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The first of two traffic lights at Denali Park follows Nenana River Gorge along SR 3 (Parks Highway) southbound at Canyon Drive.
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Parks Highway milepost 239 stands just north of Canyon Drive.
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Mount Healy and the Nenana River west of Parks Highway at mile marker 239.
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The signal at Canyon Drive serves the adjacent resort area and the commercial strip along the east side of Parks Highway.
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The signal at Denali Drive follows along SR 3 south through the Denali Park commercial and resort area.
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The reassurance marker at Denali Park is the first shield for SR 3 south posted since the Fairbanks area.
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SR 3 lowers across Kingfisher Creek.
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The Denali Park rest area lines the west side of SR 3 between Kingfisher Creek and the Nenana River.
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SR 3 (Parks Highway) crosses the Nenana River again adjacent to a multi use trail bridge.
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The main entrance from Parks Highway into Denali National Park, Denali Park Road stems west from SR 3 a half mile beyond the Nenana River.
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Denali Park Road runs 14.74 miles west to a gate at the Savage River Bridge.
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Cantwell is 27 miles south of Riley Creek. Wasilla is 167 miles further on SR 3.
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The Alaska Railroad shifts east of Parks Highway.
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The Alaska Railroad turns south again, meeting SR 3 (Parks Highway) at an at-grade crossing a half mile ahead of the next passing lane.
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Continuing south through Denali Park, SR 3 (Parks Highway) spans the Nenana River another time.
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Looking west over the Nenana River toward Fang Mountain.
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Parks Highway continues south by Denali Airport (AK06) to milepost 229.
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Parks Highway south of mile marker 226 and ahead of Panorama Mountain.
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Services along Parks Highway south at Carlo Creek.
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SR 3 (Parks Highway) runs along the east banks of the Nenana River between milepost 223 and 222.
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Panorama Mountain
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Parks Highway runs alongside the Nenana River again south from milepost 219 to 218.
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Panorama Mountain east of the turnout at milepost 218.5.
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The Reindeer Hills come into view along Parks Highway south by milepost 217.
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SR 3 (Parks Highway) crosses the Nenana River for the final time south near milepost 216. The ensuing stretch parallels the Jack River.
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Home to 200 as of the 2020 census, Cantwell is a census designated place along SR 3 (Parks Highway) at SR 8 (Denali Highway).
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SR 3 (Parks Highway) south crosses paths with Denali Highway in one mile.
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Gas food and lodging are available in Cantwell.
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State Route 8 follows Denali Highway east 134.04 miles across sparsely populated areas to SR 4 (Richardson Highway) at Paxson.
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Willow is 140 miles south of Cantwell along SR 3 (Parks Highway).
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Northern reaches of the Talkeetna Mountains from a turn out along SR 3 (Parks Highway) at Broad Pass.
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The Alaska Range north of Broad Pass.
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Denali, the highest peak in North America, appears to the southwest from Parks Highway through Broad Pass.
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The remainder of SR 3 (Parks Highway) south travels through Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough.
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Summit Airport (UMM) lines the west side of Parks Highway south from mile marker 202.
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A southbound passing lane opens along Parks Highway after mile marker 200.
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SR 3 (Parks Highway) navigates through an S-curve southeast over both the Middle Fork of the Chultina River and the Alaska Railroad.
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The old at-grade alignment of SR 3 (Parks Highway) appears next to the Alaska Railroad underpass.
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Advancing south from Broad Pass, SR 3 runs between the Middle and East Forks of the Chulitna River.
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Photo Credits:
05/09/23, 05/12/23 by AARoads
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State Route 8 - Denali Highway
Page Updated 06-19-2023.