Existing comment:
Alaska-Canada Highway
Length of time to complete: 8 months and 12 days
Cost (excluding Soldier's pay): $140 million
American and Canadian soldiers and civilians building the road: 16,000
African American Soldiers on the project: more than 4,000
Miles of road built: 1,543
Major bridges constructed: 133
Culverts constructed: 8,000
Steam shovels used: 174
Blade graders used: 374
Tractors used: 904
Trucks used: more than 5,000 |