Have you ever driven the Alcan — or just wished you could? The 1,520-mile road through Canada and Alaska is a magnet for adventurous travelers. There are some hardships: rough pavement ...

ALCAN Highway. "Meeting of bulldozers at Beaver Creek, Yukon Territory, 25 October 1942. Left: Corporal Refines Sims, Jr. (Philadelphia), 97th Engineers. Right: Pvt ...