Great Land of Alaska

Alaskan Highways

Alaska highway map

1. Dalton Highway/Haul Road • 2. Elliott Highway • 3. Steese Highway • 4. Parks Highway • 5. Richardson Highway • 6. Alaska Highway • 7. Taylor Highway • 8. Denali Highway • 9. Glenn Highway • 10. Seward Highway • 11. Sterling Highway • 12. Edgerton Highway

Alaska Highway

Begins: Dawson Creek, BC
Ends: Delta Junction, Alaska
Length: 1,390 miles / 2,237 km
Surface: Paved
Season: Open all year
Highest summit: Summit Lake, 4,250 feet / 1,295 m
Major communities: Dawson Creek, BC; Ft. Nelson, BC; Watson Lake, Yukon; Teslin, Yukon; Whitehorse, Yukon; Haines Junction, Yukon; Tok, Alaska; Delta Junciton, Alaska
Attractions: Muncho Lake, Liard Hotsprings, Watson Lake, Signforest, SS Klondike, Kluane Lake, Trans-Alaska pipeline

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Dalton Highway / Haul Road

Begins: Elliott Hwy. MP 73
Ends: Deadhorse
Length: 414 miles / 667 km
Surface: 75% gravel, 25% paved
Season: Open all year
Highest summit: Atigun Pass, 4,800 feet / 1,463 m
Major communities: Coldfoot, Deadhorse
Attractions: Trans-Alaska pipeline, Arctic Circle, Brooks Range

	Coldfoot	Deadhorse	Fairbanks
Coldfoot	-	239 mi 385 km	259 mi 417 km
Deadhorse	239 mi 385 km	-	498 mi 801 km
Fairbanks	259 mi 417 km	498 mi 801 km	-

Denali Highway

Begins: Cantwell
Ends: Paxson
Length: 134 miles / 216 km
Surface: 85% gravel, 15% paved
Season: Closed in winter
Highest summit: Maclaren Summit, 4,086 feet / 1,245 m
Major communities: Cantwell, Paxson
Attractions: Alaska Range, Tangle Lakes-Delta River Canoe Trail

	Cantwell	Delta Jct.	Denali Park	Paxson
Cantwell	-	214 mi 344 km	27 mi 43 km	134 mi 216 km
Delta Jct.	214 mi 344 km	-	241 mi 388 km	80 mi 129 km
Denali Park	27 mi 43 km	241 mi 388 km	-	161 mi 259 km
Paxson	134 mi 216 km	80 mi 129 km	161 mi 259 km	-

Edgerton Highway/McCarthy Road

Begins: Richardson Hwy. MP 83
Ends: McCarthy
Length: 93 miles / 150 km
Surface: 40% paved, 60% gravel
Season: McCarthy Road not maintained during winter
Major communities: Chitina, McCarthy
Attractions: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Kennicott Mine

	Chitina	McCarthy	Richardson Hwy.
Chitina	-	60 mi 97 km	33 mi 53 km
McCarthy	60 mi 97 km	-	93 mi 150 km
Richardson Jct.	33 mi 53 km	93 mi 150 km	-

Elliott Highway

Begins: Fox
Ends: Manley Hot Springs
Length: 152 miles / 245 km
Surface: 50% paved, 50% gravel
Season: Open all year
Major communities: Fox, Manley Hot Springs
Attractions: Minto Lakes, Manley Hot Springs, Arctic Circle

	Dalton Highway	Fairbanks	Manley	Minto
Dalton Highway	-	84 mi 135 km	79 mi 127 km	48 mi 77 km
Fairbanks	84 mi 135 km	-	163 mi 262 km	132 mi 212 km
Manley	79 mi 127 km	163 mi 262 km	-	53 mi 85 km
Minto	48 mi 77 km	132 mi 212 km	53 mi 85 km	-

Glenn Highway

Begins: Anchorage
Ends: Tok
Length: 328 miles / 528 km
Surface: Paved
Season: Open all year
Highest summit: Eureka Summit, 3,322 feet / 1,013 m
Major Communities: Anchorage, Eagle River, Chugiak, Eklutna, Palmer, Glennallen, Tok
Attractions: Matanuska Glacier, Talkeetna Mountains, Chugach Mountains, Wrangell Mountains

	Anchorage	Glennallen	Palmer	Tok	Valdez
Anchorage	-	189 mi 304 km	42 mi 68 km	328 mi 528 km	304 mi 489 km
Glennallen	189 mi 304 km	-	147 mi 237 km	139 mi 224 km	115 mi 185 km
Palmer	42 mi 68 km	147 mi 237 km	-	286 mi 460 km	262 mi 422 km
Tok	328 mi 528 km	139 mi 224 km	286 mi 460 km	-	254 mi 409 km
Valdez	304 mi 489km	115 mi 185 km	262 mi 422 km	254 mi 409 km	-

Parks Highway

Begins: Glenn Hwy. MP 35
Ends: Fairbanks
Length: 362 miles / 583 km
Surface: Paved
Season: Open all year
Highest summit: Broad Pass, 2,400 feet / 732 m
Major Communities: Wasilla, Houston, Willow, Trapper Creek, Talkeetna, Cantwell, Healy, Nenana, Fairbanks
Attractions: Denali National Park, Alaska Range

	Anchorage	Denali Park	Fairbanks	Talkeetna	Wasilla
Anchorage	-	237 mi 381 km	362 mi 583 km	113 mi 182 km	42 mi 68 km
Denali Park	237 mi 381 km	-	125 mi 201 km	153 mi 246 km	195 mi 314 km
Fairbanks	362 mi 583 km	125 mi 201 km	-	278 mi 447 km	320 mi 515 km
Talkeetna	113 mi 183 km	153 mi 246 km	278 mi 447 km	-	71 mi 114 km
Wasilla	42 mi 68 im	195 mi 314 km	320 mi 515 km	71 mi 114 km	-

Richardson Highway

Begins: Valdez
Ends: Fairbanks
Length: 366 miles / 589 km
Surface: Paved
Season: Open all year
Highest summit: Isabel Pass, 3,280 feet / 1,000 m
Major Communities: Valdez, Copper Center, Glennallen, Paxson, Delta Junction, Fairbanks
Attractions: Trans-Alaska pipeline, Worthington Glacier, Alaska Range, Wrangell Mountains

	Delta Jct.	Fairbanks	Glennallen	Paxson	Valdez
Delta Jct.	-	96 mi 154 km	151 mi 243 km	80 mi 129 km	270 mi 435 km
Fairbanks	96 mi 154 km	-	247 mi 398 km	177 mi 285 km	366 mi 589 km
Glennallen	151 mi 243 km	247 mi 398 km	-	71 mi 114 km	119 mi 192 km
Paxson	80 mi 129 km	177 mi 285 km	71 mi 114 km	-	190 mi 306
Valdez	270 mi 435 km	366 mi 589 km	119 mi 192 km	190 mi 306 km	-

Seward Highway

Begins: Anchorage
Ends: Seward
Length: 127 miles / 204 km
Surface: Paved
Season: Open all year
Highest summit: Turnagain Pass, 988 feet / 301 m
Major Communities: Anchorage, Girdwood, Moose Pass, Seward
Attractions: Mount Alyeska, Portage Glacier, Chugach National Forest, Kenai Fjords National Park

	Alyeska	Anchorage	Hope	Seward	Whittier
Alyeska	-	42 mi 68 km	56 mi 90 km	95 mi 153 km	28 mi 45 km
Anchorage	42 mi 68 km	-	88 mi 142 km	127 mi 204 km	60 mi 97 km
Hope	56 mi 90 km	88 mi 142 km	-	75 mi 121 km	52 mi 84 km
Seward	95 mi 153 km	127 mi 204 km	75 mi 121 km	-	91 mi 146 km
Whittier	28 mi 45 km	60 mi 97 km	52 mi 84 km	91 mi 146 km	-

Steese Highway

Begins: Fairbanks
Ends: Circle
Length: 162 miles / 261 km
Surface: 30% paved, 70% gravel
Season: Open all year
Highest summit: Eagle Summit, 3,624 feet / 1,105 m
Major Communities: Fairbanks, Fox, Central, Circle
Attractions: Hot springs, Gold Dredge no. 8, Trans-Alaska pipeline, Davidson Ditch, Nome Creek Valley, Yukon River

	Central	Chena Hot Springs	Circle	Circle Hot Springs	Faribanks
Central	-	180 mi 290 km	35 mi 56 km	8 mi 13 km	128 mi 206 km
Chena Hot Springs	180 mi 290 km	-	214 mi 344 km	188 mi 303 km	61 mi 98 km
Circle	35 mi 56 km	214 mi 344 km	-	43 mi 69 km	162 mi 261 km
Circle Hot Springs	8 mi 13 km	188 mi 303 km	43 mi 69 km	-	136 mi 219 km
Fairbanks	128 mi 206 km	61 mi 98 km	162 mi 261 km	136 mi 219 km	-

Sterling Highway

Begins: Seward Hwy. MP 37
Ends: Homer
Length: 143 miles / 230 km
Surface: Paved
Season: Open all year
Major Communities: Cooper Landing, Sterling, Soldotna, Kasilof, Clam Gulch, Ninilchik, Anchor Point, Homer
Attractions: Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Kenai River, Russian Orthodox Churches, Homer Spit

	Anchorage	Homer	Kenai	Seward	Soldotna
Anchorage	-	233 mi 375 km	158 mi 254 km	127 mi 204 km	147 mi 237 km
Homer	233 mi 375 km	-	96 mi 154 km	180 mi 290 km	85 mi 137 km
Kenai	158 mi 254 km	96 mi 154 km	-	105 mi 169 km	11 mi 18 km
Seward	127 mi 204 km	180 mi 290 km	105 mi 169 km	-	94 mi 151 km
Soldotna	147 mi 237 km	85 mi 137 km	11 mi 18 km	94 mi 151 km	-

Taylor Highway

Begins: Alaska Hwy. MP 1,302
Ends: Eagle
Length: 160 miles / 257 km
Surface: 60% gravel, 40% paved
Season: Closed in winter
Steepest Grade: 9%
Major Communities: Chicken, Eagle

	Chicken	Dawson City, Yukon	Eagle	Tok
Chicken	-	108 mi 174 km	94 mi 151 km	77 mi 124 km
Dawson City, Yukon	108 mi 174 km	-	143 mi 230 km	185 mi 298 km
Eagle	94 mi 151 km	143 mi 230 km	-	171 mi 275 km
Tok	77 mi 124 km	185 mi 298 km	171 mi 275 km	-