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14402 messages, Last post on Dec 09, 2009 at 8:09 AM
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Replying to: xwesx (Nov 02, 2009 2:05 pm) I couldn't believe that the two laners are posted at 70 and the once limit-less highways are at 75. There is a whole lot of nothing. I was traveling between two towns on the highway about 80 miles, cruise on 84 mph and never touched the pedals. Just a wee bit different than Jersey 
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 02, 2009 12:37 pm) My wife is up in Idaho Falls at a Del Monte conference. When she calls tonite, I'll tell her to look for 3 llamas but if I do, she will think I am more nuts then she thought!! Also thanks to all for your comments about my work endeavors. Good luck to all and stay safe. jensad |
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Replying to: jensad (Nov 02, 2009 3:41 pm) For those who don't get the Chena River reference, every year it freezes over and people drive over it in one (or two?) spots as a shortcut. And every year a car or two breaks through the ice. Unless they've fenced off the shortcuts finally xwesx? |
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 02, 2009 5:02 pm) Add to that the typically deep snow pack that covers the ice, and it can make for a challenging set of conditions. For the longest time (or so I hear), University Avenue did not include a bridge over the Chena River. The road simply ended on each side of the shore. In the summer, drivers had to go all the way through Fairbanks to use the Cushman Street bridge in order to access the other side. During winter, they could drive over the river. The installation of a power plant in Fairbanks put an end to that, though, as the ice never gets thick enough to support a vehicle now. I am not sure when the bridge was installed, probably sometime in the early 70s, but it was a long time before I moved here. |
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 02, 2009 5:02 pm) |
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 02, 2009 5:02 pm) Sort of like "Ice Road Truckers"!!!!! |
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Replying to: xwesx (Nov 02, 2009 5:19 pm) |
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Replying to: xwesx (Nov 02, 2009 5:19 pm) Local Highway Technical Assistance Council It's probably at the DOT somewhere too like Brit says.
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Replying to: steve_ (Nov 02, 2009 6:09 pm) One can pretty much guarantee that close to 100% of the "unkown" roads are gravel or less... So, in the entire state of Alaska, there are 15329 miles of public roads. Of those, ~32% are paved. Just over 15,000 miles of road within an area of 586,412 square miles. Heck, we have over twice as many miles of shoreline as we do roads.
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Replying to: xwesx (Nov 03, 2009 10:50 am) |
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