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This Bridge once served the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad trains, and was converted to a Highway Bridge in 1958. The Bridge crosses the Copper River between two scenic and active glaciers. The Childs Glacier to the west and the Miles Glacier to the east. Known as the Million Dollar Bridge, and constructed during severe winter conditions.
There is an extensive area of linear sand dunes up to 250 feet (76 m) in height radiating from the mouth of the Copper River. [13] [14] Both Miles Glacier and Childs Glacier calve directly into the river. [15] The Copper enters the Gulf of Alaska southeast of Cordova where it creates a delta nearly 50 miles (80 km) wide. [13]
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Copper River Census Area, Alaska, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map. [1]
Miles Lake is a 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long glacial lake in the U.S. state of Alaska.It is located in the valley of the Copper River, which pools to create it. The lake includes the terminus of Miles Glacier, 33 miles (53 km) north of Katalla, Chugach Mountains, and flows into the lower Copper River (Alaska).
[6]: 87, 91, 100–102 The railroad was built by the Kennecott Corporation (now part of the Alaska Syndicate) between 1908 and 1911 to take copper ore from Kennecott, Alaska to Cordova, Alaska, a distance of 315 km (196 mi). [7] The Alaska Syndicate included investment by J.P. Morgan. He had earlier bought John Rosene's Northwestern Commercial ...
Copper Center is located at (61.965305, -145.318280), [5] on the Richardson Highway (Alaska Route 4), on the west bank of the Copper River, at the confluence with the Klutina It is about 16 miles southeast of Glennallen , which is on the Glenn Highway (part of Alaska Route 1 ) just west of Route 4.
Pages in category "Glaciers of Copper River Census Area, Alaska" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve is a United States national park and preserve in south central Alaska.The park, the largest in the United States, covers the Wrangell Mountains and a large portion of the Saint Elias Mountains, which include most of the highest peaks in the United States and Canada, yet are within 10 miles (16 km) of tidewater, one of the highest reliefs in the ...