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Alaska Route 7 (abbreviated as AK-7) is a state highway in the Alaska Panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It consists of four unconnected pieces which serve some of the Panhandle communities. The Alaska Marine Highway ferries stop in the cities connecting to the Alaska Highway in Yukon via the Haines Highway.
It follows the route of the old Dalton Trail from the port of Haines inland for about 180 km (110 mi) to Klukshu, Yukon, and then continues to Haines Junction. The highway is about 244 km (152 mi) long, of which 72 km (45 mi) is in Alaska. The highway was known as Yukon Highway 4 until 1978, when it was renumbered Highway 3.
Alaska Route 7, the Haines Highway, terminates at Haines and leads northwest 39 miles (63 km) to the Canadian border near Pleasant Camp, British Columbia. The Haines Highway continues north to a junction with the Alaska Highway at Haines Junction, Yukon, 147 miles (237 km) from Haines.
The route, formerly known as the Dalton Trail, had been used for centuries by the indigenous people of the region and was heavily used during the Klondike Gold Rush. Dalton Cache was an inn and trading post at the border. In 2009, Haines Highway was declared a National Scenic Byway. [1] [2] Original Dalton Cache Building
Haines is a gem of southeast Alaska. ... Just before reaching Whittier or Seward, depending on where my route ends, College Fjord offers one last display of Alaska's glacial wonders.
AK-2 (Alaska Highway) in Tetlin Junction: Hwy 9 (Top of the World Highway) at Canadian Border Taylor Highway, Top of the World Highway — — Formerly continued north to end of Taylor Highway at Eagle. [2] AK-6: 161: 259 AK-2 (Elliot Highway) in Fox: River Road in Circle: Steese Highway — — AK-7: 150.0: 241.4 Dead end in Ketchikan: Haines ...
Haines: Canada–United States border: 44 71 Alaska Route 7: Travels through the scenic Chilkat Pass to the Canadian border, also a National Scenic Byway Parks Highway: Denali State Park: Healy: 116 187 Alaska Route 3: Passes through Denali National Park, also a National Scenic Byway Richardson Highway: Fairbanks: Fort Greely: 101 163 Alaska ...
The portion of the Alaska Highway in Alaska was planned to become part of the United States Numbered Highway System and to be signed as part of U.S. Route 97 (US 97). In 1953, the British Columbia government renumbered a series of highways to Highway 97 between the U.S. border at Osoyoos , US 97's northern terminus, and Dawson Creek.