EXPLAINED: Alaska highway - The Real Truth

The US army built a 1,500-mile Alaska Highway through wilderness in just eight months during World War II

Imagine building a 1,500-mile road across frozen forests, high mountains, swamps and permafrost in less than a year. It sounds like an impossible engineering task, but that is exactly what the U.S. Army did during World War II. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers website, one of the…

The Times of India · Aug 4

Alaska to replace Black Veterans Memorial Bridge, saving part as tribute to Alaska Highway builders

A historic bridge in Alaska named for segregated Black soldiers who battled extreme weather and terrain to help build the first road link between Alaska and Canada needs to replaced

The Independent UK · Feb 20