Edgerton Highway
{{Short description|State highway in Alaska, United States}}
{{about|Alaska Route 10 between Copper Center and Chitina|other segments of the route|Alaska Route 10}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=AK
|type=AK
|route=10
|name=Edgerton Highway
|maint=
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|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=Edgerton Highway highlighted in red
|length_mi=33.5
|length_round=0
|length_ref=
|established=
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{jct|state=AK|AK|10}} McCarthy Road in Chitina
|junction=
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{jct|state=AK|AK|4}} (Mile 82.5 Richardson Highway) south of Copper Center
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The Edgerton Highway is a minor highway in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends {{Convert|33|mi|km}} from the Richardson Highway near Copper Center to the town of Chitina. The McCarthy Road, within the Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park and Preserve, is a {{Convert|58|mi|km|adj=on}} extension from Chitina to McCarthy."Edgerton Highway (AK 10) & Chitina." [http://www.alaskajourney.com/southcentral/edgechit.html alaskajourney.com]. Accessed 23 March 2012.
The Edgerton Highway, named for U.S. Army Major General Glen Edgar Edgerton, a member of the Alaska Road Commission, follows an old pack trail along the Copper River, and is paved. The popular dip-net salmon fishery in Chitina causes the highway to be fairly heavily used in summer. It is part of Alaska Route 10.
Route description
The Edgerton Highway begins at its junction with the Richardson Highway at Pippin Lake in the rural community of Kenny Lake. The highway travels east-northeast through rural Kenny Lake before reaching an intersection with the Old Edgerton Highway and turning southeast.{{Google Maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Edgerton+Highway&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&biw=1024&bih=663&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl|title=Map of Edgerton Highway|accessdate=May 31, 2012}} The highway continues through several miles of forest along the Copper River, crossing several small affluents. The roadway passes the Chitina Airport, ending at its junction with the McCarthy Road after passing through the very small town of Chitina.
Recreation site
Liberty Falls State Recreation Site is located at mile 23 of the highway. It is one of the smaller units of the Alaska State Parks system, at only {{convert|10|acre}}.[http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspunits/matsu/libertyflsrs.htm Liberty Falls SRS] Alaska Department of Natural Resources The site features a small campground and picnic area and, as the name suggests, a close-up view of a waterfall and the canyon created by Liberty Creek as it runs down to the Copper River.The Milepost, 2018 edition, page 450,{{ISBN|9781892154378}}
Major junctions
{{jcttop|state=AK|borough=Copper River|length_ref={{cite report |first= Ethan |last= Birkholz |year= 2010 |title= Annual Traffic Volume Report |edition= 2008-2009-2010 |url= http://www.dot.alaska.gov/stwdplng/mapping/trafficmaps/trafficdata_reports_nor/NRVolumeRpt2008-10.pdf |publisher= Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities |at= Route Number 210000 |accessdate= May 31, 2012 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140417104824/http://www.dot.alaska.gov/stwdplng/mapping/trafficmaps/trafficdata_reports_nor/NRVolumeRpt2008-10.pdf |archivedate= April 17, 2014 }}}}
{{AKint
|state=AK
|location=Kenny Lake
|lspan=2
|mile=0.000
|road={{jct|state=AK|AK|4}} (Richardson Highway)
|notes=Western terminus}}
{{AKint
|mile=7.252
|road=Old Edgerton Highway
|notes=}}
{{AKint
|state=AK
|location=Chitina
|lspan=2
|mile=33.320
|road=Copper River Spur
|notes=}}
{{AKint
|mile=34.970
|road=McCarthy Road
|notes=Eastern terminus. Highway continues east as McCarthy Road}}
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References
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Category:Copper River Census Area, Alaska