Taylor Highway
The Taylor Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends 160 miles from Tetlin Junction, about 11 miles east of Tok on the Alaska Highway, to Eagle.Route description
The first of the highway are paved; the rest are gravel. The highway is closed to automobile traffic from October through April, but is used by snowmobiles in the winter. The large Fortymile caribou herd roams near the highway. The highway also provides access to the Fortymile River National Wild and Scenic River system.History
It was built in 1953 to provide access to Eagle, Chicken, and the historic Fortymile Mining District. It connects to the Top of the World Highway from Tetlin, at Jack Wade Junction, allowing road access to Dawson City, Yukon during parts of the year. It is from Jack Wade Junction to Dawson City.
