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The Wrangell Sentinel
Wrangell, Alaska
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Over 25 years, the Alaska Road Commission built 1,623 miles of wagon roads suitable for automobiles, 1,375 miles of winter sled roads, 7,044 miles of trails, and 712 miles of flagged trails, at a total cost of about $13,000,000 ($7,000,000 new construction, $6,000,000 maintenance), with $8,700,000 from war department appropriations and 35% from Alaskan sources.
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This work has been done at a total cost of about $13,000,000, of which a little over $7,000,000 was for new construction and about $6,000,000 for maintenance.
Approximately $8,700,000 of the total amount was derived from war department appropriation acts and the remainder or 35 per cent of the total expended, from Alaskan sources.
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Alaska
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During The 25 Years It Has Been Established
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total cost about $13,000,000 ($7,000,000 new construction, $6,000,000 maintenance); $8,700,000 from war department appropriations, 35% from alaskan sources
Event Details
The Alaska Road Commission has built 1,623 miles of wagon road, most of which is suitable for automobiles; 1,375 miles of winter sled road; 7,044 miles of trail and 712 miles of flagged trail.