List of Alaska Routes

Alaska Routes are both numbered and named. There have been only twelve numbers issued (1—11 and 98), and the numbering often has no obvious pattern; for example, Alaska Route 4 runs north-south, whereas Alaska Route 2 runs somewhat east-west. The Klondike Highway, built in 1978, was unnumbered until 1998, when it was given its designation during the centennial of the Klondike Gold Rush. However, Many Alaskan highways of greater length than the Klondike Highway remain unnumbered.

Non-Contiguous

Highways 7 and 10 consist of multiple separately named segments that do not even closely approach each other; unless you include the Alaska Marine Highway System ferries as part of Alaska Route 7, and former Copper River and Northwestern Railway track bed as part of Alaska Route 10.

Names versus Numbers

Numbers and names do not always coincide well. Alaska Route 1 can refer to any of the Glenn Highway, Seward Highway, Sterling Highway, or Tok Cut-Off;
while, for example, portions of the Seward Highway are numbered Alaska Route 1, 9 and Interstate A3. (Interstate highway shields are not posted along highways in Alaska; these designations occur only on paper.)

Within Alaska, roads are almost invariably referred to by name or general destination, and not by number(s). Many residents are unfamiliar with official highway numbers even for those highways that they use frequently. Visitors are usually advised to avoid using highway numbers in asking for directions.

Mileposts

Mileposts, frequently used for road markers and official addressing in rural areas, are also more commonly reckoned by landmark names.

Highways by number

Highways by name

Many roads in Alaska are not numbered at all; a few of these are listed below in addition to those above.

List of U.S. Highways in Alaska

*At one time, the Alaskan portion of the Alaska Highway was proposed to be designated part of U.S. Highway 97, but this was never carried out.

The Alaska Marine Highway and several other Alaska highways or routes are recognized as "highways" eligible for federal funding by the Federal Highway Administration [ cite web
title = Title 23 Section 218 United States Code
publisher = U.S. Congress
url = http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/legsregs/title23.pdf
format = PDF ] .

Alaska Marine Highway

Alaska's Marine Highway was declared a National Scenic Byway by the Federal Highway Administration on June 13, 2002 [ cite web
title = New 2002 National Scenic Byways
publisher = Federal Highway Administration
url = http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/fhwa0227.htm
format = HTML ] ;
and later declared an All-American Road by the Federal Highway Administration on September 22, 2005. [ cite web
title = New 2005 All-American Roads
publisher = Federal Highway Administration
url = http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/re092205.htm
format = HTML ]

ee also

* List of state highways in the United States:* Interstate Highways in Alaska:* Alaska Marine Highway System
* List of Canadian highways by province:* List of British Columbia provincial highways:* List of Yukon territorial highways

References

External links

* [http://www.dot.state.ak.us/iways/511/AK_hwys_numbers.pdf Map of Alaska state highways and numbers] from [http://www.dot.state.ak.us/ AkDOT-PF] , in PDF format; requires Adobe Reader
* [http://mdo20.0catch.com/route/ak/aksign.html Road Signs of Alaska]
* [http://www.mcgeheezone.com/adjustment/alaska/akhwys.htm Highways in Alaska web page]