In and around Fairbanks, the Richardson Highway, part of A-2, is constructed to freeway standards.
In the early 1900s, the trail was widened and became the Richardson Highway.
Only a short piece of the Richardson Highway in Fairbanks is built to freeway standards.
You can also access the sound from the north, at the port of Valdez, via the Richardson Highway.
In 1904 work began on the Richardson Highway, which mostly followed the route of the pack trail.
The road was built in the 1940s and 1950s to connect Tok more directly with the Richardson Highway.
The Richardson Highway was the first major road built in Alaska.
Currently, the only official route is in Alaska, and it follows the Richardson Highway.
In addition, a toll was collected from commercial vehicles on the Richardson Highway.
In 1957 the Richardson Highway was paved.