The Edgerton Highway is a minor highway in the U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Alaska

Alaska

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 that extends 33 miles (55 km) from the Richardson Highway

Richardson Highway

The Richardson Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska, running 368 miles from 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 is also connects segments of Alaska Route 1 between the Glenn Highway and the...

 near Copper Center

Copper Center, Alaska

Copper Center is a census-designated place in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 362.-Geography:Copper Center is located at ....

 to the town of Chitina

Chitina, Alaska

Chitina is a census-designated place in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 123.-Geography:Chitina is located at ....

. The McCarthy Road, within the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, is a 58-mile (94-km) extension from Chitina to McCarthy

McCarthy, Alaska

McCarthy is a census-designated place in Valdez-Cordova Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 42 at the 2000 census.- Geography and location:...

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The Edgerton Highway, named for U.S. Army Major General

Major General

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 Glen Edgar Edgerton

Glen Edgar Edgerton

Glen Edgar Edgerton was a United States Army officer, who served as the Governor of the Panama Canal Zone from 1940 to 1944.-Biography:...

, a member of the Alaska Road Commission

Alaska Road Commission

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, follows an old pack trail along the Copper River

Copper River (Alaska)

The Copper River or Ahtna River is a 300-mile river in south-central Alaska in the United States. It drains a large region of the Wrangell Mountains and Chugach Mountains into the Gulf of Alaska...

, and is paved. The popular dip-net

Hand net

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 salmon

Salmon

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 fishery in Chitina causes the highway to be fairly heavily used in summer. It is part of Alaska Route 10

Alaska Route 10

Alaska Route 10 refers to two unconnected highways in the U.S. state of Alaska:*Copper River Highway*Edgerton Highway...

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