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Length | 368 mi (592 km) | |||
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South end | Alaska Marine Highway in Valdez | |||
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North end | AK-2 (Steese Expressway) / Airport Way in Fairbanks | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | Alaska | |||
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The Richardson Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska, running 368 miles (562 km) and connecting Valdez to Fairbanks. It is marked as Alaska Route 4 from Valdez to Delta Junction and as Alaska Route 2 from there to Fairbanks. It also connects segments of Alaska Route 1 between the Glenn Highway and the Tok Cut-Off. The Richardson Highway was the first major road built in Alaska.[1]