Valdez Trail (Copper Bluff Segment) | |
Location | Mile 106.5 of Richardson Highway |
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Nearest city | Silver Springs |
Coordinates | 62°01′20″N 145°21′55″W / 62.02221°N 145.36528°W |
Area | 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) |
Built | 1900 |
Built by | U.S. Army; Alaska Road Commission |
MPS | Valdez Trail MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 98000077[1] |
Added to NRHP | February 12, 1998 |
The Valdez-Trail (Copper Bluff Segment) is an historic early trail in southern Alaska. It is a section of unpaved roadway, eight to ten feet in width, that extends roughly northward from milepost 106.5 of the Richardson Highway, between Copper Center and Glennallen. It is a rare surviving segment of the original Valdez Trail, the first major road built in Alaska, which extends 700 miles (1,100 km) from Valdez into the Alaskan interior. This segment was constructed in 1900 by the Alaska Road Commission, and is now within Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Valdez Trail-Copper Bluff Segment". National Park Service. Retrieved November 27, 2014.
- 1900 establishments in Alaska
- Buildings and structures completed in 1900
- National Register of Historic Places in Copper River Census Area, Alaska
- National Register of Historic Places in Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
- Roads on the National Register of Historic Places in Alaska
- Alaska Registered Historic Place stubs