The Alcan Highway was built after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Americans wanted a new overland supply route fro military bases that were in northernmost territory.
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The ALCAN highway was built by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers during World War 2
It is 1,390 miles long.
From March 8th to October 28th 1949 so it actually took just a few months!
The Highway Men was created in 2006.
The Japanese occupied some of the Aleution Islands, which are part of the current state of Alaska. The only Alaskan highway that leads from Canada to Alaska and through Alaska to the top was built by the US Army specifically to fight the Japanese in WW2. This highway still exists for tourists to drive thru Alaska on.
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