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The Alaska Marine Highway System operates along the south-central coast of the state, the eastern Aleutian Islands and the Inside Passage of Alaska and British Columbia, Canada. Ferries serve communities in Southeast Alaska that have no road access, and the vessels can transport people, freight, and vehicles.
MV Malaspina, colloquially known as the Mal, is a mainline ROPAX ferry and the original Malaspina-class vessel for the Alaska Marine Highway System. Malaspina is named after the Malaspina Glacier, which, in turn, is named after Captain Don Alessandro Malaspina, an Italian navigator and explorer who explored the northwest coast of North America in 1791.
Longest numbered state highway in Alaska AK-2: 456.91: 735.33 Dead end in Manley Hot Springs: Hwy 1 near Whitehorse, YT: Elliott Highway, Steese Highway, Richardson Highway, Alaska Highway — — AK-3: 323: 520 AK-1 (Glenn Highway) in Gateway: AK-2 (Richardson Highway) in Fairbanks: George Parks Highway: 1971: current AK-4: 266: 428 Marine ...
The Alaska Marine Highway System was formed in tandem with statehood. In the early 1960s, Alaska voters had approved bond packages to build four ferries — the Malaspina, the Matanuska and the ...
Honolulu: Oahu: Multiple: Art, Hawaiian history and culture, Pacific cultures, science, Hawaii Maritime Center: Damien Museum: Honolulu: Oahu: Biographical: Life and works of Father Damien: East Hawaii Cultural Center: Hilo: Big Island: Art: In historic building that served as District Courthouse and Police Station East-West Center Gallery ...
Route 92 is a major east–west highway on the island of Oahu which begins at exit 15 off Interstate H-1 (H-1) in Honolulu.The western end of the highway is located at the gate to Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam and the eastern end is 0.6 miles (0.97 km) east of the Ala Wai Canal crossing in Waikiki.
A set of Interstate Highways on Oʻahu were approved for funding by the US Congress in 1960, a year after Hawaii was admitted as a state. A corridor connecting the Honolulu area to Kāneʻohe was included in the plan and was designated as "Interstate H-3" by the Bureau of Public Roads (now the Federal Highway Administration) on August 29, 1960.
Highway on the Sea: A Pictorial History of the Alaska Marine Highway System. Missoula, MT: Pictorial Histories Publishing Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-929521-87-9. "Vessel Profiles". Alaska Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on March 30, 2013; Welcome Aboard! M/V Taku. Alaska Marine Highway pamphlet.