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Alaska Highway
highway between Dawson Creek, British Columbia, & Fairbanks, Alas.: 1,523 mi (2,451 km)
See Alaska Highway in American Heritage Dictionary 4
Formerly Al·can Highway
A road extending 2,450.5 km (1,523 mi) northwest from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to Fairbanks, Alaska. Originally built by U.S. troops in 1942 as a supply route for military installations, it was opened to unrestricted traffic in 1947.
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