Edgerton Highway

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Edgerton Highway
Length: 58 mi[citation needed] (93 km)
South end: McCarthy Road in Chitina
North end: Alaska Route 4 (Richardson Highway) south of Copper Creek
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The Edgerton Highway at about milepost 4.0.
The Edgerton Highway at about milepost 4.0.
See also: Alaska Route 10 and McCarthy Road

The Edgerton Highway is a minor highway in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends 33 miles (55 km) from the Richardson Highway near Copper Center to the town of Chitina. The McCarthy Road is a 58-mile (94-km) extension from Chitina to McCarthy.

The Edgerton Highway, named for U.S. Army Major Glenn Edgerton, a member of the Alaska Territorial Road Commission, follows an old pack trail along the Copper River, and is paved. The popular dip-net salmon fishery in Chitina causes the highway to be fairly heavily used in summer. It is part of Alaska Route 10.


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