Steese Highway

Steese Highway
Alaska Route 6
Alaska Route 2
Map
Steese Highway highlighted in red
Route information
Length161 mi (259 km)
ExistedLate 1890s–present
Major junctions
South end
AK-2 south (Richardson Highway) / Airport Way in Fairbanks
Major intersectionsChena Hot Springs Road near Fairbanks

AK-2 north (Elliot Highway) near Fairbanks
Circle Hot Springs Road in Central
North endRiver Street in Circle
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Highway system
AK-5 AK-7

The Steese Highway (known as the Steese Expressway within Fairbanks) is a highway in the Interior region of the U.S. state of Alaska that extends 161 miles (259 km) from Fairbanks to Circle, a town on the Yukon River about 50 miles (80 km) south of the Arctic Circle.[1] The highway was completed in 1927 and is named for U.S. Army General James G. Steese, a former president of the Alaska Road Commission.[2] It is paved for about the first 81 miles (130 km) and around the town of Central it turns to dirt and gravel. Much of it is narrow and winding.

  1. ^ The Milepost 2009 edition, pages 506-512 ISBN 978-1-892154-26-2
  2. ^ Steese, James Gordon (January 1914). "Transportation Conditions In Alaska". Review of Reviews. XLIX (1): 58–64. Retrieved 2009-08-14.