Alaska Highway - Fairbanks, Alaska
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BruceS
N 64° 50.635 W 147° 43.263
6W E 465799 N 7191254
Recognized as an international engineer landmark beginning in Dawson Creek, British Columbia and ending in Delta Junction, Alaska however often viewed as ending in Fairbanks, Alaska via the Richardson Highway.
Waymark Code: WMAX7E
Location: Alaska, United States
Date Posted: 03/06/2011
Views: 9
Plaque commemorating the international engineering landmark is located in Golden Heart Plaza in downtown Fairbanks.
Text of plaque (also in French):
Alaska Highway
Completed In 1942
Constructed in just 8 months in 1942, this 2,450 kilometre high provided an essential transportation link to the northwest of North America during the Second World War, and has since remained a major transportation artery.
1996
American Society of Civil Engineers
Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
Location:
Highway runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska
Plaque located in Golden Heart Plaza, Fairbanks, Alaska.
Type of structure/site: Road
Date of Construction: 1942
Engineering Organization Listing: American Society of Civil Engineers
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Web Site: [Web Link]
Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: Not listed
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