Dalton Highway facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dalton Highway
James W. Dalton Highway North Slope Haul Road
Dalton Highway highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Alaska DOT&PF
Length	414 mi (666 km)
Existed	1974–present
Major junctions
South end	AK-2 (Elliot Highway) near Livengood
North end	East Lake Colleen Drive in Deadhorse
Location
Boroughs:	Unorganized, North Slope
Highway system
Alaska Routes ← AK-10 AK-98 →

The James W. Dalton Highway, usually called the Dalton Highway and signed as the Alaska Route 11, is a road in Alaska. It used to be called North Slope Haul Road, and some people still call it this. The road is 414 miles (666 km) long. It starts from the Elliott Highway just north of Fairbanks and travels north, ending near to the Arctic Ocean coast at Deadhorse. It follows the path next to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. Many people think the highway is one of the most dangerous in the world. It was on one of the episodes of the BBC's programe World's Most Dangerous Roads.

There are only three very small towns along the route: Coldfoot (population: 10), Wiseman (population: 22), and Deadhorse (population: 25). Prospect Creek and Galbraith Lake only have campers there, and nobody lives there. The road is made mostly of gravel. About 109 miles (175 km) of the road is paved. People who travel on the road are told to bring first aid kits and other items for survival, in case they have an emergency.

Images for kids

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  Sukakpak Mountain is a landmark at MP 203 Dalton Highway

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  Dalton Highway south of the Continental Divide in the summer

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  Dalton Highway passing Sukakpak Mountain in the summer

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  The Brooks Range south of the Continental Divide near Atigun Pass (6 March 2013)

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  The Brooks Range north of the Continental Divide (Atigun Pass), mile 256

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  View of tundra in the summer from Dalton Highway, Northern Slope Borough, Alaska

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  Muskox (Ovibos moschatus), Dalton Highway (Hwy 11) Northern Slope Borough, Alaska (10 August 2010)

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  Wolf photographed from the Dalton Highway, Northern Slope Borough, Alaska (10 May 2016)

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  Aerial view of the highway with the Trans-Alaska Pipeline in the background (14 April 2015)

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  Highway about 10 miles south of Deadhourse, Northern Slope Borough, Alaska (5 April 2015)

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  Highway sign in the snow, Northern Slope Borough, Alaska (17 April 2015)

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  Winter conditions on the Dalton Highway (April 2016)

See also

In Spanish: Autopista Dalton para niños