We are reading a book about Balto and it states that there are still no roads that lead to Nome, Alaska. Could this be true; does anyone live there? (We knew all roads lead to Rome, so what about all roads leading to "Nome"?

It's true, unless you're close.

"Although you must fly to access Nome (jet service daily from Anchorage or Fairbanks), there are approximately 300 miles of well traveled and maintained roads to explore once you are here. There are three main roads each extending about 75 miles into the countryside." Nome Convention and Visitors Bureau

Perhaps all of Alaska Airlines' nodes lead to Nome.

No roads, but there are dog team paths if that would be your game....

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"Perhaps all of Alaska Airlines' nodes lead to Nome."

Thank you for saying it! You saved me the trouble!

Much of Alaska is Tundra, boggy ground, with flowers, berry bushes and stunted spruce trees. Without a nearby source of gravel, the cost of roadbuilding is prohibitive. The tundra still would not withstand the weight of the road. The roads in much of the state are in need of constant upgrading due to the underlying dampness. Many are built using layers of borrow (gravel), then a plastic barrier, then more borrow. They still end up dipsy-doodle after a certain period of time. Frost heaves occur when the various amounts of water underneath thaw from winter at different intervals. This pushes some of the road up and causes some to sink.

The mountain ranges continue for hundreds of miles. There is no access for ground travel through the ranges.

Alaska has more small planes than any other place in the world. We also use snowmachines in winter and often truck building supplies across lakes when they are frozen. Prefab buildings are often taken to remote sites by helicopter. The northern costal villages are supplied by barges and cargo planes. Prefab dwellings are often barged to villages. Last year, the barge hit an ice field before getting to it's destination.

Alaska....it ain't easy

I can't tell you 100%, but I don't think any roads lead into Juno either. We've been told its only accessable by air and water.

Fairbanks, ah Fairbanks, can be accessed by the AlCan (short for Long-Road-With-Few-Gas-and-Potty-Stops).

**okay, is it obvious I am a New Yorker? I'm used to TURNPIKES!**