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Alaska Route 10 is not a continuous route. Rather, it has two segments, the Copper River and Edgerton highways, which are not connected. The issue of connecting them is routinely discussed in the Alaska Legislature but never reaches a decision, in part due to local opposition and some controversy arising from the fact that a connection would traverse Chugach National Forest . COPPER RIVER HIGHWAY The Copper River Highway extends 48 miles (77 km) from Cordova along the old railbed of the Copper River And Northwestern Railway . Construction began in 1945 , and was originally intended to link Cordova with the state highway system at Chitina . The Million Dollar Bridge , which had carried trains until the CR&NW shut down, was converted for highway use. The road extended only slightly beyond the bridge when the Good Friday Earthquake of 1964 halted construction and severely damaged the Million Dollar Bridge, collapsing the north span. Temporary repairs were made, and the bridge continued to be used, despite being unsafe. Permanent repairs were not completed until 2005. The first 12 miles (20 km) of the highway is paved; the rest is gravel. A primitive Four-wheel-drive road continues for 10 miles (16 km) beyond the end of the highway to the Allen River . SEE ALSO |
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