(6:50 min.) (10 of 27) Right-of-way issues
Standards of alignment, grade & bridges. Some were location dependent. Engineers' suggestions and approval process, no requirement for acquiring right-of-way. People always wanted roads to their...
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Before part of a before and after photograph with the caption: Before and after cutting right-of-way at 69. Necessary to abandon old route to the right account encroachment of Tanana river and put line to the left on a...
Title taken from text. After part of a before and after photograph with the caption: Before and after cutting right-of-way at 69. Necessary to abandon old route to the right account encroachment of Tanana river and put line to left on a very...
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Photograph of new and old routes showing before widening the right-of-way. Caption reads: At 72 1/2. Looking down Tanana river. Old route - to the right - abandoned here for a straighter, easier built and maintained...
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Photograph of new and old routes showing after widening the right-of-way. Caption reads: At 72 1/2. Looking down Tanana river. Old route - to the right - abandoned here for a straighter, easier built and maintained and...
Title taken from text. Photograph of the WAMCATS right-of-way. Caption with photograph reads: A bit of cutting to do near 69. A hundred foot right-of-way was cut on the left side of this trail.
Title from caption. Photograph shows trail to Bartlett's station on April 10, 1918. Piles of lumber can be seen looking back along the path broken through the snow. Someone's shadow can be seen in the foreground. Caption also reads: "No. 137....
(3:46 min) (24 of 27) Road planning and obstacles
Mining drove some of the road planning, but ease was a factor as well. Kennecott and Anaconda Mines were reasons to try and reach Nome. Native Claims Act put lots of right-of-way issues in...
Title taken from caption. "The camp at Rainbow Creek, Mile 94 on the Government Railroad. The body of water is Turnagain Arm, and on the opposite shore the town of Hope is located. The route of the Government Railroad was designated under the...
Title taken from text. Album caption: Picturesque scene on the preceding page spoiled. This view taken from same point after right-of-way was cut and new line built.
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Photograph of a man standing on the WAMCATS right-of-way cut. A hand written note below the caption states: The dust in the wheel track at my feet was well padded down by bear tracks; evidently a she-bear & couple of...
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Before part of a before and after photo; old line follows a creek and new line jumps back and forth crossing the creek several times to avoid tree falls and spring floods. It is 5582 feet from one end of the canyon to...
Title added by cataloger. After part of a before and after photos; old line follows a creek and new line jumps back and forth crossing the creek several times to avoid tree falls and spring floods. It is 5582 feet from one end of the canyon to...