Have you ever driven the Alcan — or just wished you could? The 1,520-mile road through Canada and Alaska is a magnet for adventurous travelers. There are some hardships: rough pavement ...

The surveyors would map the exact route ... Finally, on October 25, at 4 p.m., the final gap in the Alaska Highway route was closed. A ceremony on November 20 officially marked the completion ...

WASHINGTON -- The Japanese threat to Alaska and the northwest Pacific was definitely lessened today with the announcement by Secretary of War Stimson that the 1,671-mile Alaskan-Canadian highway ...