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Alaska's highway names

By Leon Unruh / Alaska.com

No.	Name	Namesake
1	Glenn Highway	Capt. Edwin Glenn, an explorer.
1	Seward Highway	Town of Seward, which was named for William Seward, U.S. secretary of state who promoted the purchase of Alaska from Russia. Anchorage to junction with Sterling Highway on the Kenai Peninsula.
1	Sterling Highway	Town of Sterling.
2	Alaska Highway	World War II highway to from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to Delta Junction, Alaska.
2	Elliott Highway	Malcolm Elliott, a president of the Alaska Road Commission. From Fairbanks to Livengood and Manley Hot Springs.
2	Richardson Highway	Gen. Wilds Richardson, the Alaska Road Commission's first president. From Fairbanks to Delta Junction.
3	Parks Highway	George A. Parks, a territorial governor.
4	Richardson Highway	Gen. Wilds Richardson, the Alaska Road Commission's first president. From Delta Junction to Valdez.
5	Taylor Highway	Ike Taylor, a Territory of Alaska road commissioner from Fairbanks. First known as the Forty Mile Highway.
6	Steese Highway	Army Gen. James Steese, a former president of the Alaska Road Commission.
7	Haines Highway	Town of Haines, which was named for Francina Haines, secretary of a Presbyterian mission that sent money to the settlement.
7	Glacier Highway	Runs between Juneau and the Mendenhall Glacier area.
7	Mitkof Highway	Runs south of Petersburg across Mitkof Island.
7	Tongass Highway	Runs south of Ketchikan through the Tongass National Forest.
8	Denali Highway	First road to Denali National Park.
9	Seward Highway	Town of Seward. From Seward to Sterling Highway junction.
10	Edgerton Highway	Maj. Glenn Edgerton, who was a member of the Territorial Road Commission.
10	Cordova Highway	Town of Cordova. Runs east from Cordova to the collapsed Million Dollar Bridge.
11	Dalton Highway	James W. Dalton, North Slope oil explorer.
98	Klondike Highway	Commemorates Klondike gold rush of 1898 from Skagway into Canada.

Sources: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, the Milepost and Mike Busby of Chicken.