Edgerton Highway

This article is about Alaska Route 10 between Copper Center and Chitina. For other segments of the route, see Alaska Route 10.
Alaska Route 10 marker
Edgerton Highway
Map
Edgerton Highway highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Alaska DOT&PF
Length33.5 mi (53.9 km)
Major junctions
West end AK-4 (Mile 82.5 Richardson Highway) south of Copper Center
East end AK-10 McCarthy Road in Chitina
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
Highway system
The Edgerton Highway at about mile 4 (km 6). The northern/western end of the highway, between the Richardson Highway and Old Edgerton Highway intersections, is mostly a long, straight stretch. This is unusual for Alaska, where highways typically follow a meandering route.

The Edgerton Highway is a minor highway in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends 33 miles (53 km) from the Richardson Highway near Copper Center to the town of Chitina. The McCarthy Road, within the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, is a 58-mile (93 km) extension from Chitina to McCarthy.[1]

The Edgerton Highway, named for U.S. Army Major General Glen Edgar Edgerton, a member of the Alaska Road Commission, follows an old pack trail along the Copper River, and is paved. The popular dip-net salmon fishery in Chitina causes the highway to be fairly heavily used in summer. It is part of Alaska Route 10.

  1. ^ "Edgerton Highway (AK 10) & Chitina." alaskajourney.com. Accessed 23 March 2012.