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On September 24, 1942, crews from both directions met at Mile 588 at what became named Contact Creek, [13] at the British Columbia-Yukon border at the 60th parallel; the entire route was completed October 28, 1942, with the northern linkup at Mile 1202, Beaver Creek, and the highway was dedicated on November 20, 1942, at Soldier's Summit.
The Alcan–Beaver Creek Border Crossing (French: Poste frontalier d'Alcan–Beaver Creek) is a border crossing point between the United States and Canada.It is located on the historic Alaska Highway, which was built during World War II for the purpose of providing a road connection between the contiguous United States and Alaska through Canada.
Alcan Border is located at (Sec. 04, T026N, R022E, Copper River Meridian) in the Fairbanks Recording DistrictIt is just inside the Alaska-Canada border, southeast of Northway and northwest of Beaver Creek, Yukon, along the Alaska Highway.
Beaver Creek (Upper Tanana: Taatthee Niign) is a 180-mile (290 km) tributary of the Yukon River in the U.S. state of Alaska. [2] The creek begins at the confluence of Champion and Bear creeks in the White Mountains National Recreation Area, about 50 miles (80 km) north of Fairbanks.
The Alaska Highway portion of Route 2 was once proposed to be part of the U.S. Highway System, to be signed as part of U.S. Route 97.This proposal was initiated after British Columbia renumbered a series of highways to British Columbia Highway 97 between the Canada–United States border at U.S. 97's northern terminus south of Osoyoos, and the border with the Yukon territory south of Watson Lake.
AK-2 (Elliott Highway) – Manley Hot Springs, Fairbanks: Southern terminus: Hess Creek: 21: 34: Hess Creek Overlook & Rest Area [2] Yukon River: 56: 90: E. L. Patton Yukon River Bridge 115: 185: Arctic Circle Wayside Rest Area: A short side road leads to viewing deck with interpretive displays [2] 126: 203: Oh Shit Corner [9] Prospect Creek ...
The first significant settlement along the way is Beaver Creek, Yukon. At Haines Junction, where it meets Yukon Highway 3, Yukon Highway 1 turns east toward Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon Territory. [7] Through most of Whitehorse, Yukon Highway 2 and Yukon Highway 1 share an alignment.
White Mountains National Recreation Area is a national recreation area in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located to the north of Fairbanks between the Elliott Highway and the Steese Highway in the White Mountains, with about 1,000,000 acres (400,000 ha) within its boundaries.