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Anchorage Expressways:
| Highway |
Description |
| AK 1 |
AK 1 is a freeway between Palmer and the northern edges
of Anchorage. At Bragaw St., AK 1 transitions from a freeway to an
expressway. AK 1 is an expressway from Bragaw St. to Mountain View Dr.
AK 1 becomes a boulevard / city street couplet through downtown
Anchorage, from Mountain View Dr. to 36th Ave. Then, it becomes a
freeway from 36th Ave. to Old Seward Highway near the south end of the
developed area of Anchorage. Finally, AK 1 is a super-2 expressway from
the south end of the freeway to Potter Valley Road. |
| C Street |
C Street is an expressway Between 38th Avenue and Potter
Dr. It is a Super-2 between Potter Dr. and Diamond Blvd. However, that
portion is in the process of becoming a 4-lane highway. A discontiguous
segment south of Diamond Blvd. is an expressway between Minnesota Dr.
and then continues on as the Klatt Rd. expressway. |
| Airport Road |
Airport Rd. is an expressway between Laona Dr. and the
Anchorage airport. |
| Klatt Road |
Klatt Rd. is an expressway between C Street and Where it
becomes Southport Dr. (c. Diligence Street). This portion is mostly a
Super-2. |
| Southport Drive |
Southport Dr. is a super-2 expressway between
where it becomes Klatt Rd. (near Diligence Street) and Enslgn Dr. It is
a 4-lane divided expressway between Enslgn Dr. and 100th Avenue. |
Fairbanks Expressways:
Despite its population of only 30,000 people, the city of Fairbanks has a beltway of expressways that nearly encircles the city. In addition to this loop, Fairbanks is also home
to an expressway which extends east from the city along the Richardson Highway.
| Highway |
Description |
| Johansen Expressway |
The Johansen Expressway runs along the north edge of Fairbanks, from the Steese Expressway west to University Avenue. West of that, there is a gap in the Fairbanks beltway for about 1 1/2 miles. This expressway is unique for two reasons: it contains both the only numbered exits in Alaska and the only SPUI interchanges in Alaska, located at Peger Rd. and College Rd. |
| AK 2 - Richardson Highway |
The Richardson Highway is an expressway from North Pole to Fairbanks. |
| AK 2 - Steese Expressway |
This expressway runs along the east side of Fairbanks, connecting to the Johansen Expressway at its northern end and the Mitchell Expressway at its southern end. |
| AK 3 - Mitchell Expressway |
The Mitchell Expressway is the southern part of the Fairbanks beltway. |
Sources:
Stephen Dailey, Oscar Voss, A. Clark, Clinton Moore
Last Updated: 11/16/05
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