Tagged: Kennecott

“Million Dollar Bridge” survives Copper River adversities and the 1964 earthquake

Numerous routes were considered for a railway to the Kennecott copper mines in the Wrangell Mountains. The most direct route was along the Copper River, but engineers hired by the Alaska Syndicate (which controlled...

Messhall and Bunkhouse in Chitina among few remaining Copper River and Northwestern Railway buildings

    The CR&NW messhall and bunkhouse in Chitina in the 1980s The two buildings shown in the drawing are in Chitina. They were built as a messhall and bunkhouse for the Copper River...