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McCarthy Road

• Location & Contact Information
  • Address: Chitina AK USA
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• Overview

McCarthy Road is a road that runs from the end of the Edgerton Highway in Chitina, Alaska to about 1mi outside of McCarthy, Alaska. The road is gravel, and often very rough with many washboards and sharp turns. The route follows the railbed of the defunct Copper River and Northwestern Railway. It is one of two roads leading to mines at Kennecott. The road does not actually lead to Kennecott; visitors must cross the Kennecott River by a footbridge built in the 1990s. Historically, one had to cross the river on a self-propelled tram. Visitors can walk to McCarthy in about 15 minutes, although shuttle vans and busses are available during the tourist season.The road is not maintained in the winter.The road was the inspiration for the 2004 book The Road to McCarthy: Around the World in Search of Ireland (ISBN 0-00-716212-X) by Pete McCarthy.galleryAlong the McCarthy RoadCRNW Rail Bridge along McCarthy Rd/gallery