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The Edgerton Highway is a minor highway in 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 . EDGERTON HIGHWAY 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 . MCCARTHY ROAD The McCarthy Road is gravel, often very rough, and follows the railbed of the Copper River And Northwestern Railway . It is one of two roads leading to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park And Preserve , though it is not part of the park, and gives access to the abandoned Copper Mines at Kennicott . The road does not actually lead to Kennicott; visitors must cross the Kennicott River by a Footbridge built in the 1990s. Historically, one had to cross the river on a self-propelled tram. The road was the inspiration for the . SEE ALSO |
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