Back Richardson Highway German Autopista Richardson Spanish Richardson Highway French Autostrada Richardson Italian Richardson Highway SIMPLE Richardson Highway Swedish 理查森高速公路 Chinese Alaska Lō͘-sòaⁿ 4 ZH-MIN-NAN
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 Richardson Highway highlighted in red | ||||
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| Length | 368 mi (592 km) | |||
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| South end |  Alaska Marine Highway in Valdez | |||
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| North end |  AK-2 (Steese Expressway) / Airport Way in Fairbanks | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alaska | |||
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The Richardson Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska, running 368 miles (562 km) and connecting Valdez to Fairbanks. It is marked as Alaska Route 4 from Valdez to Delta Junction and as Alaska Route 2 from there to Fairbanks. It also connects segments of Alaska Route 1 between the Glenn Highway and the Tok Cut-Off. The Richardson Highway was the first major road built in Alaska.[1]
- ^ Borneman, Walter R. (2003). Alaska : saga of a bold land (1st ed.). New York, NY: HarperCollins. p. 332. ISBN 0-06-050306-8.