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template: byway.jade
id: "2483"
name: Glenn Highway
distance: "135"
duration: 2.5 hours to drive or eight hours to visit the entire byway.
description: "Tracing the receding glaciers responsible for this rugged gateway to Alaska's interior, Glenn Highway tells of powerful geological processes and the resourceful people who have managed to thrive along its corridor.  Begin your journey in Anchorage and wind along 135 miles through fascinating landscapes, historical sites, and cozy roadhouses."
contact: "**Matanuska-Susitna Convention and Visitor Bureau**  \r\n 907-746-5000  \r\n\r\n"
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websites: 
  - url: "http://www.fs.usda.gov/chugach/"
    name: Chugach National Forest
  - url: "http://glennhighway.org/"
    name: Glenn Highway
  - url: "http://www.dot.state.ak.us/stwdplng/scenic/byways-glenn.shtml"
    name: "Glenn Highway - Alaska Scenic Byway"
  - url: "http://www.alaskavisit.com/"
    name: "Welcome to Alaska's Mat-Su Valley"
  - url: "http://www.nps.gov/wrst/index.htm"
    name: "Wrangell - St. Elias National Park"
designations: 
  - National Scenic Byway
  - Alaska State Scenic Byway
states: 
  - AK
ll: 
  - -146.35127299999996
  - 62.086720000000014
bounds: 
  - - -149.871034
    - 61.217554
  - - -146.35127299999996
    - 62.086720000000014

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Tracing the receding glaciers responsible for this rugged gateway to Alaska's interior, Glenn Highway tells of powerful geological processes and the resourceful people who have managed to thrive along its corridor. Begin your journey in Anchorage and wind along 135 miles through fascinating landscapes, historical sites, and cozy roadhouses.