Name: The Alcan Highway
Duration: 219
Description: The Alcan Highway connected the Alaskan wilderness to the lower 48 states for the first time.

The Alcan Highway connected the Alaskan wilderness to the lower 48 states for the first time.

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The Alcan Highway

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