Downtown in Fairbanks in Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)
Alaska Highway/La route de l'Alaska Marker
International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
1. Alaska Highway/La route de l'Alaska Marker Marker
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 à peine, en 1942, cette autoroute de 2 450 kilomètres assurait un lien essentiel avec la partie nord-ouest de l'Amérique du nord pendant la deuxième guerre mondiale, et allait demeurer, par la suite, une importante artère.
Erected 1996 by American Society of Civil Engineers/La société canadienne de génie civil.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Roads & Vehicles • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the ASCE Civil Engineering Landmarks series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.
Location. 64° 50.638′ N, 147° 43.26′ W. Marker is in Fairbanks, Alaska, in Fairbanks North Star Borough. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Cushman Street, on the left when traveling east on 1st Avenue. Touch for map. Marker
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Regionally, this marker is in the Alaska Railroad Corridor, in the Athabascan Region, and in Interior Alaska. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Alaska Highway Mile 1523 (here, next to this marker); Bridge of Flags (a few steps from this marker); Barnette's Landing (within shouting distance of this marker); Yukon Quest Trail Map and Elevations (within shouting distance of this marker); The Modern Sled Dog / Wall of Champions (within shouting distance of this marker); The Founding of Fairbanks (within shouting distance of this marker); Pioneer Missionary Activity In Interior Alaska (within shouting distance of this marker); Sled Dogs in the History of the Interior (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 17, 2024
2. Alaska Highway/La route de l'Alaska Marker Marker
Also see . . .
1. Alaska Highway 75th Anniversary (Alaska DOT and Public Facilities). (Submitted on September 17, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Alaska Highway (ASCE Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks). (Submitted on September 17, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 17, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 198 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 17, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
