Valdez Trail-Copper Bluff Segment

United States historic place


Valdez Trail (Copper Bluff Segment)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	Mile 106.5 of Richardson Highway
Nearest city	Silver Springs
Coordinates	62°01′20″N 145°21′55″W / 62.02221°N 145.36528°W / 62.02221; -145.36528
Area	4.5 acres (1.8 ha)
Built	1900 (1900)
Built by	U.S. Army; Alaska Road Commission
MPS	Valdez Trail MPS
NRHP reference No.	98000077
Added to NRHP	February 12, 1998

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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.

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	Aleutians West Bethel Chugach Copper River Dillingham Hoonah–Angoon Nome Petersburg Prince of Wales–Hyder Southeast Fairbanks Yukon–Koyukuk
	There are no sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Kusilvak Census Area.

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