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==Route description== |
==Route description== |
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{{main|Elliott Highway|Steese Highway|Richardson Highway|Alaska Highway}} |
{{main|Elliott Highway|Steese Highway|Richardson Highway|Alaska Highway}} |
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Route 2 begins at a [[Cul-de-sac|dead end]] near the [[Tanana River]] at [[Manley Hot Springs, Alaska|Manley Hot Springs]], where the [[Elliott Highway]] begins. Until the junction with the [[Dalton Highway]] ([[Alaska Route 11]]) at [[Livengood, Alaska|Livengood]], Route 2 is a minor road used only for local access; beyond Livengood it carries traffic to and from the Dalton Highway. At the junction with [[Alaska Route 6]] ([[Steese Highway]]) at [[Fox, Alaska|Fox]], the Elliott Highway ends and Route 2 follows the Steese Highway south into [[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]]. The Steese Highway becomes the [[Richardson Highway]] at Airport Way, the former route of the [[Parks Highway]] ([[Alaska Route 3]]). The Parks Highway junction is now about a mile south along the Richardson Highway, which then leaves Fairbanks to the southeast. In [[Delta Junction, Alaska|Delta Junction]], at the northwest end of the [[Alaska Highway]], Route 2 leaves the Richardson Highway for the Alaska Highway, while the Richardson Highway continues south as [[Alaska Route 4]]. After passing the ends of the [[Tok Cut-Off Highway]] ([[Alaska Route 1]]) at [[Tok, Alaska|Tok]] and the [[Taylor Highway]] ([[Alaska Route 5]]) just beyond, Route 2 becomes [[Yukon Highway 1]] at the [[Canada–United States border|Canada–US border]].<ref name=NHS>[[Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities]], [http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwdplng/highwaydata/pub/routelists/nhs_mapset2006final.pdf National Highway System Maps], April 2006</ref><ref name=MUTCD>[[Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities]], [http://dicketool.com/Links_Info/MUTCD/StatesMUTCD/AK03SUP.pdf Alaska Traffic Manual Supplement], January 17, 2003</ref> |
Route 2 begins at a [[Cul-de-sac|dead end]] near the [[Tanana River]] at [[Manley Hot Springs, Alaska|Manley Hot Springs]], where the [[Elliott Highway]] begins. Until the junction with the [[Dalton Highway]] ([[Alaska Route 11]]) at [[Livengood, Alaska|Livengood]], Route 2 is a minor road used only for local access; beyond Livengood it carries traffic to and from the Dalton Highway. At the junction with [[Alaska Route 6]] ([[Steese Highway]]) at [[Fox, Alaska|Fox]], the Elliott Highway ends and Route 2 follows the Steese Highway south into [[Fairbanks, Alaska|Fairbanks]]. The Steese Highway becomes the [[Richardson Highway]] at Airport Way, the former route of the [[Parks Highway]] ([[Alaska Route 3]]). The Parks Highway junction is now about a mile south along the Richardson Highway, which then leaves Fairbanks to the southeast. In [[Delta Junction, Alaska|Delta Junction]], at the northwest end of the [[Alaska Highway]], Route 2 leaves the Richardson Highway for the Alaska Highway, while the Richardson Highway continues south as [[Alaska Route 4]]. After passing the ends of the [[Tok Cut-Off Highway]] ([[Alaska Route 1]]) at [[Tok, Alaska|Tok]] and the [[Taylor Highway]] ([[Alaska Route 5]]) just beyond, Route 2 becomes [[Yukon Highway 1]] at the [[Canada–United States border|Canada–US border]].<ref name=NHS>[[Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities]], [http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwdplng/highwaydata/pub/routelists/nhs_mapset2006final.pdf National Highway System Maps] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727091109/http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwdplng/highwaydata/pub/routelists/nhs_mapset2006final.pdf |date=2009-07-27 }}, April 2006</ref><ref name=MUTCD>[[Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities]], [http://dicketool.com/Links_Info/MUTCD/StatesMUTCD/AK03SUP.pdf Alaska Traffic Manual Supplement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927222055/http://dicketool.com/Links_Info/MUTCD/StatesMUTCD/AK03SUP.pdf |date=2007-09-27 }}, January 17, 2003</ref> |
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===Interstate Highway System=== |
===Interstate Highway System=== |
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Route 2 is an unsigned part of the [[Interstate Highway System]] east of Fairbanks. The entire length of [[Interstate A-2]] follows Route 2 from the [[George Parks Highway]] ([[Interstate A-4]]) junction in Fairbanks to Tok, east of which Route 2 carries [[Interstate A-1]] off the [[Tok Cut-Off Highway]] to the international border.<ref>[[Federal Highway Administration]], [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]] [http://hepgis.fhwa.dot.gov/hepgis_v2/Highway/Map.aspx Viewer]. Retrieved August 2007.</ref><ref>[[Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities]], [http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwdplng/highwaydata/pub/routelists/interstate_mapset2006final.pdf Dwight D. Eisenhower Interstate Routes], April 2006</ref> Only a short piece of the Richardson Highway in Fairbanks is built to [[freeway]] standards. |
Route 2 is an unsigned part of the [[Interstate Highway System]] east of Fairbanks. The entire length of [[Interstate A-2]] follows Route 2 from the [[George Parks Highway]] ([[Interstate A-4]]) junction in Fairbanks to Tok, east of which Route 2 carries [[Interstate A-1]] off the [[Tok Cut-Off Highway]] to the international border.<ref>[[Federal Highway Administration]], [[National Highway System (United States)|National Highway System]] [http://hepgis.fhwa.dot.gov/hepgis_v2/Highway/Map.aspx Viewer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070827123754/http://hepgis.fhwa.dot.gov/hepgis_v2/Highway/Map.aspx |date=2007-08-27 }}. Retrieved August 2007.</ref><ref>[[Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities]], [http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwdplng/highwaydata/pub/routelists/interstate_mapset2006final.pdf Dwight D. Eisenhower Interstate Routes] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727091058/http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwdplng/highwaydata/pub/routelists/interstate_mapset2006final.pdf |date=2009-07-27 }}, April 2006</ref> Only a short piece of the Richardson Highway in Fairbanks is built to [[freeway]] standards. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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==Major intersections== |
==Major intersections== |
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Revision as of 20:38, 29 June 2017
 Alaska Route 2 | ||||
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| Elliott Highway Steese Highway Richardson Highway Alaska Highway | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Alaska DOT&PF | ||||
| Length | 456.91 mi[1] (735.33 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end | Dead end in Manley Hot Springs | |||
 AK-11 (Dalton Highway) at LivengoodChena Hot Springs Road in Fox  AK-6 (Steese Highway) in Fox AK-3 (George Parks Highway) in Fairbanks AK-4 (Richardson Highway) in Delta Junction AK-1 (Tok Cut-Off Hwy) at Tok | ||||
| East end |  Hwy 1 south (Alaska Highway) towards Whitehorse, YT | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alaska | |||
| Boroughs | Unorganized, Fairbanks North Star | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Alaska Route 2 is a state highway in the central and east-central portions of the U.S. state of Alaska. It runs from Manley Hot Springs to the International Border, passing through Fairbanks and Delta Junction. Alaska Route 2 includes the entire length of the Alaska Highway in the state, the remainder of the highway being in the Yukon Territory and British Columbia, Canada.
Route description
Route 2 begins at a dead end near the Tanana River at Manley Hot Springs, where the Elliott Highway begins. Until the junction with the Dalton Highway (Alaska Route 11) at Livengood, Route 2 is a minor road used only for local access; beyond Livengood it carries traffic to and from the Dalton Highway. At the junction with Alaska Route 6 (Steese Highway) at Fox, the Elliott Highway ends and Route 2 follows the Steese Highway south into Fairbanks. The Steese Highway becomes the Richardson Highway at Airport Way, the former route of the Parks Highway (Alaska Route 3). The Parks Highway junction is now about a mile south along the Richardson Highway, which then leaves Fairbanks to the southeast. In Delta Junction, at the northwest end of the Alaska Highway, Route 2 leaves the Richardson Highway for the Alaska Highway, while the Richardson Highway continues south as Alaska Route 4. After passing the ends of the Tok Cut-Off Highway (Alaska Route 1) at Tok and the Taylor Highway (Alaska Route 5) just beyond, Route 2 becomes Yukon Highway 1 at the Canada–US border.[2][3]
Interstate Highway System
Route 2 is an unsigned part of the Interstate Highway System east of Fairbanks. The entire length of Interstate A-2 follows Route 2 from the George Parks Highway (Interstate A-4) junction in Fairbanks to Tok, east of which Route 2 carries Interstate A-1 off the Tok Cut-Off Highway to the international border.[4][5] Only a short piece of the Richardson Highway in Fairbanks is built to freeway standards.
History
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The Alaska Highway portion of Route 2 was once proposed to be part of the U.S. Highway System, to be signed as part of U.S. Route 97.[6]
Major intersections
| Borough | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Unorganized | Manley Hot Springs | 0.00 | 0.00 | Dead end | In Manley Hot Springs, Tofty Road branches off from the highway and travels about 49 miles (79 km) northwest, before terminating just across the Yukon River from Tanana. Cars can be ferried across, or driven across in the winter. |
| Livengood | 85.69 | 137.90 |  AK-11 north (Dalton Highway) | Southern terminus of Alaska Route 11 / Dalton Highway | |
| Fairbanks North Star | Fox | 153.86 | 247.61 |  AK-6 east (Steese Highway) | Western terminus of Alaska Route 6; Route 2 takes on the Steese Highway name |
| Fairbanks | Chena Hot Springs Road | Interchange | |||
| Farmers Loop Road | |||||
| 162.94 | 262.23 | Johansen Expressway west | Eastern terminus of the Johansen Expressway | ||
| 164.96 | 265.48 | Airport Way west | Eastern terminus of Airport Way | ||
| 165.75 | 266.75 | South Cushman Street | Interchange; westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 165.97 | 267.10 |  AK-3 south (Parks Highway) – Nenana, Denali Park | Interchange | ||
| 167.28 | 269.21 | Lakeview Drive, Old Richardson Highway – Cushman Business Area | Interchange with at-grade intersection eastbound; no westbound entrance | ||
| 169.93 | 273.48 | Badger Road | Interchange | ||
| North Pole | 177.50 | 285.66 | Badger Road, Santa Claus Lane | Interchange | |
| Buzby Road / Dawson Road | Interchange | ||||
| Laurance Road | Interchange | ||||
| Salcha | Price Drive | ||||
| Unorganized | Delta Junction | 259.28 | 417.27 | AK-4 south (Richardson Highway) | Northern terminus of Alaska Route 4 |
| Tok | 366.91 | 590.48 |  AK-1 west (Tok Cut-Off Highway) | Northern terminus of Alaska Route 1 | |
| Tetlin Junction | 379.36 | 610.52 |  AK-5 north (Taylor Highway) | Southern terminus of Alaska Route 5 | |
| International border | 456.91 | 735.33 | Hwy 1 east (Alaska Highway) | Continuation into Yukon | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Future
A 500-mile (800 km) road reaching Nome in western Alaska has been proposed at various times. Such a road had been suggested as early as 1957.[7] From 2009 onward, there has been a more intense political debate. A detailed cost investigation was funded by the state government, which gave an estimated cost of $2.3 to $2.7 billion, or approximately $5 million per mile.[8][9] This price tag is higher than previously assumed. This has caused hesitation about the project. The debate was continuing in 2011.[10] A 35-mile (56 km) extension to Tanana opened in September 2016, although it has been defined as a local road, not Route 2, as some Tanana residents want to avoid having visitors.[11] As of August 2015, no decisions have been made to start construction of additional sections.
References
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- ^ a b Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Northern Region General Log[permanent dead link], April 25, 2006 (Routes 153000 (Elliott Highway), 152000 (Steese Highway), 190000 (Richardson Highway), and 180000 (Alaska Highway))
- ^ Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, National Highway System Maps Archived 2009-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, April 2006
- ^ Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Alaska Traffic Manual Supplement Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine, January 17, 2003
- ^ Federal Highway Administration, National Highway System Viewer Archived 2007-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 2007.
- ^ Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Dwight D. Eisenhower Interstate Routes Archived 2009-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, April 2006
- ^ Droz, Robert V. "Alaska's US Highway(s)". Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)[self-published source] - ^ Fairbanks Daily News 7/29/1957 – FCC drive for road to Nome, Highway 97, photos Archived September 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cockerham, Sean (January 27, 2010). "Nome road could cost $2.7 billion". Anchorage Daily News. Archived from the original on 2010-01-30. Retrieved February 7, 2010.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Western Alaska Access Planning Study Corridor Planning Report" (PDF). January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ $3 billion road to Nome debated at public hearings[dead link]
- ^ Friedman, Sam (August 29, 2016). "New Tanana road is open, but river parking is for locals only". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved November 6, 2016.