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The '''Johansen Expressway''' is an approximately 4.5-mile long expressway in [[Fairbanks, Alaska]]. The Johansen Expresway serves as a northern bypass to the city, and is notable for being the only highway in Alaska to have exit numbers. |
The '''Johansen Expressway''' (formally, the '''Woodrow Johansen Expressway'') is an approximately 4.5-mile long expressway in [[Fairbanks, Alaska]]. The Johansen Expresway serves as a northern bypass to the city, and is notable for being the only highway in Alaska to have exit numbers. It is named in honor of [[Woodrow Johansen|Woodrow (Woody) Johansen]], |
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| accessdate = 2009-08-30 | language = }}</ref> a professor of Civil Engineering at the [[University of Alaska Fairbanks]] and employee of the [[Alaska Road Commission]], and [[Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities|Alaska State Highway Department]].<ref name='wj'>{{cite web |
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| title=Public Officials:Woodrow (Woody) Johansen |
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| publisher=[[University of Alaska Fairbanks]] media repository |
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| url =http://uaf-db.uaf.edu/jukebox/haul_road_07/htm/int_johansen.htm |
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| work =The Dalton Highway: A Multi-Media History of Alaska's Arctic Road |
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==Route description== |
==Route description== |
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The Johansen Expressway is a 4-to-6 lane expressway in Fairbanks Alaska. Most of the expressway is built with 4 lanes of traffic and the capability to upgrade to 6 lanes. The expressway begins as a |
The Johansen Expressway is a 4-to-6 lane expressway in Fairbanks Alaska. Most of the expressway is built with 4 lanes of traffic and the capability to upgrade to 6 lanes. The expressway begins as a continuation of Geist Road at an intersection with University Avenue near the [[University of Alaska Fairbanks|University of Alaska - Fairbanks Campus]]. From this point it continues east as a 4-lane expressway, passing through an interchange with Peger Road, providing access to commercial districts along Airport Way to the south. Johansen Expressway continues east, passing through an intersection with Danby Street, a major connection to residential areas to the north, and through a major interchange with College Road, providing a connection with Downtown Fairbanks and other outlying commercial and residential districts. After passing through two intersections leading to commercial developments, the Johansen Expressway ends at the [[Steese Highway]], an old gold-rush route that leads to the town of [[Circle, Alaska|Circle]] to the north. |
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Revision as of 00:28, 30 August 2009
The Johansen Expressway' (formally, the Woodrow Johansen Expressway) is an approximately 4.5-mile long expressway in Fairbanks, Alaska. The Johansen Expresway serves as a northern bypass to the city, and is notable for being the only highway in Alaska to have exit numbers. It is named in honor of Woodrow (Woody) Johansen, [1] a professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and employee of the Alaska Road Commission, and Alaska State Highway Department.[2]
Route description
The Johansen Expressway is a 4-to-6 lane expressway in Fairbanks Alaska. Most of the expressway is built with 4 lanes of traffic and the capability to upgrade to 6 lanes. The expressway begins as a continuation of Geist Road at an intersection with University Avenue near the University of Alaska - Fairbanks Campus. From this point it continues east as a 4-lane expressway, passing through an interchange with Peger Road, providing access to commercial districts along Airport Way to the south. Johansen Expressway continues east, passing through an intersection with Danby Street, a major connection to residential areas to the north, and through a major interchange with College Road, providing a connection with Downtown Fairbanks and other outlying commercial and residential districts. After passing through two intersections leading to commercial developments, the Johansen Expressway ends at the Steese Highway, an old gold-rush route that leads to the town of Circle to the north.
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References
- ^ "AS 35.40.030. Woodrow Johansen Expressway". Alaska Statutes. Alaska Legal Resource Center. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
- ^ Johansen, Woodrow. "Public Officials:Woodrow (Woody) Johansen". The Dalton Highway: A Multi-Media History of Alaska's Arctic Road. University of Alaska Fairbanks media repository. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
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