Valdez Trail-Copper Bluff Segment

The Valdez-Trail (Copper Bluff Segment) is an historic early trail in southern Alaska. It is a section of unpaved roadway, eight to ten feet in width, that extends roughly northward from milepost 106.5 of the Richardson Highway, between Copper Center and Glennallen. It is a rare surviving segment of the original Valdez Trail, the first major road built in Alaska, which extends 700 miles (1,100 km) from Valdez into the Alaskan interior. This segment was constructed in 1900 by the Alaska Road Commission, and is now within Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1]

Valdez Trail (Copper Bluff Segment)
LocationMile 106.5 of Richardson Highway
Nearest citySilver Springs
Coordinates62°01′20″N 145°21′55″W
Area4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built1900 (1900)
Built byU.S. Army; Alaska Road Commission
MPSValdez Trail MPS
NRHP reference No.98000077[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 12, 1998

See also
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Valdez Trail-Copper Bluff Segment". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-27.


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