Taylor Highway

Alaska Route 5 marker

Taylor Highway

Map
Taylor Highway highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Alaska DOT&PF
Length160 mi (260 km)
Existed1953–present
Major junctions
South end AK-2 (Alaska Highway) at Tetlin Junction
Major intersectionsTop of the World Highway at Jack Wade Junction
North endFront Street in Eagle
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughsUnorganized Borough
Highway system
AK-4 AK-6
Fall colors along Taylor Highway

The Taylor Highway (numbered Alaska Route 5) is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends 160 miles (258 km) from Tetlin Junction, about 11 miles (17 km) east of Tok on the Alaska Highway, to Eagle. The southern 96 miles from the Alaska Highway to Jack Wade Junction is designated as Alaska Route 5. The entire highway formerly carried this designation, but the north end of Route 5 has been rerouted to follow the Top of the World Highway to the Canadian border.