Steese Highway
History
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The highway and surrounding region has a long association with gold mining. It was built to service the Circle Mining District, which was very productive in the 1890s, before the discovery of gold in the Klondike. Both historic sites, such as Felix Pedro's 1902 gold discovery which resulted in the founding of Fairbanks, and the preserved gold camp at Chatanika, and active dredging operations line the road.
Route description
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The Steese Highway is numbered Alaska Route 6 for most of its length, except for the first 11 miles (17 km) from Fairbanks to Fox, which are numbered Alaska Route 2. The highway has been designated as a National Scenic Byway.
There are three possible road closure barriers, so 511 Alaska should be checked before traveling its length to Circle Alaska.
Major Intersections
Borough | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Fairbanks North Star | Fox | 0 | 0.0 | See Alaska Route 2#Major intersections for the junctions along the Alaska Route 2 section | |
11 | 18 | AK-2 north (Elliot Highway) / Old Steese Highway | Alaska Route 2 continues north as the Elliot Highway and south as the remainder of the Steese Highway | ||
Chatanika | 28 | 45 | Old Chatanika Highway | ||
Unorganized | Central | 128 | 206 | Circle Hot Springs Road | |
Circle | Road to Circle City Airport | ||||
161 | 259 | River Road | Northern terminus of Alaska Route 6 and the Steese Highway | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ The Milepost 2009 edition, pages 506-512 ISBN 978-1-892154-26-2
- ^ Steese, James Gordon (January 1914). "Transportation Conditions In Alaska". Review of Reviews. XLIX (1): 58–64. Retrieved 2009-08-14.