My movement today was from Delta Junction to Fairbanks on the Richardson Highway. The Richardson Highway was in existence, connecting Valdez with Fairbanks, when the Alaska Highway was built. It's the reason that the Alaska Highway ends at Delta Junction. There are, however, a lot more reasons to go to Fairbanks than to Delta Junction so that the Richardson Highway between Delta Junction and Fairbanks is often seen as an extension of the Alaska Highway.

The Richardson Highway goes through the town of North Pole which is nowhere near the geographic north pole. The name was selected for commercial reasons in 1952. They goal was to attract a major toy manufacturer. That didn't happen but the city does have a major toy retailer. That retailer, Santa Claus House, is easy to find with the World's Largest Santa Claus standing out front.