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Alaska Highway / La Route De L’Alaska

British Columbia
· Completed in 1942 / Terminé en 1942
Historical Marker Database · Gerald Lapp
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Constructed in just 8 months in 1942, the Alaska Highway provided an essential transportation link to the northwest of North America during the Second World War and has since remained a major transportation artery.
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