State honors Copper River Highway.

AuthorPounds, Nancy
PositionInside Alaska Business - Alaska. Department of Transportation & Public Facilities - Brief article

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities designated the Copper River Highway as an Alaska State Scenic Byway. The 52-mile road is located in the Copper River Delta. From 1911 to 1938 this corridor contained the Copper River and Northwestern Railroad, which brought rich copper ore to the harbor town of Cordova. The now-abandoned railroad travels through the region, which supports a stopover...

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