Taylor Highway: Difference between revisions
Add some details |
Fix name of state highway link |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
The '''Taylor Highway''' is a highway in [[Alaska]] that extends from [[Tetlin, Alaska|Tetlin]], about 17 km (11 miles) south of [[Tok, Alaska]] on the [[Alaska Highway]] to [[Eagle, Alaska|Eagle]]. The highway is 260 km (160 miles) long. The first 96 km (60 miles) of the highway are paved. The rest of the road is gravel. |
The '''Taylor Highway''' is a highway in [[Alaska]] that extends from [[Tetlin, Alaska|Tetlin]], about 17 km (11 miles) south of [[Tok, Alaska]] on the [[Alaska Highway]] to [[Eagle, Alaska|Eagle]]. The highway is 260 km (160 miles) long. The first 96 km (60 miles) of the highway are paved. The rest of the road is gravel. |
||
The Taylor Highway is marked as part of Alaska |
The Taylor Highway is marked as part of Alaska 5. |
||
The highway is not plowed from October through April, so the first snow closes the highway to automobiles. It is used by snowmobiles in the winter. |
The highway is not plowed from October through April, so the first snow closes the highway to automobiles. It is used by snowmobiles in the winter. |
||
The Taylor Highway was built in 1953 to provide vehicle access to Eagle and [[Chicken, Alaska|Chicken]] and the old Fortymile mining district around Chicken. |
The Taylor Highway was built in 1953 to provide vehicle access to Eagle and [[Chicken, Alaska|Chicken]] and the old Fortymile mining district around Chicken. It also connects to the Top of the World Highway 155 km (96 miles) from Tetlin, at Jack Wade Junction, allowing road access to [[Dawson City, Yukon]] from Alaska, during the hours that the Canada border crossing is open. It is 127 km (79 miles) from Jack Wade Junction to Dawson City. |
||
The large Fortymile [[reindeer|caribou]] herd roams near the highway. The highway also provides access to the Fortymile River National Wild and Scenic River system. |
The large Fortymile [[reindeer|caribou]] herd roams near the highway. The highway also provides access to the Fortymile River National Wild and Scenic River system. |
||
==See Also== |
|||
* [[List of Alaska state highways]] |
|||
[[Category:Transportation in Alaska]] |
|||
Revision as of 21:41, 3 February 2005
The Taylor Highway is a highway in Alaska that extends from Tetlin, about 17 km (11 miles) south of Tok, Alaska on the Alaska Highway to Eagle. The highway is 260 km (160 miles) long. The first 96 km (60 miles) of the highway are paved. The rest of the road is gravel.
The Taylor Highway is marked as part of Alaska State Highway 5.
The highway is not plowed from October through April, so the first snow closes the highway to automobiles. It is used by snowmobiles in the winter.
The Taylor Highway was built in 1953 to provide vehicle access to Eagle and Chicken and the old Fortymile mining district around Chicken. It also connects to the Top of the World Highway 155 km (96 miles) from Tetlin, at Jack Wade Junction, allowing road access to Dawson City, Yukon from Alaska, during the parts of the year and the hours that the Canada border crossing is open. It is 127 km (79 miles) from Jack Wade Junction to Dawson City.
The large Fortymile caribou herd roams near the highway. The highway also provides access to the Fortymile River National Wild and Scenic River system.