Woodrow Johansen talks about the construction of the Hickel Highway on March 26, 1969 in Fairbanks, Alaska [sound recording].

Title:

JLCTITLE245:

[sound recording].

Personal Author:

Johansen, H. Woodrow, (Henry Woodrow), 1919-1991.

Physical Description:

1 sound tape reel (60 min.) : analog, 3 3/4 ips, mono. ; 7 in.

General Note:

Old call number: U74-05.

Event Note:

Recorded in Fairbanks, Alaska on March 26, 1969.

Abstract:

Woodrow Johansen talks about the history of the Hickel Highway, the study by the Department of Highways for the construction of a route to the North Slope, the Commissioner of Highways, truckers wanting to build and maintain a winter road, construction of a winter road from Livengood to Stevens Village, the building process, building the road north of the Yukon River, construction conditions, constructing the road in the Anaktuvuk River area, bulldozing across the tussocks on the tundra, getting supplies to the project, cost of shipping fuel, dealing with dust, running motorized equipment in extreme cold conditions, the length of the road, and building ice bridges.

Personal Subject:

Johansen, H. Woodrow, (Henry Woodrow), 1919-1991.

Subject Term:

Roads -- Alaska -- Interior Alaska -- History.

Roads -- Alaska -- North Slope -- History.

Roads -- Design and construction.

Roads -- Environmental aspects -- Alaska.

Ice crossings -- Yukon River (Yukon and Alaska)

Petroleum -- Prospecting -- Environmental aspects -- Alaska.

Geographic Term:

Dalton Highway (Alaska) -- History.

Hickel Highway (Alaska) -- History.