Northern Outdoorsman | Roads & Conditions in Alaska

Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities provides current road conditions, weather information, and construction advisories through its traveler quick links.

The Alaska Marine Highway System provides ferry transportation to numerous communities.

The 189 mile Glenn Highway connects Anchorage and Glennallen. Points on interest along the all season, paved route include Matanuska Glacier and the Eagle River Nature Center.

The 127 mile Seward Highway extends from Anchorage to Seward. Points on interest along the all season, paved route include Mount Alyeska, Portage Glacier, and Kenai Fjords National Park.

The 90 mile Sterling Highway connects the Seward Highway (90 miles south of Anchorage) with Homer. Points on interest along the all season, paved route on the Kenai Peninsula include the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, the Kenai River, and the Homer Spit.

The 125 mile Tok Cutoff connects Tok and Gakona Junction. Points of interest along the all season, paved route include Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.

Officially, the Alaska Highway begins in Dawson Creek, British Columbia and ends in Delta Junction, Alaska, a distance of 1,390 miles. Unofficially, the Alcan terminates in Fairbanks, Alaska, 98 miles beyond Delta Junction. The paved highway enters Alaska at Port Alcan, 200 miles from Delta Junction. Points of interest along the Alaska portion of the route include the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Crossing.

The 152 mile Elliot Highway extends from Fox to Manley Hot Springs. The first 30 miles of the road from Fox are paved, while the rest is gravel. Points on interest along the all season route include Minto Lakes and Manley Hot Springs.

The 366 mile Richardson Highway connects Valdez and Fairbanks. Points on interest along the all season, paved route include North Pole, Worthington Glacier, Thompson Pass, Keystone Canyon, and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.

The 362 mile George Parks Highway was completed in 1971 and connects Anchorage and Fairbanks. Points on interest along the all season, paved route include Denali National Park and the Iditarod Headquarters.

The 160 mile Taylor Highway connects Eagle with Tetlin Junction on the Alaska Highway. Approximately 45 miles of the road between Tetlin Junction and Chicken are paved. Points of interest along the seasonal route include Fort Egbert.

The 162 mile Steese Highway extends from Fairbanks to Circle. The first 44 miles of the road from Fairbanks are paved, while the rest is gravel. Points on interest along the all season route include the Yukon River, Circle Hot Springs, Davidson Ditch, and the Nome Creek Valley.

The 152 miles Haines Road (also known as the Haines Cutoff) connects Haines with Haines Junction, Yukon. The all season paved highway enters Alaska from British Columbia at Dalton Cache. Points on interest along along the 41 mile Alaska portion of the route include the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve.

The 134 mile Denali Highway was completed in 1957 connects the Cantwell and with Paxson. Most of the road is gravel with the exception of 21 miles west of Paxson which is paved Points on interest along the seasonal route include Tangle Lakes.

The 49 mile Copper River Highway extends from Cordova to the Million Dollar Bridge. Construction began in 1945 with plans to extend the highway to Chitina, but the 1964 Good Friday earthquake severely damaged the roadbed and numerous bridges. The first 12 miles of the road from Cordova are paved, while the rest is gravel. Points on interest along the all season route include the Copper River Delta.

The 414 mile Dalton Highway extends from the Elliot Highway to Deadhorse. Points on interest along the all season, gravel route include the Arctic Circle and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.

The 443 mile Klondike Highway connects Skagway with Dawson City, Yukon. The all season paved highway enters Alaska at White Pass. Points on interest along along the 15 mile Alaska portion of the route include the Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park and Skagway.

Approximate driving distances by overland routes open year round
Anchorage		507	498	360	782	225	825	127	834	325	304
Calgary, AB	2171	2201	1993	2054	1707	2396	2519	2298	1493	1846	2097
Circle	507		528	147	812	732	600	634	864	355	513
Dawson City, YT	1038	1068	860	921	574	1263	1386	1165	442	713	964
Dawson Creek, BC	1638	1668	1460	1521	1174	1863	1986	1765	960	1313	1564
Eagle	498	528		381	604	723	846	625	656	173	424
Edmonton, AB	1998	2028	1820	1881	1534	2223	2346	2125	1320	1673	1924
Fairbanks	360	147	381		665	585	465	487	717	208	366
Great Falls, MT	2496	2526	2318	2379	2032	2721	2844	2623	1818	2171	2422
Haines	782	812	604	665		1007	1130	909	370	457	708
Homer	225	732	723	585	1007		1050	174	1059	550	529
Prince Rupert, BC	1600	1630	1422	1483	1136	1825	1948	1727	922	1275	1526
Prudhoe Bay	825	600	846	465	1130	1050		952	1182	673	831
Seattle, WA	2412	2442	2234	2295	1948	2637	2760	2539	1734	2087	2338
Seward	127	634	625	487	909	174	952		961	452	431
Skagway	834	864	656	717	370	1059	1182	961		509	760
Tok	325	355	173	208	457	550	673	452	509		251
Valdez	304	513	424	366	708	529	831	430	760	251
Whitehorse, YT	723	753	545	606	259	948	1071	850	111	398	649
Yellowknife, NT	2140	2170	1962	2023	1676	2365	2488	2267	1528	1813	2066
In certain instances, distances may be shortened by utilizing summer only routes such as the Top Of The World Highway between Dawson City, YT and the Taylor Highway.

Copyright © 2003-06. Northern Outdoorsman in association with Summit Solutions Ltd. & respective rights holders. All rights reserved. Site design by Summit Solutions Ltd. Photos courtesy of Brian Stein.

Top ^

Roads & Conditions in Alaska

Glenn Highway (Highway 1)

Seward Highway (Highways 1 & 9)

Sterling Highway (Highway 1)

Tok Cutoff (Highway 1)

Alaska Highway (Highway 2)

Elliot Highway (Highway 2)

Richardson Highway (Highways 2 & 4)

George Parks Highway (Highway 3)

Taylor Highway (Highway 5)

Steese Highway (Highway 6)

Haines Cutoff (Highway 7)

Denali Highway (Highway 8)

Copper River Highway (Highway 10)

Dalton Highway (Highway 11)

Klondike Highway (Highway 98)

Mileage Chart