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阿拉斯加州的爱尔肯公路 (Alcan
Highway) 开通了
1942年11月21日
除了军事人员外，也有大约2千个平民投入建筑爱尔肯公路的行列。有一个广告是这样说的：「这不是闹着玩的！这份工作、和在美国本土或是国外地区进行建筑工作一样，工作和居住的条件都是相当恶劣的。」但是不论如何，工人们还是签下契约。被工人们称为「就是这条路」 (The
Road) 的爱尔肯公路到现在还是阿拉斯加通往「下48州」 (lower
48 states) 的主要干道。在这条公路上开车被认为是一项严峻的挑战，但是却是一趟相当美妙的旅程。如果你有机会到这里旅游，你就会同意1888年阿拉斯加观光手册上所说的：「我们到仙境 (Wonderland) 的旅程、将会是我们一生经验中最明亮的一章。」
In addition to military personnel, about 2,000 civilians worked to construct the Alcan Highway. One advertisement stated, "THIS IS NO PICNIC! Working and living conditions on this job are as difficult as those encountered on any construction job ever done in the United States or foreign territory. . . ." But workers signed on anyway. Known by the men who built it as "The Road," the Alcan Highway is still Alaska's main link to the "lower 48" states. It is considered quite a challenge to drive, but a magnificent journey. If you traveled it, you might agree with an 1888 travel guide to Alaska, which stated, "Our trip to Wonderland will remain to the end of our lives a bright chapter in our experience."
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