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Alaska Highway Open Despite Floods And Ice Breakup
Colonel Rosengren defends Alaska Highway progress amid floods and ice breakup. Engineers used ferries and pontoon bridges, with 70 miles impassable at one point but nearing completion. The road speeds through mud and shifting rivers, and bridges across the Fence and Liard Rivers are being built. The highway, opened up vast territory, enabling new telegraph lines, the 1600 mile canal pipeline, and linking Northwest airfields. It is seen as more than an emergency detour, opening trade routes to Russia and supporting aviation fuel supply from Norman Wells to Whitehorse and Skagway.
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