There has been much banter about where The Alaska Highway (The Alcan) begins and ends. The actual road begins at Grande Prairie, which I passed through on the way to Dawson Creek, and ends at Fairbanks; and if you ask residents of either of these places where The Alcan begins and ends, they will often tell you it begins in their respective locale, qualifying this w
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ith, “It’s the ‘unofficial’ beginning / end.”
In fact, there exists a bit of a niggle: The Alcan officially begins at Dawson Creek, BC; and ends at Delta Junction, AK. The reason for this is the sections of road beyond these points (Hwy 3 in Alaska and Hwy 43 in BC) were already in existence when construction of The Alaska Highway commenced. So, the actual, Alaska Highway does not include these sections.
This way to the highway
Eh, potato/potahto; I touched both Grande Prairie and Fairbanks.