# List of Alaska Routes

Alaska Routes are both numbered and named. There have been only twelve state highway numbers issued (1 through 11 and 98), and the numbering often has no obvious pattern. For example, Alaska Route 4 (AK-4) runs north and south, whereas AK-2 runs largely east and west, but runs north and south passing through and to the north of Fairbanks. The Klondike Highway, built in 1978, was unnumbered until 1998, when it was given its designation during the centennial of the Klondike Gold Rush. However, many Alaskan highways of greater length than the Klondike Highway remain unnumbered.
Mileposts, frequently used for road markers and official addressing in rural areas, are also more commonly reckoned by landmark names.
Within Alaska, roads are almost invariably referred to by name or general destination, and not by number(s).
Numbered routes often span multiple highway names. For example, AK-1 can refer to any of the Glenn Highway, Seward Highway, Sterling Highway, or Tok Cut-Off; meanwhile, portions of the Seward Highway are numbered AK-1, AK-9 and Interstate A3 (A-3).

## Highways
### U.S. Highways

The Alaskan portion of the Alaska Highway was proposed to be designated part of U.S. Highway 97 (US-97), but this was never carried out. Certain prior editions of USGS topographic maps, mostly published during the 1950s, do bear the US-97 highway shield along or near portions of the current AK-2.

### Alaska numbered highways

| Number | Length (mi) | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Local names | Formed | Removed | Notes |
| AK-1 | 545.92 | 878.57 | Marine Highway in Homer | AK-2 (Alaska Highway) in Tok | Sterling Highway, Seward Highway, Glenn Highway, Richardson Highway, Tok Cut-Off | — | — | Longest numbered state highway in Alaska |
| AK-2 | 456.91 | 735.33 | Dead end in Manley Hot Springs | Hwy 1 near Whitehorse, YT | Elliott Highway, Steese Highway, Richardson Highway, Alaska Highway | — | — | |
| AK-3 | 323 | 520 | AK-1 (Glenn Highway) in Gateway | AK-2 (Richardson Highway) in Fairbanks | George Parks Highway | 01971-01-011971 | current | |
| AK-4 | 266 | 428 | Marine Highway in Valdez | AK-2 (Alaska Highway) in Delta Junction | Richardson Highway | — | — | |
| AK-5 | 109 | 175 | AK-2 (Alaska Highway) in Tetlin Junction | Hwy 9 (Top of the World Highway) at Canadian Border | Taylor Highway, Top of the World Highway | — | — | Formerly continued north to end of Taylor Highway at Eagle. |
| AK-6 | 161 | 259 | AK-2 (Elliot Highway) in Fox | River Road in Circle | Steese Highway | — | — | |
| AK-7 | 150.0 | 241.4 | Dead end in Ketchikan | Haines Highway at near Pleasant Camp, BC | Tongass Highway, Mitkof Highway, Glacier Highway, Egan Drive, Haines Highway | — | — | Segments in Juneau, Petersburg, and Ketchikan, connected by the Marine Highway |
| AK-8 | 135 | 217 | AK-3 (George Parks Highway) in Cantwell | AK-4 (Richardson Highway) in Paxson | Denali Highway | — | — | |
| AK-9 | 36.49 | 58.72 | Railway Avenue in Seward | AK-1 (Sterling Highway) at Tern Lake junction | Seward Highway | — | — | |
| AK-10 | 49.5 | 79.7 | AK-4 (Richardson Highway) in Copper Center | Chitina | Edgerton Highway | — | — | |
| AK-10 | 83.5 | 134.4 | Marine Highway in Cordova | Dead end in McCarthy | Copper River Highway, McCarthy Road | — | — | |
| AK-11 | 414 | 666 | AK-2 Elliott Highway in Livengood | East Lake Colleen Drive in Deadhorse | Dalton Highway | 01978-01-011978 | current | |
| AK-98 | 13.4 | 21.6 | Marine Highway in Skagway | Hwy 2 near Fraser, BC | Klondike Highway | 01998-01-011998 | current | Shortest numbered state highway in Alaska |

### Alaska named highways

Highways listed below are not signed as numbered state routes.
| Number | Length (mi) | Length (km) | Southern or western terminus | Northern or eastern terminus | Formed | Removed | Notes |
| Alaska Peninsula Highway | — | — | Naknek | King Salmon | — | — | |
| Chena Hot Springs Road | — | — | Old Steese Highway north of Fairbanks | Chena Hot Springs | — | — | |
| Douglas Highway | — | — | Douglas Island | Douglas Island | — | — | |
| Hope Highway | 17.861 | 28.744 | AK-1 (Seward Highway) near Hope | Porcupine Campgrounds in Hope | 01928-01-01c. 1928 | current | Forest Highway 14 inside Chugach National Forest |
| Johansen Expressway | 4.2 | 6.8 | University Avenue in College | AK-2 (Steese Expressway) in Fairbanks | — | — | Only highway in Alaska to have exit numbers |
| Kenai Spur Highway | 38.787 | 62.422 | AK-1 (Sterling Highway) in Soldotna | Bay Beach Road in Nikiski | 01951-01-01c. 1951 | current | On the Kenai Peninsula |
| Minnesota Drive Expressway | 7.560 | 12.167 | Old Seward Highway in Anchorage | West 15th Avenue in Anchorage | 01950-01-01c. 1950 | current | |
| Nome–Council Highway | 71.970 | 115.824 | Nome Bypass Road / Front Street in Nome | Dead end at Niukluk River in Council | 01906-01-011906 | current | |
| Nome–Taylor Highway | — | — | Nome | Taylor | — | — | |
| Nome–Teller Highway | 72 | 116 | Nome | Teller | — | — | Also called the Bob Blodgett Highway |
| Palmer–Wasilla Highway | — | — | Palmer | Wasilla | — | — | |
| Portage Glacier Highway | 11.59 | 18.65 | AK-1 (Seward Highway) in Portage | Marine Highway in Whittier | 02000-01-012000 | current | |
| Salmon River Road | 11.710 | 18.845 | Wharf near Canada–United States border in Hyder, Alaska | Canada–United States border near Premier, British Columbia (Granduc Road) | — | — | Known as NFD 88 Road inside Tongass National Forest |
| Taylor Highway | 64 | 103 | AK-5 (Top of the World Highway) near Jack Wade | Front Street in Eagle | — | — | Formerly part of AK-5. |
| Zimovia Highway | 14 | 23 | Wrangell | McCormick Creek Road in Wrangell | — | — | |

## Marine Highway system

The Alaska Marine Highway and several other Alaska highways or routes are recognized as "highways" eligible for federal funding by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The Marine Highway was declared a National Scenic Byway by the FHWA on June 13, 2002; and later declared an All-American Road on September 22, 2005.
The system is divided into different regions of service: Southeast, Cross-Gulf, Prince William Sound, South-Central, and Southwest.

## Gallery

* The Glenn Highway, eastbound near Glennallen, is part of Interstate A1.
* An interchange between the Richardson Highway, part of Interstate A2, and Badger Road in Fairbanks.
* The Sterling Highway, westbound near Homer, is part of Interstate A3.
* The George Parks Highway, which comprises the entirety of Interstate A4.
* The Denali Highway has only 23 miles (37 km) of pavement, the remaining 123 miles (198 km) is gravel. The road is closed in the winter months.
* The Sterling Highway is a typical example of what is considered a highway in Alaska; four lane restricted-access routes are not used outside of the largest cities.
* Anchor Point claims the distinction of being the most westerly point on the contiguous highway system in North America.
* Alaska Peninsula Highway approaching "downtown" Naknek.
* Alaska Peninsula highway, just outside of King Salmon