Mile 0 Alaska Hwy

DAWSON CREEK – “Milha 0” da Alaska Highway

Na cidade de Dawson Creek encontra-se o NAR Park – Northern Alberta Railway Park, que compreende uma área de 4 acres onde estão situados o Centro de Informações Turísticas, o Station Museum – Museu da Estação do Trem, o marco da “milha 0” da Alaska Highway, a galeria de arte do Elevador de grãos. Construída em 1931, a Estação NAR e’ atualmente um museu que apresenta uma extensa coleção de artefatos ligados ‘a ferrovia, pecas antigas relativas a vida dos pioneiros, e exposição de vida selvagem que nos remontam ao passado.

Aqui há uma placa em que diz: “Neste local, na primavera de 1942, no auge da II Guerra Mundial, os engenheiros do Exercito Americano iniciaram a construção da rota de ligação terrestre com o Alaska. Nove meses mais tarde, a um custo de aproximadamente 140 milhões de dólares, a estrada foi finalizada. A construção desta estrada e um feito marcante que não será superado nem nos tempos modernos”.

No centro da cidade situa-se o marco histórico da “milha 0” da Alaska Highway e e’ o ponto mais visitado e fotografado da cidade, apesar de estar localizado num cruzamento movimentado, os moradores são compreensivos e aguardam para que os turistas possam tirar suas fotos com segurança.

Há também uma escultura em ferro que retrata um agrimensor que trabalhou na construção da Alaska Highway. Suas roupas e equipamento refletem o que era usado na época e ele aponta em direção ao Alaska.

 

DAWSON CREEK – “Mile 0” of the Alaska Highway

Here, in Dawson Creek, is located the NAR Park – Northern Alberta Railways Park – within this 4 acre park, one will find the Elevator Art Gallery, the Station museum, the Visitor Center, the “Mile 0” post. Built in 1931, the NAR Station is a remarkable museum with extensive railway memorabilia, pioneer artifacts and wildlife displays that will take you back in time.

There’s a post that reads: “At this spot, in the spring of 1942, at the height of WW II, the US Army engineers began the construction of the overland route to Alaska. Nine months later, at a cost of over $140 million dollars, the road was completed. This is a road construction feat unsurpassed in modern times.”

The historic “mile 0” marker – the true start of the construction is located downtown one block south of the Station Museum and one of the spots most photographed and an icon in British Columbia. In spite of being located at a busy crossing, the townspeople are understanding and patient in allowing tourists to take their photos safely.

There is also the “surveyor statue” which is located in the traffic circle near the “Mile 0” Cairn and portrays a surveyor that worked in the construction of the Alaska Highway. The surveyor’s clothing and equipment reflect the era as he points the way to Alaska.

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