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Enjoy the unique experience of a trip to Whittier, Alaska, driving the longest combined vehicle-railroad tunnel in North America!

 

Please Note: The "Walk To Whittier" is back for 2012!
The walk will take place on Sunday, June 17th and the tunnel will close to vehicular traffic from 1:30 pm until 3:00 pm.

People interested in the walk can call the Alaska Chapter of the March of Dimes, or the Greater Whittier Chamber of Commerce for further information about the event.

Tunnel Schedules
View online
( or choose to download in Adobe PDF or Excel format)

Summer
May 1 - Sept 30
PDF document | Excel document
Winter
Oct 1 - Apr 30
PDF document | Excel document

 

Current Regulations: PDF document | Word document
Toll Schedules (June 1, 2004)
Radio schedule and safety information:
AM 530 in Whittier / AM 1610 in Portage
or call 1-877-611-2586

 

History, tunnel facts, operational information, and construction details are available on this website. For further questions or information, please contact:

Gordon S. Burton, Facility Manager
Phone: 907-472-2584

Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
5300 East Tudor Road Anchorage, Alaska 99507
Fax: 907-472-2533
e-mail: gordon.burton@alaska.gov

Location of Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel:Whittier Site Map

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Above Photo Banner: (10:00pm at Twenty Mile River Valley near Portage. Photo by Dave Krause, Alaska DOT&PF)