Alaska Highway

Summary

Alaska Highway is a road^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.41% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (551 views/month, #33 of 7,994).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alaska Highway is located in Alaska^[3].
• Alaska Highway is located in Yukon^[4].
• Alaska Highway is located in British Columbia^[5].
• Alaska Highway is in the country of Canada^[6].
• Alaska Highway is in the country of United States^[7].
• Alaska Highway's route map is recorded as Alaska Highway1.png^[8].
• Alaska Highway's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System^[9].
• Alaska Highway's transport network is recorded as Interstate Highway System^[10].
• Alaska Highway's transport network is recorded as highways in Alaska^[11].
• Alaska Highway's transport network is recorded as provincial highways in British Columbia^[12].
• Alaska Highway's transport network is recorded as territorial highways in Yukon^[13].
• Alaska Highway's image is recorded as Autopista Alaska, Tok, Alaska, Estados Unidos, 2017-08-24, DD 94-101 PAN.jpg^[14].
• Alaska Highway's instance of is recorded as road^[15].
• Alaska Highway's maintained by is recorded as Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities^[16].
• Alaska Highway's maintained by is recorded as British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure^[17].
• Alaska Highway's maintained by is recorded as Yukon Department of Highways and Public Works^[18].
• Alaska Highway's owned by is recorded as Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities^[19].
• Alaska Highway's owned by is recorded as British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure^[20].
• Alaska Highway's owned by is recorded as Yukon Department of Highways and Public Works^[21].
• Alaska Highway's part of is recorded as Carretera Panamericana^[22].
• Alaska Highway's Commons category is recorded as Alaska Highway^[23].
• Alaska Highway's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 326897^[24].
• Alaska Highway's has part is recorded as Alaska Route 2^[25].
• Alaska Highway's has part is recorded as British Columbia Highway 97^[26].
• Alaska Highway's has part is recorded as Yukon Highway 1^[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Canada^[6], a dominion of the British Empire^[28], in Canada^[29], founded in 1867^[30] and United States^[7], a sovereign state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1776^[33]. Located in include Alaska^[3], an exclave^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1959^[36], headquartered in Juneau^[37]; Yukon^[4], a territory of Canada^[38], in Canada^[39], founded in 1898^[40]; and British Columbia^[5], a province of Canada^[41], in Canada^[42], founded in 1871^[43]. Alaska Highway's part of is recorded as Carretera Panamericana^[22].

Physical Characteristics

Lengths include {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+2174.7'}^[44] and {'unit': 'Q253276', 'amount': '+1351.3'}^[45].

Designation and Status

Alaska Highway's instance of is recorded as road^[15]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[46].

History and Context

+1942-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Alaska Highway^[47]. Owners include Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities^[19], a state department of transportation of the United States^[48], in United States^[49]; British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure^[20], a government agency^[50], in Canada^[51]; and Yukon Department of Highways and Public Works^[21], a government agency^[52], in Canada^[53].

Why It Matters

Alaska Highway ranks in the top 0.41% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (551 views/month, #33 of 7,994).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]