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  2. George Parks Highway - Wikipedia

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    The George Parks Highway (numbered Interstate A-4 and signed Alaska Route 3), usually called simply the Parks Highway, runs 323 miles (520 km) from the Glenn Highway 35 miles (56 km) north of Anchorage to Fairbanks in the Alaska Interior. The highway, originally known as the Anchorage-Fairbanks Highway, was completed in 1971, and given its ...

  3. Denali Highway - Wikipedia

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    Denali Highway (Alaska Route 8) is a lightly traveled, mostly gravel highway in the U.S. state of Alaska. It leads from Paxson on the Richardson Highway to Cantwell on the Parks Highway . Opened in 1957, it was the first road access to Denali National Park .

  4. List of Alaska Routes - Wikipedia

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    The Denali Highway has only 23 miles (37 km) of pavement, the remaining 123 miles (198 km) is gravel. The road is closed in the winter months. The road is closed in the winter months. The Sterling Highway is a typical example of what is considered a highway in Alaska; four lane restricted-access routes are not used outside of the largest cities.

  5. Transportation in Alaska - Wikipedia

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    Air travel is the cheapest and most efficient form of transportation in and out of the state. Anchorage recently completed extensive remodeling and construction at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to help accommodate the upsurge in tourism. In 2000–2001, the latest year for which data are available, 2.4 million total arrivals to ...

  6. Wildfire forces Alaska's Denali National Park to temporarily ...

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    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A wildfire burning near the entrance of Denali National Park and Preserve forced the temporary closure Monday of one of Alaska’s most popular tourist destinations.

  7. List of Interstate Highways in Alaska - Wikipedia

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    The Seward Highway, part of A-3, is built to freeway standards in Anchorage. [5] The Glenn Highway, which is part of A-1, is built to freeway standards from Anchorage to Wasilla. [6] A very small portion of the George Parks Highway, A-4, is constructed to freeway standards in Wasilla. [7]

  8. Alaska Route 1 - Wikipedia

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    Alaska Route 1 (AK-1) is a state highway in the southern part of the U.S. state of Alaska.It runs from Homer northeast and east to Tok by way of Anchorage.It is one of two routes in Alaska to contain significant portions of freeway: the Seward Highway in south Anchorage and the Glenn Highway between Anchorage and Palmer.

  9. Anchorage Depot - Wikipedia

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    Anchorage Depot, also known as Alaska Railroad Depot, is the railroad station at the center of the Alaska Railroad system at the junction of the two main lines their trains run on. It serves as the starting point for many tourists traveling on the luxury trains such as the Denali Star . [ 2 ]