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2016 Map of Fairbanks C-1 SE

Name: 2016 Topographic Map of Fairbanks C-1 SE
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2016
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2016

About this map

The Tanana River and its intricate network of side channels dominate this interior Alaskan landscape, characterized by the winding paths of Piledriver Slough and Salcha Slough. Modern transportation infrastructure follows the corridor established by earlier routes, most notably the Old Rich/Old Valdez Trail @ Salcha which runs parallel to the present-day Richardson Highway. This alignment highlights the persistent importance of this north-south transit artery connecting the interior to the coast.

In the settlement of Salcha, a local grid of residential roads includes uniquely named tracks such as Stormdoor Alice Drive, Stripes Avenue, and Tom Bear Trail. The terrain transitions from the low-lying wetlands and islands of the river valley toward the rising ground near Bear Cr and Garrison Slough. This survey provides a clear view of the intersection between subarctic hydrology and the developed road networks serving this Fairbanks North Star Borough community.