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(#46) 100/49 Crossing the Yukon
Dalton Highway was nicknamed the “Haul Road” during the construction of the Alaska Pipeline. It is 415 miles long stretching to the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay and the beginning of the Alaska Pipeline. Most of the traffic on this route is 18-wheeler trucks servicing the oil field at Prudhoe Bay. Average traffic is about 250 vehicles per day. There are only 3 gas stations to service the entire route and 2 are within a few miles of each other. Approximately 75% of the road is gravel with tire puncturing rocks, steep hills and sweeping curves. Truckers on the Dalton have given their own names to its various features, including: The Taps, The Shelf, The Bluffs, Oil Spill hill, Beaver Slide, Two and a Half Mile, Oh Shit Corner and the Roller Coaster.
The Alaska Pipeline runs along the road crossing paths numerous times. At this point the pipeline runs under the bridge and crosses the Yukon River. The bridge is a very interesting one indeed. It is half a mile long wood-decked bridge with a steep 6% grade. The bridge in these images shows the approach from both sides of the river to show the steep angle. This is the only crossing of the Yukon River in Alaska.
115 Pictures in 2015-#46 - Bridges
Dalton Highway to Prudhoe Bay Alaska
100x:2015 49/100 - From the Passenger Seat
Dalton Highway to Prudhoe Bay Alaska
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(#46) 100/49 Crossing the Yukon
Dalton Highway was nicknamed the “Haul Road” during the construction of the Alaska Pipeline. It is 415 miles long stretching to the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay and the beginning of the Alaska Pipeline. Most of the traffic on this route is 18-wheeler trucks servicing the oil field at Prudhoe Bay. Average traffic is about 250 vehicles per day. There are only 3 gas stations to service the entire route and 2 are within a few miles of each other. Approximately 75% of the road is gravel with tire puncturing rocks, steep hills and sweeping curves. Truckers on the Dalton have given their own names to its various features, including: The Taps, The Shelf, The Bluffs, Oil Spill hill, Beaver Slide, Two and a Half Mile, Oh Shit Corner and the Roller Coaster.
The Alaska Pipeline runs along the road crossing paths numerous times. At this point the pipeline runs under the bridge and crosses the Yukon River. The bridge is a very interesting one indeed. It is half a mile long wood-decked bridge with a steep 6% grade. The bridge in these images shows the approach from both sides of the river to show the steep angle. This is the only crossing of the Yukon River in Alaska.
115 Pictures in 2015-#46 - Bridges
Dalton Highway to Prudhoe Bay Alaska
100x:2015 49/100 - From the Passenger Seat
Dalton Highway to Prudhoe Bay Alaska
❤️ Check out more of our fantastic Alaska Adventure ❤️
☆ Comments & Favorites are always appreciated. Enjoy the photo but please do not copy or download © images.
Thank you!