Glenn Highway
The Glenn Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is 179 miles (288 kilometres) long. it is between Anchorage and Glennallen on the Richardson Highway. The Tok Cut-off is often considered a part of the highway.
History
The highway was named for Captain Edwin Glenn, who was a leader in the U.S Army. The highway originated from the Palmer Road in the 1930s.[1]
Glenn Highway Media
- Alaskashield
MUTCD guide sign
The Glenn Highway on the right side of the Matanuska River and Kings Mountain at mile 76 (km 123).
Matanuska Glacier seen from the Glenn Highway at mile 102 (km 164)
Gunsight Mountain and the Glenn Highway near mile 129 (km 208)
Mount Drum and the Glenn Highway near mile 170 (km 274)
Granite Peak from Glenn Highway
Mount Wickersham and Matanuska Glacier from mile 101 of the highway
Amulet Peak and Matanuska River at Mile 94
References
- ↑ "Alaska History and Cultural Studies - America's Territory - Overland Routes Develop". web.archive.org. 12 September 2009. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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