Dalton Highway Alaska Map
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Dalton highway alaska map. Dalton highway express also offers transportation to the 240 mile stretch between coldfoot and deadhorse one the longest stretches of. Milepost f 73 1 elliott highway to deadhorse ak the 415 mile dalton highway often still referred to as the haul road begins at milepost f 73 1 on the elliott highway 84 miles from fairbanks and ends for the general public at deadhorse prudhoe bay a few miles short of the arctic ocean. It provides transportation to the yukon river arctic circle coldfoot wiseman galbraith lake and deadhorse. Located in fairbanks alaska the company specializes in summer time transportation on alaska s dalton highway.
The dalton highway runs for 414 miles from livengood a small community 80 miles north of fairbanks to deadhorse on the shores of the arctic ocean. Dalton highway usually referred to as the dalton highway and signed as alaska route 11 is a 414 mile 666 km road in alaska. Ever since i heard about the remote dalton highway of alaska it made into my bucket list. The dalton highway starts in north central alaska near the town of livengood and north of fairbanks before snaking north through hess creek jumping over the yukon river winding through coldfoot wiseman and galbraith lake before ending short of the arctic ocean.
The dalton highway stretches 414 miles across northern alaska from livengood 84 miles north of fairbanks to deadhorse and the oilfields of prudhoe bay. Dalton highway a 414 mile stretch of gravel and dirt that runs from the town of livengood up to prudhoe bay and through some of alaska s most remote wilderness. Driving the famous dalton highway in alaska alaska travel usa 2. The dalton highway is a desolate road the term road used loosely that runs 415 miles from just north of fairbanks to just south of the arctic ocean in the oil town of deadhorse.
The highway is a brutal mixture of graded gravel and pavement with steep grades and unforgiving shoulders. Map 1 detailed pdf file available. Find local businesses view maps and get driving directions in google maps. Driving the famous dalton highway in alaska.
It begins at the elliott highway north of fairbanks and ends at deadhorse an unincorporated community within the cdp of prudhoe bay near the arctic ocean and the prudhoe bay oil fields. Dalton highway express is one of the leading operators in the north america to offer scheduled land transportation to the arctic ocean. There are only three very small towns along the way. In august of 2017 i got to finally check it off my list.