creek (approx. 5.1 kilometers away).
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker.
 
Alaska Highway - additional marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Gerald Lapp, June 11, 2019
2. Alaska Highway - additional marker
Alaska Highway Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Gerald Lapp, June 11, 2019
3. Alaska Highway Marker
Alaska Highway - additional marker - full view image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Gerald Lapp, June 11, 2019
4. Alaska Highway - additional marker - full view
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on September 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 387 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 13, 2019, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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