The Bob Blodgett Nome–Teller Memorial Highway, also known as the Nome–Teller Highway and generally referred to as simply the Teller Highway, is a well-maintained gravel road in the U.S. state of Alaska. It runs 72 miles northwest from Nome to the Inupiat village of Teller, located at the base of the sand spit that divides Port Clarence from Grantley Harbor.[1][2]
Bob Blodgett Nome–Teller Memorial Highway | |
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Nome–Teller Highway highlighted in red | |
Route information | |
Maintained by Alaska DOT&PF | |
Length | 72 mi (116 km) |
Major junctions | |
From | Nome |
To | Teller |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Alaska |
Highway system | |
Traversing rolling upland tundra meadows with many creek and river crossings, the road skirts the western flank of the rugged, glacier-carved Kigluaik Mountains. The road leads through some of the country's earliest gold mining areas and ends at the only native village on the summer road system.
The road was named in honor of Robert R. "Bob" Blodgett, a Teller businessman and politician. Nicknamed "The Heller from Teller" in the halls of the state capitol, Blodgett served as a Democratic member of the state house and senate during Alaska's early years as a state.
Junctions
editThe entire route is in Unorganized Borough.
Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Nome | 0.0 | 0.0 | Front Street to Nome–Council Highway | Southern terminus | |
Teller | 72 | 116 | Front Street | Northern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
edit- ^ "Nome Teller Highway - Images | AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com". alaskaphotographics.photoshelter.com. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- ^ "Nome-Teller Road" (PDF). dot.alaska.gov. Government of Alaska. 2023-06-08. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2023-06-08.
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