The official dedication of the Alaska Highway at Soldiers Summit was on November 20, 1942 in fifteen degree below zero weather! The pioneer road totaled 1543 miles with more than 200 bridges and ...

The 1,520-mile road through Canada and Alaska is a magnet for adventurous travelers. ' ... There were 50th anniversary signs stretched out along the highway. The Canadian Telegraph project, ...

‘History they shared’ WWII veteran helped build Alaska Highway, made maps for Gen. MacArthur. February 28, 2022 at 4:00 a.m. by Jeremy Amick ...

The Alaska Highway is a long, beautiful drive. Like many folks on the road, we were on a schedule. The list we made is of the places where we'd like to spend more time: Banff, Jasper and the other ...

WASHINGTON -- The Japanese threat to Alaska and the northwest Pacific was definitely lessened today with the announcement by Secretary of War Stimson that the 1,671-mile Alaskan-Canadian highway ...

But the 1,520-mile Alaska-Canada Highway, from Dawson Creek, B.C., to the Yukon Territory, is the most fascinating lifeline of all, as captured in a superb one-hour segment of PBS’ “American ...

The World Famous Alaska Highway, Summer 2015. (Photo by Shannon Miller/Taylor Williams) New restrictions announced this week by Canada and Alaska will further tighten road travel from the Lower 48 ...

Civilian and military leaders honor heroes who built the Alaska-Canadian Highway. Alaskan community honors ALCAN highway completion. By Jason B. Cutshaw, USASMDC/ARSTRAT Public Affairs May 3, 2017.

The ALCAN Highway, also known as the Alaska Highway or Alaska-Canadian Highway, was constructed in less than nine months during World War II as a means of connecting the contiguous ...