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Zimovia Highway 
Summary
The Zimovia Highway is a 14-mile-long (23 km) highway located in Wrangell, Alaska, United States.[1]
Zimovia Highway | |
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 Zimovia Highway highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 14 mi (23 km) |
| Major junctions | |
| North end | Wrangell |
| South end | McCormick Creek Road |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Boroughs | Wrangell |
| Highway system | |
Major intersections edit
The entire route is in Wrangell Borough.
| Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 0.00 | 0.00 | McCormick Creek Road | Southern terminus | |
| Wrangell | 14 | 23 | Church Street | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
History edit
On November 20, 2023, a landslide buried homes and a portion of the highway in a remote area south of Wrangell proper, killing two adults and a girl and leaving an adult and two children missing. The slide was 450 feet (137.2 m) wide when it crossed the highway. About 20 people were rescued from the area.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ Google (March 26, 2020). "Zimovia Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ Google (September 4, 2020). "Overview route of Zimovia Highway" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
- ^ Sarah Dewberry (22 November 2023). "'Everybody is pretty darn helpful': Boat operators rescue about 20 people after deadly Alaska landslide". CNN. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Andrew Wulfeck (23 November 2023). "3 killed after massive Alaska landslide destroys homes in wake of soaking atmospheric river". Fox Weather. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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