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
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.
Eh, potato/potahto; I touched both Grande Prairie and Fairbanks.