THE ALASKA HIGHWAY

Mile Zero

The ALCAN Highway was built within 8 months during the summer of 1942.   It was built by the US in response to the Pearl Harbour attach. 

President Roosevelt wanted an overland link between Alaska and the lower US. 



  

  The Alaska Highway starts in Dawson Creek, at mile zero.  It travels 987 kilometres in British Columbia when it crosses into the Yukon near Watson Lake and then travels for 929 Kilometres till the Alaska border.






It then goes for 322 km to Delta Junction the official end of the Alaska Hwy.  The highway does continue for 298 miles to Fairbanks, the unofficial end.  




Henry and I travelled almost all of the Alaska Highway. 










We just didn’t do it in a straight logical line.   We missed a small section between Whitehorse and Haines Junction, 160 km, due to our detour down to Skagway. 

Travelling along the Alaska Highway is an amazing journey if you like nature, wildlife and incredible scenery.  

 The road is in not too bad shape, with all of it now paved.  Before travelling this road,

I never knew that one business constitutes a ‘town’ on the map.   Examples,  Nugget City, Johnsons Crossing, and Rancheria.

The unofficial end in Fairbanks Alaska