| mile 115/km 185 |
South
Junction of Richardson and Glenn Highways. Here the Glenn Highway heads west
189 miles to Anchorage or 115 miles south to Valdez. Hub of Alaska
907-822-3555. At the junction of Glenn and Richardson Highways. Produce,
meat, ice cream, hot sandwiches, |
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Parking, Historical Marker. Commemorates Alaska Road
Commission which began in 1905. |
| mile 111.8/km 180 |
Copperville access road. |
| mile
111/km 178.6 |
Tazlina River Trading Post. |
| mile 110.7/km 178.1 |
Tazlina River Bridge. |
| mile 110.6/km 178 |
Rest Area. Picnic tables and toilets beside the Tazlina River. |
| mile 110.4/km 177.7 |
Tazlina River RV Park. |
| mile 106.2/km 170.7 |
North Junction of Old Richardson Highway loop road leads to
historic Copper Center. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park/Preserve Info
Center located at Mile 105.5 Old Richardson Highway. The following
information is about Copper Center. I recommend that you |
| mile 102/km |
Copper River Princess Wilderness Lodge |
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Klutina River Bridge. |
| mile 100.2/km 161.2 |
South Junction of Old Richardson Highway loop road leads to
historic Copper Center and returns to the highway at mile 106.1. |
| mile 90.7/km 146 |
Parking by Willow Creek. |
| mile 88.6/km 142.6 |
Viewpoint; Pipeline parallels highway. |
| mile 87.7/km 141.1 |
Parking by Willow Lake. Good views of Wrangell Range, over 50
miles away. Mt. Drum (12,010 ft.) is nearest peak. Mt. Wrangell (14,163 ft.)
is semi-active volcano east of Mt. Drum. Mt. Sanford (16,237 ft.) is
partly hidden by these two mountains and Mt. B |
| mile 83/km 133.6 |
Parking at Pippin Lake. |
| mile 82.6/km 132.9 |
Junction.
The Edgerton Highway branches off to the small community of Chitina (33
miles) and into the Wrangell St. Elias National Park to the ghost towns
of Kennicott and McCarthy (60 miles past Chitina) |
| mile 79.5/km 127.9 |
| Squirrel Creek and Squirrel
Creek State Recreation Site. 25 camp sites, water, toilets, firepits and
fishing in creek. Fee area. Limited turn around space at end of road. If
you are driving a large RV it is best to park near the entrance and
walk to sele |
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| mile 79.1/km 127.2 |
Tonsina River Bridge. Tonsina River and Little Tonsina River
which parallels the highway from mile 74 to mile 65, has good Dolly Varden,
grayling and salmon fishing. |
| mile 74.5/km 119.9 |
Large parking area. |
| mile 72/km 115.9 |
Parking with view of Alaska Pipeline. |
| mile 65/km 104.6 |
Little
Tonsina River State Recreation Area. 8 camp sites, water, and toilets. |
| mile 64.7/km 104.1 |
Pump Station No. 12. This is the last of 12 pump stations
located along the Alaska pipeline. Parking and information sign on pipeline. |
| mile 62/km 99.8 |
Ernestine Station. Highway maintenance camp-no public
facilities. |
| mile 60/km 96.5 |
Parking by Tiekel River. |
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Wagon Point Creek. |
| mile 56.2/km 90.4 |
Parking by Tiekel River. |
| mile 56/km 90.1 |
Tiekel River Lodge. |
| mile 55.1/km 88.7 |
Parking by Tiekel River. |
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Parking. |
| mile 53.8/km 86.6 |
Squaw Creek. |
| mile 50.7/km 81.6 |
Tiekel River Bridge. |
| mile 47.9/km 77.1 |
Large paved rest area by Tiekel River, covered picnic
tables, toilets. Viewpoint and information sign for Mount Billy Mitchell. |
| mile 46.9/km 75.5 |
Tiekel River Bridge and parking. |
| mile 45.6/km 73.4 |
Stuart Creek, parking just north of bridge. |
| mile 43.3/km 69.7 |
Large parking area. |
| mile
42.2/km 67.9 |
Parking. |
| mile 37.3/km 55.5 |
Tsaina River Bridge and parking at south end of bridge. |
| mile 30.1/km 48.4 |
Large parking area with good view of Worthington Glacier. There
are several places to pull off over the next couple of miles and view
this spectacular scenery. |
| mile 28.7/km 46.2 |
Worthington Glacier and Worthington Glacier State
Recreation Site. Viewing shelter with interpretive displays, picnic
shelters, trails, and toilets (no overnight camping). Public telephone. |
| mile 27.5/km 44.3 |
Good view of 27 Mile Glacier if you are heading towards
Valdez. |
| mile 27/km 43.5 |
Highway Maintenance Camp, no public facilities. |
| mile 26/km 41.8 |
Thompson Pass. 2,678 ft. Historical sign sketches history
of early-day travel on this route. Airstrip. |
| mile 25.7/km 41.5 |
Parking with view. Keystone Glacier can be seen on a clear
day. |
| mile 25.5/km 41 |
Parking. |
| mile 24.4/km 39.3 |
Parking. Marshall Pass. During the winter of 1907 a
140-ft. steamboat was carried piece-by-piece on horse-drawn sled to the
Copper River, 31 miles east. |
| mile 24.3/km 15 |
Parking. |
| mile 24.1/km 38.8 |
Blueberry Lake State Recreation Site. Access by 1 mile
side road. 25 camp sites, picnic shelter, water, toilets, and trails.
Grayling in both lakes. |
| mile 23.6/km 38 |
Loop road to Thompson Lake, Blueberry Lake and campground.
Parking. |
| mile 23.4/km 37.7 |
Parking with view. |
| mile 23/km 37 |
Parking with view. |
| mile 21.5/km 34.6 |
Parking. |
| mile 18.7/km 30 |
Sheep Creek. |
| mile 18/km 29 |
Parking on both sides of highway, telephone. |
| mile 16.4/km 26.4 |
Lowe River and bridge. |
| mile 15.9/km 25.6 |
North end of Keystone Canyon. |
| mile 15.4/km 24.8 |
Lowe River Bridge, parking at bridge. Historical sign. |
| mile 14.8/km 23.8 |
Lowe River Bridge. Old Railroad Tunnel. Historical sign
describes hand-cut tunnel started in 1905. This tunnel was described in
Rex Beach's novel, The Iron Trail. |
| mile 13.9/km 22.3 |
Bridal Veil Falls, Keystone Canyon. Large parking area. |
| mile 13.4/km 21.6 |
Horsetail Falls. Welcome to Valdez sign and area map, large
parking area. |
| mile 12.9/km 20.7 |
South end of Keystone Canyon. |
| mile 11.6/km 18.7 |
Parking. |
| mile 7.3/km 11.7 |
Lowe River. |
| mile 4.7/km 7.6 |
Access to Robe River. |
| mile 4/km 6.4 |
Parking beside Lowe River. |
| mile 3.3/km 5.3 |
Robe
Lake Road. Robe Lake Recreation Area. Floatplane base, and picnic area
reached by 1/2-mile gravel road. |
| mile 2.8/km 4.5 |
Dayville Road. leads 5.7 miles to Port of
Valdez. extends to south side of Valdez Arm, tank
farm and docks for the 800 mile-long Trans-Alaska pipeline. No public
access. |
| mile 2.5/km 4 |
Valdez Memorial Cemetery. |
| mile 2.4/km 3.9 |
Parking. |
| mile 1.7/km 2.7 |
City of Valdez Gold Fields Complex |
| mile .9/km 1.4 |
Valdez Glacier Stream. |
| mile 0 |
Old Valdez Town site. If you are heading towards Valdez continue
straight ahead (4 miles) to the new City of Valdez, which was rebuilt
after the devastating earthquake of 1964. This
marks the end of the Richardson Highway. It is 3.5 miles to the new town |
| mile 3.4 |
Access road to airport (west) 1 mile. Valdez Glacier
Campground (2 miles) 101 camp sites, water, toilets and fire pits. Fee
area. To the east is the Port of Valdez. The Mineral Creek Loop Road returns
to the Richardson Highway at mile 2.2. |
| mile 2.2 |
Mineral
Creek Loop Road returns to the Richardson Highway at mile 3.4. Access
road to Port of Valdez and container terminal. |
| mile 1.9 |
Parking. |
| mile 1.2 |
Parking. |
| mile .9 |
Parking at Crooked Creek salmon spawning area. Observation
platform. Chucagh National Forest Information Center. |
| mile .4 |
Parking with information Kiosk. |
| mile 0 |
Valdez
Alaska |
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