"Alaska Route 4" redirects here. For the Interstate Highway route, see Interstate A-4.
See also: Alaska Route 1 and Alaska Route 2
Richardson Highway
Richardson Highway highlighted in red
Route information
Length
368 mi (592 km)
Component highways
AK-4 Valdez to Delta Junction
AK-2 Delta Junction to Fairbanks
AK-1 Glennallen to Gakona Junction
Major junctions
South end
Alaska Marine Highway in Valdez
Major intersections
AK-10 (Edgerton Highway) in Willow Creek
AK-1 (Glenn Highway / Tok Cut-Off) in Glennallen
AK-8 (Denali Highway) in Paxson
AK-2 (Alaska Highway) in Delta Junction
North end
AK-2 (Steese Expressway) / Airport Way in Fairbanks
Location
Country
United States
State
Alaska
Highway system
Alaska Routes
Interstate
Scenic Byways
← AK-3
→ AK-5
The Richardson Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska, running 368 miles (562 km) and connecting Valdez to Fairbanks. It is marked as Alaska Route 4 from Valdez to Delta Junction and as Alaska Route 2 from there to Fairbanks. It also connects segments of Alaska Route 1 between the Glenn Highway and the Tok Cut-Off. The Richardson Highway was the first major road built in Alaska.[1]
^Borneman, Walter R. (2003). Alaska : saga of a bold land (1st ed.). New York, NY: HarperCollins. p. 332. ISBN 0-06-050306-8.
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Global Information
Alaska Marine Highway in Valdez
AK-2 (Steese Expressway) / Airport Way in Fairbanks
