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The first confirming marker for State Route 3 south appears just beyond the Cushman Street underpass and trumpet interchange with SR 2 (Richardson Highway).
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An entrance ramp joins Cushman Street (old SR 2) and 28th Avenue with SR 3 along Mitchell Expressway westbound.
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Lathrop Street, Peger Road and University Avenue intersect Mitchell Expressway over the course of three miles.
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SR 3 shifts northward from parallel 30th Avenue to Lathrop Street by South Davis Park.
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Lathrop Street leads north to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital at Cowles Street.
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SR 3 (Mitchell Expressway) continues one mile west alongside South Davis Park to Peger Road.
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Peger Road is a four lane boulevard north from SR 3 to Pioneer Park and Johansen Expressway beyond the Chena River.
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Mitchell Expressway curves northwest to University Avenue east of Fairbanks International Airport (FAI).
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University Avenue angles southwest to air cargo facilities of Fairbanks International Airport (FAI).
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University Avenue constitutes a four lane arterial north 2.23 miles to Farmers Loop Road at College Road and Alumni Drive by the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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Parks Highway upgrades to a limited access freeway ahead of the six-ramp parclo interchange with Airport Way.
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The freeway along SR 3 extends 2.75 miles northwest to the intersection with Sheep Creek Road.
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Airport Way west joins the city of Fairbanks with the passenger terminal at Fairbanks International Airport (FAI).
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Formerly part of SR 3, Airport Way east is a controlled access arterial leading back into Fairbanks.
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Geist Road west and Chena Pump Road north converge with SR 3 (Mitchell Expressway) at the succeeding exit.
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Advancing northwest, SR 3 (Mitchell Expressway) spans the Chena River.
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Geist Road runs east along the south side of the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.
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SR 3 southbound at the modified diamond interchange with Chena Pump Road south to Chena and Geist Road east to Fairbanks.
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Geist Road extends 1.73 miles east from Chena Pump Road to become Johansen Expressway across Fairbanks.
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SR 3 southbound reduces to a single lane beyond the entrance ramp from Geist Road.
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Nenana is 48 miles to the west. Anchorage is 353 miles to the south via SR 3 (Parks Highway) and SR 1 (Glenn Highway).
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Sheep Creek Road connects SR 3 (Parks Highway) with Tanana Drive east to the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
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SR 3 (Parks Highway) travels west between Gold Hill and Chena Ridge toward Ester.
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Old Nenana Highway branches west from SR 3 (Parks Highway) at Ester.
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Cripple Creek Road heads 3.57 miles south from Parks Highway at milepost 349 to Potter Road.
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The George Parks Memorial lines the south side of SR 3 near mile marker 345.
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Old Nenana Highway returns to Parks Highway from Ester. The 9.47 mile long loop was formerly part of SR 3.
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Parks Highway south leaves Fairbanks North Star Borough for the Yukon Koyukuk Census Area.
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Viewing the Tanana River valley northwest from a turnout on Parks Highway midway between milepost 319 and 318.
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A rest area lines the west side of Parks Highway just south of Little Goldstream Creek.
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Parks Highway south at Monderosa Drive (former SR 3).
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SR 3 (Parks Highway) navigates through an S-curve along the Tanana River south into the city of Nenana.
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SR 3 spans the north channel of the Tanana River over the Shirley Demientieff Memorial Bridge.
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SR 3 (Parks Highway) crosses the main channel of the Tanana River on the Alaska Native Veterans's Honor Bridge.
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Built in 1967, SR 3 spans the Tanana River on a Parker through truss bridge.1
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The Tanana River bridge is 1,307 feet in length.1
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The bridge over the Tanana River replaced ferry service to A Street in Nenana.
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A Street ties into SR 3 just south of the Tanana River from the Nenana business district.
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Sources:
- Tanana River Bridge. https://bridgehunter.com/ ak/yukon-koyukuk/tanana-river/ BridgeHunter.com.
Photo Credits:
05/08/23, 05/09/23 by AARoads
Connect with:
Airport Way - Fairbanks
Johansen Expressway - Fairbanks
Page Updated 06-16-2023.