Alaska State #5
Alaska Highway #1 - Tetlin Junction, Alaska to Chicken, Alaska
Alaska Road Map Travel Guide
The Alaska Taylor Highway
This highway follows the old Eagle-Valdez Telegraph route. Its a narrow, winding road with great scenery that joins The Top of the World Highway , which leads to Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada.

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Km	Miles	Road Item	Road Summary
0.0 (150.5)	0.0 (93.5)	Junction of Alaska Highway #5 & #2 'The Alaska Highway'	North via 'The Taylor Highway' to communities of Chicken, Alaska, Eagle, Alaska. North to 'The Top of the World Highway and Dawson City, Yukon. The Taylor highway is one of Alaska's Scenic Byways. Taylor Highway Scenic Byway Information
0.0 (150.5)	0.0 (93.5)	Junction of Alaska Highway #5 & #2 'The Alaska Highway'	West to Tok, Alaska, Tanacross, Alaska, Delta, Alaska, Fairbanks Alaska. West to Moon Lake, Alaska State Recreation Site Campground. Camping facilities: 15 campsites, a boat launch, picnic area, a sandy beach area, drinking water and pit toilets, swimming, fishing.
0.0 (150.5)	0.0 (93.5)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
0.4 (150.1)	0.2 (93.3)	Point of Information	NOTE: Next gas, diesel, 67 miles - 107 kms. north.
2.3 (148.2)	1.4 (92.1)	Roadside highway turnout	Long paved turnout, no services. East side of highway.
4.4 (146.1)	2.7 (90.8)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
5.2 (145.3)	3.2 (90.3)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
6.7 (143.8)	4.2 (89.4)	Roadside highway turnout	Paved turnout, no services. East side of highway.
9.0 (141.5)	5.6 (87.9)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
9.2 (141.3)	5.7 (87.8)	Roadside highway turnout	Small turnout, no services. East side of highway
20.6 (129.9)	12.8 (80.7)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
24.1 (126.4)	15.0 (78.5)	Roadside highway turnout	Paved turnout, no services. East side of highway.
27.2 (123.3)	16.9 (76.6)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
29.7 (120.8)	18.5 (75.1)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
31.1 (119.4)	19.3 (74.2)	Point of Information	Crossing Yamerak Creek.
33.4 (117.1)	20.8 (72.8)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
33.7 (116.8)	20.9 (72.6)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
33.9 (116.6)	21.1 (72.5)	Roadside highway turnout	With information sign and garbage container.
38.2 (112.3)	23.7 (69.8)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
40.0 (110.5)	24.9 (68.7)	Point of Information	Crossing Jottahamma Creek.
41.1 (109.4)	25.5 (68.0)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
42.8 (107.7)	26.6 (66.9)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
43.7 (106.8)	27.2 (66.4)	Roadside highway turnout - View Area	Large gravel turnout, no services. West side of highway.
45.9 (104.6)	28.5 (65.0)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
48.8 (101.7)	30.3 (63.2)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
53.4 (97.1)	33.2 (60.3)	Roadside highway turnout view Area	Gravel turnout, no services. East side of highway.
54.1 (96.4)	33.6 (59.9)	Roadside highway turnout - Mount Fairplay Wayside Rest Area - View Area	Toilets, Information sign. West side of highway.
54.1 (96.4)	33.6 (59.9)	Roadside highway turnout - Mount Fairplay Wayside Rest Area - View Area	Photo taken from roadside turnout. Sign text reads. 'The Taylor Highway leads through some of earliest and riches gold mining country in Alaska to the city of Eagle on the Yukon River. Gold was discovered by Franklin, in 1886, and the old town of Forty Mile was located on the Yukon River at the mouth of the Forty Mile River. A river boat trip from Eagle will take you to this historic town. The Chicken Creek area was also a rich gold mining area at about the same time. Wade Creek was also another rich area and the remains of an old dredge still stand along the road. The old horse and wagon trail used by the early day miners and freighters is still visible in many places and the present highway often parallels this trail. The largest herd of caribou in Alaska crosses the Taylor Highway each fall on its annual migration. This is truly a sportsman paradise with an abundance of fish and game.
55.8 (94.7)	34.7 (58.8)	Roadside highway turnout	Gravel turnout, no services. East side of highway
57.7 (92.8)	35.9 (57.7)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
60.9 (89.6)	37.8 (55.7)	Roadside highway turnout	Large gravel turnout, no services. East side of highway.
61.1 (89.4)	38.0 (55.6)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
66.4 (84.1)	41.3 (52.3)	Point of Information	Crossing Logging Cabin Creek, Alaska.
68.7 (81.8)	42.7 (50.8)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
70.4 (80.1)	43.7 (49.8)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
70.8 (79.7)	44.0 (49.5)	Point of Information	Crossing Jottahamma Creek, Alaska
71.1 (79.4)	44.2 (49.3)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
72.8 (77.7)	45.2 (48.3)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
73.1 (77.4)	45.4 (48.1)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
76.0 (74.5)	47.2 (46.3)	Access to Campground - West Fork Alaska State Campground	East side of highway. Camping facilities at West Fork campground: 25 campsites, picnic tables, water, fishing, pit toilets.
76.1 (74.4)	47.3 (46.2)	Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Area -	Large turnout, no services
76.4 (74.1)	47.5 (46.0)	Point of Information - Photo looking at the West Fork Dennison River, Alaska	Crossing The West Fork Dennison River, Alaska.
77.8 (72.7)	48.3 (45.2)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
78.2 (72.3)	48.6 (44.9)	Point of Information	Crossing Taylor Creek, Alaska.
80.1 (70.4)	49.8 (43.7)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
86.4 (64.1)	53.7 (39.8)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
91.7 (58.8)	57.0 (36.5)	Roadside highway turnout	Gravel turnout, no services. East side of highway.
94.2 (56.3)	58.5 (35.0)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
95.7 (54.8)	59.5 (34.1)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
98.7 (51.8)	61.3 (32.2)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
100.3 (50.2)	62.3 (31.2)	Point of Information	Crossing Mosquito Fork of Fortymile River, Alaska
100.4 (50.1)	62.4 (31.1)	View from highway- Photo looking west at Mosquito Fork of Fortymile River, Alaska	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
100.5 (50.0)	62.5 (31.1)	Roadside highway turnout - Rest Area Mosquito Fork of Fortymile River, Alaska	Picnic tables pit toilets, information sign.
100.7 (49.8)	62.6 (30.9)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
102.8 (47.7)	63.9 (29.6)	Community of Chicken, Alaska - Photo Chicken, Alaska highway sign	Southern limits.
103.2 (47.3)	64.1 (29.4)	Access to Chicken , Alaska Downtown Ghost Town	Access to RV Park Campground gas, diesel, internet. .25 miles southeast of highway. NOTE: Side trip taken to downtown Chicken, Alaska.
103.8 (46.7)	64.5 (29.0)	Down town Chicken Alaska - Photo Business Area
104.0 (46.5)	64.6 (28.9)	Access to R V Park Campground - Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost	Coffee Bar, Internet service gold panning.
104.0 (46.5)	64.6 (28.9)	Side trip to Downtown Chicken - Photos of Interest	Photo - The Pedro Gold Dredge Chicken Alaska; listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1998, after sitting idle for 31 years, the million pound dredge was moved in one piece to its present location at the Chicken Gold Camp & Outpost. The dredge was opened to the public in August 2005. It is the most complete bucket line gold dredge open to the public in Alaska. Tours are now offered daily throughout the season.
105.0 (45.5)	65.2 (28.3)	Back on the Taylor Highway	After side trip to Downtown Chicken, Alaska.
105.1 (45.4)	65.3 (28.2)	Access to Chicken Center R V Park Campground -	Services fuel at highway, gas, diesel. gold panning.
105.2 (45.3)	65.4 (28.1)	Point of Information	Crossing Chicken Creek, Alaska.
105.2 (45.3)	65.4 (28.1)	View from highway	Looking south at Chicken Creek, Alaska.
107.3 (43.2)	66.7 (26.8)	Roadside highway turnout - Scenic View Area	No services, access to hiking trail. South side of highway.
107.9 (42.6)	67.0 (26.5)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
108.1 (42.4)	67.2 (26.3)	Point of Information	Crossing Lost Chicken Creek, Alaska.
108.4 (42.1)	67.4 (26.2)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
110.1 (40.4)	68.4 (25.1)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
113.6 (36.9)	70.6 (22.9)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
115.3 (35.2)	71.6 (21.9)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
116.9 (33.6)	72.6 (20.9)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
117.1 (33.4)	72.8 (20.8)	Alaska Highway State Maintenance Station- South Fork, Alaska	West side of highway.
118.5 (32.0)	73.6 (19.9)	Access to Roadside highway turnout - Rest Area - South Fork River Wayside	Picnic tables, pit toilets, information sign. access to canoe lauching site.
118.6 (31.9)	73.7 (19.8)	Point of Information	Crossing the South Fork River, Alaska.
120.7 (29.8)	75.0 (18.5)	Roadside highway turnout	Small pullout, no services. West side of highway.
123.8 (26.7)	76.9 (16.6)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
128.2 (22.3)	79.7 (13.9)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
129.6 (20.9)	80.5 (13.0)	Point of Information - Photo looking at Walker Fork River	Crossing Walker Fork River, Alaska
129.6 (20.9)	80.5 (13.0)	Access to Walker Fork Alaska State Campground	Camping facilities; 20 camping sites, picnic tables pit toilets, fishing.
135.1 (15.4)	84.0 (9.6)	View from highway - Photo The Jack Wade Gold Dredge, Alaska	The Jack Wade Gold Dredge is vislble from the east side of the Taylor Highway. The Jack Wade Dredge, began as the Butte Creek Dredge. Installed in 1934 below the mouth of Butte Creek, it was later moved to Walker Fork, then to Wade Creek. It was one of the first bucket-line dredges used in the area and it worked the longest time. Mining continues in the vicinity today, some on lands managed by the BLM of Alaska.
137.2 (13.3)	85.3 (8.3)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
137.3 (13.2)	85.3 (8.2)	Roadside highway turnout	Small gravel turnout, no services
138.8 (11.7)	86.3 (7.3)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
140.2 (10.3)	87.1 (6.4)	Roadside highway turnout	Gravel turnout, no services. East side of the highway
141.6 (8.9)	88.0 (5.5)	Roadside highway turnout	Gravel turnout, no services. East side of the highway
141.9 (8.6)	88.2 (5.3)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
146.5 (4.0)	91.0 (2.5)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
147.0 (3.5)	91.3 (2.2)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
148.0 (2.5)	92.0 (1.6)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
149.4 (1.1)	92.8 (0.7)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
149.5 (1.0)	92.9 (0.6)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
150.2 (0.3)	93.3 (0.2)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
150.2 (0.3)	93.3 (0.2)	View from highway	Traveling north via 'The Alaska, Taylor Highway'
150.5 (0.0)	93.5 (0.0)	Jack Wade Junction - Junction of Alaska Top of the World Highway	East to Yukon, Canada / Alaska U.S.A. Border crossing point, 21.5 kms. West to Dawson City, Yukon. North to Community of Eagle, Alaska & Fort Egbert, Alaska. 65 miles - The community of Eagle was established in 1897, by a group of disgruntled gold prospectors who were unable to locate lucrative gold claims in the Klondike. After a group of business people joined them, they decided to start their own city on the other side of the International border. Finding a desirable location twelve river miles beyond the Canadian border, they called it Eagle for the large birds nesting on the bluff.
150.5 (0.0)	93.5 (0.0)	Junction of Alaska Top of the World Highway	North via highway #5 to Fort Egbert, Alaska a National Historic Landmark. Fort Egbert is the only standing Frontier Era fort of its kind in Alaska. It was built in 1899 during the Alaska Gold Rush as a federal presence on the Yukon River. Fort Egbert was established immediately adjacent to the community of Eagle, to provide assistance and maintain law and order among the miners. It became a key communication center for Alaska when the phenomenal 1,506 mile long Washington-Alaska Military Cable and Telegraph System (WAMCATS) was completed on June 29, 1903.
150.5 (0.0)	93.5 (0.0)	Junction of Alaska Top of the World Highway & 'The Alaska Taylor Highway'	For highway travel east via 'The Alaska Top of the World Highway' - see Milebymile.com Road Map Highway Travel Guide 'The Alaska Top of the World Scenic Byway' - Junction of Alaska Highway #5 'The Taylor Highway to the Canada United States Border and Dawson City, Yukon for driving directions and highway photos. Milebymile.com Road Map Highway Travel Guide 'The Alaska Top of the World Scenic Byway' - Junction of Alaska Highway #5 'The Taylor Highway to the Canada United States Border and Dawson City, Yukon driving directions and highway photos.