Delta Junction

Introducing Delta Junction

For most visitors, Delta Junction is notable for a technicality: it proclaims itself the end of the Alcan, as the famous highway joins Richardson Hwy here to complete the route to Fairbanks. The community began as a construction camp and picked up its name from the junction between the two highways. Nowadays it's an overtly religious place (among the multitude of churches, some have special RV parking), functioning as a service center for travelers, for the area's burgeoning agricultural community, and for nearby Fort Greely, a key cog in America's nascent missile-defense shield. The big Deltana Fair, with giant vegetables, livestock shows and parades, is on the last weekend of July.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009