Steese Highway

Steese Highway
Steese Highway
Alaska Route 6; Alaska Route 2
	Steese Highway highlighted in red
Route information
Length	161 mi (259 km)
Existed	Late 1890s–present
Major junctions
South end	; AK-2 south (Richardson Highway) / Airport Way in Fairbanks
	Chena Hot Springs Road near Fairbanks; ; AK-2 north (Elliot Highway) near Fairbanks; Circle Hot Springs Road in Central
North end	River Street in Circle
Location
Country	United States
State	Alaska
Highway system
	Alaska Routes; Interstate; Scenic Byways;

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.

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

[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.

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