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953:Badger Road
924:Interchange
920:Denali Park
827:Interchange
721:Yukon River
701:Unorganized
659:Watson Lake
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1167:Hwy 1
1100:Glennallen
962:North Pole
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357:Interstate
285:) towards
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1337:"History"
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