The Copper River and Northwestern Railway consisted of two rail lines, the Copper River line and the Northwestern line. Michael James Heney had secured the right-of-way up the Copper River in 1904. He
A disused CR&NW bridge along McCarthy Road
Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark historical marker for the CR&NW
McCarthy Road
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The McCarthy Road is a gravel-surfaced road that runs from the end of the Edgerton Highway in Chitina, Alaska, to about 1 mile outside of McCarthy, Alaska.
Copper River and Northwestern Railway
…has recently (2005) been repaired. Bridge 339 washed out in 2012 and cut the access to the bridge. The roadbed from Chitina to McCarthy now forms the McCarthy Road. On April 24, 1973, the railway remains, comprising 11 trestles, an abandoned native village with a Russian post and the Tiekel Station, were added as…
Along the McCarthy Road