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- CanadaUSslangThe Alaska Highway, which connects British Columbia, Yukon and Alaska.
Nowadays the Alcan presents a true challenge to the traveler as the road surface is "variable" to say the least.
2004, Andrew Montgomery, On the Road, →ISBN, pages 136–1371 more example
The trip had been my idea. Like a lot of travel obsessions, it began with a map and a hazy idea of what we might see and encounter. I wanted to explore parts of the 1,387-mile-long Alaska Highway, a.k.a. the Alcan, constructed in a hurry during World War II to connect the contiguous United States to Alaska.
2015 July 4, Rosemary McClure, “Wonder-filled trip of a lifetime along the Alaska Highway”, in Los Angeles Times
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Alcan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alcan
“Alcan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alcan. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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