View of Kluane Lake from Army road; Road under construction along Kluane Lake. Original caption: 43-3961. View of Kluane Lake from a section of road built by Elliott Construction Company. The clearing leading straight ahead was abandoned April 12, 1943 when the insisted that the highway follow the original Army trail road at this point, despite the fact that the line for the designed road had already been approved and cleared earlier in the year. Three miles of new road would have shortened the total road length by one and a half miles. Section B1. Mile post Aug. 14, 1943
View of Kluane Lake from Army road; Road under construction along Kluane Lake. Original caption: 43-3961. View of Kluane Lake from a section of road built by Elliott Construction Company. The clearing leading straight ahead was abandoned April 12, 1943 when the insisted that the highway follow the original Army trail road at this point, despite the fact that the line for the designed road had already been approved and cleared earlier in the year. Three miles of new road would have shortened the total road length by one and a half miles. Section B1. Mile post Aug. 14, 1943. Photograph by Pinkstaff. Original caption: 43-3962. Elliott Construction Company building a standard road along Kluane Lake with lower ranges of St. Elias Mountains in the background. It was necessary to blast solid rock at several points along this stretch. Section B1. Mile post August 14, 1943. Photo by Pinkstaff. State: Alaska.
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