State Route 3 North - Nenana River Gorge to Nenana

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Alaska State Route 3 North

SR 3 (Parks Highway) drops into Nenana River Gorge from the commercial area in north Denali Park. A reassurance marker stands just beyond milepost 238.
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SR 3 through Nenana River Gorge was the most expensive section of Parks Highway to construct.
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SR 3 (Parks Highway) north at Dragonfly Creek.
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Crossing Sheep Creek across from SR 3 (Parks Highway) near Coyote Creek, the Alaska Railroad lines the west side of Nenana River Gorge.
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Parks Highway north crosses the Nenana River for the second to last time just ahead of mile marker 243.
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A deck truss bridge built in 1970 leads SR 3 (Parks Highway) north across the Nenana River at the north end of Nenana River Gorge.
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The Alaska Railroad remains alongside the Nenana River north into Healy while SR 3 (Parks Highway) diverges westward.
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The view east of the turnout along SR 3 (Parks Highway) at milepost 244.
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SR 3 (Parks Highway) runs along the northern slopes of Mount Healy to the west.
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Parks Highway mile marker 244
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SR 3 (Parks Highway) shifts west at A Street and the Nenana street grid onto a Parker through truss bridge spanning the Tanana River.
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SR 3 spans the north channel of the Tanana River over the Shirley Demientieff Memorial Bridge.
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Photo Credits:

05/09/23, 05/12/23 by AARoads

Page Updated 06-20-2023.

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