State Route 3 South - Denali State Park to Talkeetna

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SR 3 south at the rest area by the East Fork of the Chitina River.
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SR 3 (Parks Highway) south at mile marker 180 adjacent to Mile 180 Lake.
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SR 3 lowers from Parks Highway milepost 179 to cross Honolulu Creek.
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SR 3 ascends south to next cross Little Honolulu Creek.
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Parks Highway spans Hurricane Gulch at mile marker 174.
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Hurricane Gulch
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Parks Highway south enters Denali State Park ahead of milepost 168.
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Parks Highway crosses a second Pass Creek through Denali State Park. The previous Pass Creek was located near Cantwell.
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Parks Highway south at the Little Coal Creek Trailhead.
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The Alaska Veterans Memorial lines the east side of Parks Highway near Byers Lake.
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Alaska Veterans Memorial
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Looking west at the Alaska Range from the Alaska Veterans Memorial rest area.
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Distance sign posted just beyond Parks Highway milepost 140.
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SR 3 (Parks Highway) spans the Chulitna River just beyond the intersection with McKinley View Drive.
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SR 3 (Parks Highway) south at the census designated place of Trapper Creek.
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Petersville Road travels 16.75 miles west from SR 3 to Shulin Lake Trail and Petersville.
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Susitna River Road spurs 2.92 miles east from the intersection joining SR 3 with Petersville Road.
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SR 3 south at Parks Highway milepost 111.
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Making a gradual curve southeast, SR 3 (Parks Highway) crosses the Susitna River and enters the census designated place of Susitna North.
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The Susitna River flows south into Cook Inlet.
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SR 3 (Parks Highway) shifts east of the parallel Alaska Railroad ahead of mile marker 100.
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14.41 miles in length, Talkeetna Spur Road north connects Parks Highway with Talkeetna.
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Wasilla lies 56 miles south of Talkeetna Junction.
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