Alaska Highway

American  

noun

1. a highway in northwestern Canada and Alaska, extending from eastern British Columbia to Fairbanks: built as a U.S. military supply route 1942. 1,523 miles (2,452 km) long.

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Alaska Highway British  

noun

1. Originally called: Alcan Highway.  a road extending from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to Fairbanks, Alaska: built by the US Army (1942). Length: 2452 km (1523 miles)

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Example Sentences

Only one person died of COVID-19 and 20 people got sick in Tanacross, an Athabascan village of 140 whose rustic wood cabins and other homes are nestled between the Alaska Highway and Tanana River.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2021

Beaver Creek, which relies heavily on traffic from the Alaska Highway, has suffered economically amid travel restrictions during the pandemic.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 17, 2021

Alaska Division of Forestry Fire Service spokesman Tim Mowry says the fire is burning in a black spruce forest about 2 miles west of the Alaska Highway.

From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2017

He’s going to drive his motor home to Alaska where his stepdaughter lives and drive the Alaska Highway.

From Washington Times • Aug. 20, 2016

It is the most popular way-stop on the Alaska Highway, and McCandless decided to pause there for a soak in the soothing waters.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer