Behind a 1,522-Mile Highway Connecting Alaska to the Yukon | Modern Marvels (S9, E4) | Full Episode

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Behind a 1,522-Mile Highway Connecting Alaska to the Yukon | Modern Marvels (S9, E4) | Full Episode

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NARRATOR: 1,500 miles, 11,000 soldiers, nearly 4,000 of them Black, charged by a fateful time with a meaningful military role. Their task, build a highway through some of the most imposing landscapes on Earth. Now, the Alcan Highway on "Modern Marvels." [theme music] A slender ribbon of two-lane highway transports more than 100,000 vacationers annu... Read More

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