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	The Evolution of the Richardson Highway - ExploreNorth
		The Evolution of the Richardson Highway - ExploreNorth
		To finance the highway maintenance, tolls were instituted for commercial vehicles in 1933 - passenger vehicles, carrying from 5 to 15 passengers, were charged $100-175 per trip, with freight trucks charged by the pound.
		Despite heavy lobbying for decades, it wasn't until 1957 that the highway was paved.
	www.explorenorth.com /library/yafeatures/bl-richardson.htm (775 words)

	Glenn Highway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Another highway, the Tok Cut-Off (another part of Alaska State Highway 1), begins 15 miles (25 km) north of Glenallen on the Richardson Highway and extends 125 miles (201 km) to Tok.
		The major highway project of this effort was the Alaska Highway from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada to the existing Richardson Highway at Delta Junction, Alaska.
		Another project was the Glenn Highway, which connected the largest Alaska city of Anchorage with the Richardson Highway through a large length of very swampy land and thus to Canada and the other United States through the Alaska Highway, as well as to Fairbanks via the Richardson Highway.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Glenn_Highway (294 words)

	Alaska Road Traveler Information Service
		Glenn Highway: from Milepost 92 to Milepost 97
		Delays are up to 18 minutes at each flagging station.600' of Old Nenanan Highway and turn lane to Sheep Creek Connector remain to be finished Sunday 9/23.
		Richardson Highway: from Tanana River/Big Delta Bridge Milepost 275.4 to Milepost 276
	511.alaska.gov (480 words)

	Travel to Alaska - Denali Highway, Meier's Lake, Paxson Lake, and Summit Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The highway is used widely by local residents during the hunting season.
		Glaciers seen from the Denali Highway are the Maclaren, Susitna, and the Nenana and are the sources of three major river systems.
		Paxson is located at Mile 185 on the Richardson Highway at the intersection of the Richardson and Denali Highways.
	www.traveltoalaska.com /Rich_Hwy_North.html (447 words)

	Highways of Interior Alaska, USA
		the Elliott Highway northwest to Manley Hot Springs, The Dalton Highway ('Haul Road') north to Deadhorse and Prudhoe Bay, the Steese Highway east to Circle City, the Parks Highway southwest to Denali Park and Anchorage, and the Richardson Highway south to Delta Junction and Valdez.
		The first 44 miles of the Steese Highway are paved, it's gravel and dirt the rest of 162 miles to the Yukon River at Circle City.
		On -or close to- the highway are Ester, Nenana, Healy, Cantwell, Talkeetna, Willow, Wasilla and Palmer.
	henkbinnendijk.tripod.com /fairbanks/id23.html (326 words)

	MickTravels World Travelogue -- Southcentral Alaska by RV -- June 2000
		Richardson Highway II We met the Richardson Highway again and continued south.
		The Richardson Highway started gaining elevation after the pump station (probably explains why they had the station there in the first place) and we were soon driving through more snow-covered mountains.
		We passed an accident by the side of the road near the highway's intersection.
	www.micktravels.com /alaska/highways (2591 words)

	Alaska Scenic Byways, Richardson Highway
		There are two portions of the Richardson Highway that have been designated as State Scenic Byways.
		Richardson Highway's northern segment connects Fort Greely to Fairbanks (Milepost 261 to Milepost 362).
		Richardson Highway's southern segment connects Valdez to Glenallen (Milepost 0 to Milepost 128).
	www.dot.state.ak.us /stwdplng/scenic/byways-richardson-jump.shtml (43 words)

	Richardson Highway (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		On the Richardson, you will be traveling a century old route once used by prospectors finding their way into the Interior of Alaska and Yukon from the port of entry at Valdez.
		The Richardson was Alaska's first road, extending from Valdez to the town of Fairbanks - known then as the "Fairbanks - Valdez Trail".
		The highway from Delta Junction to Paxson traverses Isabel Pass (elev.
	www.alaskashuttle.com /routes/richdesc.htm (984 words)

	Delta junction Alaska, Delta Jct AK
		Richardson Highway, which starts in Valdez mile 0 and ends in Fairbanks, mile 364.
		The Richardson was a wagon road in the early 1900's but was upgraded to accommodate automobile traffic in the 1920's.
		at the junction of the Richardson and the Alaska Highway.
	www.bellsalaska.com /delta-junction.html (691 words)

	Alaska, Yukon & British Columbia Travel Guide [alaskan.com] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Delta Junction to Fairbanks The bold face numbers in the highway description are mileages on the Richardson Highway which runs from Valdez to Fairbanks and correspond with the ones in place on the highway.
		The bold face numbers in the highway description are mileages on the Richardson Highway which runs from Valdez to Fairbanks.
		To the east is the Port of Valdez.
	www.alaskan.com /bells/richardson_highway.html (4031 words)

	The Alaska Highway ends at Delta Junction Alaska
		Fairbanks is actually the northern end of the historic Richardson Highway, which stretches from Valdez north through Delta and on to Fairbanks.
		The Alaska Highway was constructed during World War II as a military route to carry supplies to military installations in Interior Alaska and to the airfields enroute.
		According to reports, the the Alaska Highway was intentionally built with many crooks and turns so that convoys of supply trucks and equipment could not be entirely wiped out by enemy bombers strafing in a straight line.
	www.alaska-highway.org /delta/alaska_highway.htm (436 words)

	17 AAC 25.014. Allowable Long Combination Vehicle Length On Certain Routes
		(2) the Tok Cutoff, AK-1, from the junction with the Richardson Highway, Alaska Route 4 (AK-4), in Gakona Junction to the junction with the Alaska Highway, Alaska Route 2 (AK-2), in Tok;
		(2) Glenn Highway, AK-1, from the junction with the Palmer-Wasilla Highway in Palmer to the junction with the Richardson Highway, AK-4, in Glennallen;
		(A) Richardson Highway, Steese Expressway, and Elliot Highway, AK-2, from the junction with the Mitchell Expressway, AK-3, in Fairbanks to the junction with the Dalton Highway, Alaska Route 11 (AK-11); and
	www.touchngo.com /lglcntr/akstats/AAC/Title17/Chapter025/Section014.htm (923 words)

	Explore the Richardson Highway, Alaska - ExploreNorth
		The highway's history goes right back to the Klondike Gold Rush, when thousands of people were trying to find the easiest way to reach the gold fields.
		Keystone Canyon, one of the most challenging parts of the highway's construction, is also one of the most beautiful, with large waterfalls falling over the sheer cliffs.
		Of note is one of the pump stations, which pushes the North Slope oil though the pipe with huge jet engines, and the bridge that carries it across the Tanana River.
	www.explorenorth.com /library/roads/richardson.html (653 words)

	Highways in Alaska
		Anyway, the Alaska portion of the Alaska Highway extends (officially) from the Yukon border a few miles west of Beaver Creek, Yukon, to the highway's junction with the Richardson Highway at Delta Junction.
		The Parks Highway, and in Fairbanks the Mitchell Expressway across the southern side of town to the north end of Richardson Highway and south end of the Steese.
		The southern portion of the Richardson Highway, extending from Delta Junction to Valdez.
	www.mcgeheezone.com /adjustment/alaska/akhwys.htm (2640 words)

	Glenn Highway, Alaska highways
		This highway runs 328 miles/528 km from Anchorage to the Alaska Highway at Tok Junction.
		The 125-mile road which connects the Alaska Highway and the Richardson Highway is referred to as the Tok cutoff.
		At mile 128.5 North Glenn/Richardson Junction it joins the Richardson Highway for 13 miles to the south Glenn/Richardson Junction at mile 115, of the Richardson, and then turns west for Anchorage.
	www.bellsalaska.com /myalaska/glenn_highway.html (638 words)

	Denali Highway Alaska “Denali Camping & Campgrounds”
		Denali Highway - Overview - Route 8, This 136 mile mostly gravel road connects the midpoints of the Parks highway at Cantwell with the Richardson highway near Paxon, passing stunning alpine vistas high in the Alaska Range that rival those within Denali National Park itself.
		The denali highway from cantwell to paxson alaska.
		The Denali Highway, covering 136 miles is one of the few reminiscences of the Alaska I remember and still portrays the nostalgic lifestyle of days gone past.
	www.campgrounds-alaska.com /denali-highway.php (453 words)

	Richardson Highway, Valdez, Alaska RV parks and campgrounds
		ALASKA RV The Richardson Highway connects Fairbanks, capital of the Interior, with the seaport of Valdez.
		The Richardson Highway is paved and in good condition, but frost heaves are a problem in the central part, generally 50 miles in all directions from Glennallen.
		Jump to the Glenn Highway to proceed towards Anchorage and the Mat-Su Valley.
	www.karo-ent.com /richardson.htm (1084 words)

	Alaska Scenic Byways, Richardson Highway - South Segment
		The Richardson Highway is Alaska's oldest highway, beginning as a gold rush trail to Eagle in 1898.
		General Wilds P. Richardson worked to upgrade it to a wagon road in 1910 after the Fairbanks gold strike.
		Worthington Glacier is the most visited stop on the highway and is a great place to learn more about these rivers of ice.
	www.dot.state.ak.us /stwdplng/scenic/byways-richardsonsouth.shtml (197 words)

	Alaska Campgrounds Alaska Highway RV Parks, BC & Alberta
		A trip up the Alaska highway can be one of the most exciting adventures available to the serious camping enthusiast.
		Alcan Highway, From the Yukon Border to Delta Junction.
		Alcan Highway 2, alaska campgrounds and rv parks From the Yukon Border to Delta Junction.
	www.campgrounds-alaska.com (984 words)

	Delta Junction, Alaska ~ Visitor Info: History: Richardson Highway
		The history of the Richardson Highway is rooted in the days of the gold rush Work was underway in Valdez to establish a trail from that port to Eagle on the Yukon River, so that Americans would not have to pass through Canada to reach the gold camps in the Middle Yukon River area.
		The highway eventually came to be named for Richardson, who had promoted the improvement of the original trail.
		Today, it feels to the Alaska Highway traveler that the road to Fairbanks from Delta Junction is part of that long journey that started at Dawson Creek.
	www.alaska-highway.org /delta/richardson.htm (351 words)

	Anywhere Alaska
		Clayton himself was the first person to drive from Seattle to Fairbanks along the Alaska and Richardson Highways.
		But in the 1970's, the creation of the Parks Highway to the west spelled the end of the historic roadside businesses as people took advantage of the more modern road.
		The Richardson Highway is full of dipnetters headed to Chitina and tourists trying to find the new Wrangell-St. Elias Visitor's Center.
	www.uaf.edu /kuac/anywhere/richardson_art.html (839 words)

	ABQjournal: Richardson Signs Highway Bill
		That $6 million rail line, with three stops initially, would run on existing Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway tracks to park-and-ride depots at either end and would be operational within 18 months, the governor said at a news conference on the edge of Interstate 40.
		Transportation Secretary Rhonda Faught, who appeared with Richardson and several lawmakers at the news conference, said she would meet in two weeks with Amtrak officials in Los Angeles to negotiate terms for a demonstration line between El Paso, Texas, and Albuquerque to run next summer.
		A few items in the bill were being vetoed, but Richardson did not mention that in signing a ceremonial copy with a flourish as I-40 traffic whizzed past behind him.
	www.abqjournal.com /news/state/aphiway11-14-03.htm (559 words)

	Valdez Glacier Stream, Alaska, white water, Valdez Glacier to Richardson Highway
		The Valdez Glacier to Richardson Highway section of Valdez Glacier Stream in Alaska is 3 miles long and is a class II stretch of white water according to the American Whitewater Assosciation.
		Valdez Glacier Stream, Valdez Glacier to Richardson Highway is a place where the paddling is easy, this part of the river is good for those without a great deal of whitewater experience, It's probably ok to go paddling here even if you think your paddling abilities aren't very good.
		Tsina River, Alaska, Tsina Glacier to Tsina Lodge on Richardson Highway
	www.riverfacts.com /rivers/10213.html (746 words)

	Richardson Highway, Alaska highways
		The bold face numbers in the highway description are mileages on the Richardson Highway which runs from Valdez to Fairbanks.
		Leaving the canyon the highway climbs to the Thompson Pass and Worthington Glacier.
		The Richardson is the access highway to the Wrangell St. Elias National Park the largest Park in North America.
	www.bellsalaska.com /myalaska/richardson_highway.html (935 words)

	Richardson Highway
		Driving the entire length of the Richardson Highway, about 360 miles from Fairbanks to Valdez, is certainly a memorable experience.
		The highway meets the Alcan, or the Alaska Highway, at Delta Junction.
		The Richardson Highway then turns south and crosses the Alaska Range at Isabel Pass, 3,000ft.
	tezaur.net /photo/alaska/richardsonhwy/index.html (110 words)

	George Parkway Highway Scenic Drive and Richardson Highway
		There was such a stampede of gold seekers that General Wilds P. Richardson was put in charge of building a pack road from Valdez to Fairbanks to handle the Klondike traffic.
		Linking the state’s two largest cities, Anchorage and Fairbanks, and Denali National Park, the highway travels through the kind of scenery that defines the Alaskan interior: the continent’s highest peaks, muskeg, tundra, glaciers, forests, wild rivers and lonely expanses inhabited only by wildlife.
		The highway into town was not completed until 1971.
	www.americandrivingvacations.com /states/alaska/georgeparkwayhighwayscenicdrive.htm (650 words)

	Alaska's Edgerton Highway and the McCarthy Road
		The Edgerton Highway begins at mile 82.6 of the Richardson Highway (4), and leads east 33 miles to Chitina.
		The Edgerton Highway skirts the Copper River, western boundary of the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.
		Beyond the bridge, the remaining 60 miles of narrow, washboarded gravel road is referred to as the McCarthy Road, which leads to the historic towns Kennicott and McCarthy, deep in the
	www.alaskayukontravel.com /mccarthyroad.htm (341 words)

	Richardson Highway Weigh Station - Introduction
		This letter is to apprise you of the project and to provide your organization with the opportunity to comment on the proposed project.
		Both northbound and southbound sites are located on the Richardson Highway near the Fort Wainwright (FTWW) 3‑Mile Gate (Figure 1).
		A weigh station previously existed east of the proposed location and was removed in 2002 when the Badger Road/Richardson Highway Interchange was reconstructed as an overpass.
	www.pdcprojects.info /Richardson/index.htm (484 words)

	Klutina Salmon Charters and Campground, charter fishing, Local Attractions
		We are located on the Old Richardson Highway less than one mile from the center of historic community of Copper Center.
		The Edgerton Highway branches off the Richardson Highway through the small community of Chitina and into the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park to the ghost towns of Kennicott and McCarthy.
		The Richardson highway continues past the Edgerton highway to Valdez.
	www.klutinacharters.com /local_attractions.htm (737 words)

	Seward Highway pictures - USA stock photos, fine art prints by QTL
		The Seward Highway runs between Anchorage and Seward, on the Kenai Peninsula.
		The Seward Highway is possibly the road with the most varied scenery in Alaska.
		The first part of the highway hugs the shore of the Turnagain Arm, a long muddy fjord with some of the highest tides in America.
	www.terragalleria.com /america/alaska/seward-highway/seward-highway.html (161 words)

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