Copper River and Northwestern Railway
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The Copper River and Northwestern Railway was an early 20th-century Alaskan railroad built primarily to haul copper ore from the remote Kennecott mines to the coastal port of Cordova.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railroad
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freight railroad ⓘ railway ⓘ |
| abandoned | 1938 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CR&NW Railway
NERFINISHED
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Copper River and Northwestern Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Kennecott Copper Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtThrough |
Copper River Canyon
NERFINISHED
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glacial terrain ⓘ mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| closed | 1938 ⓘ |
| commodityCarried |
concentrated copper
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copper ore ⓘ |
| completed | 1911 ⓘ |
| connectedToPort | Cordova harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1906 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crossesRiver |
Chitina River
NERFINISHED
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Copper River NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuskulana River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasBridge |
Chitina Bridge
NERFINISHED
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Kuskulana Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Glacier Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Million Dollar Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Cordova, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
enabled large-scale copper mining at Kennecott
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major early 20th-century industrial project in Alaska ⓘ |
| length | approximately 196 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alaska
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Territory of Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Can’t Run and Never Will NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1911 ⓘ |
| owner | Kennecott Copper Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | hauling copper ore ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure |
decline of Kennecott copper deposits
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falling copper prices ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Chitina Valley
NERFINISHED
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Copper River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrangell Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedMine |
Bonanza Mine
NERFINISHED
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Erie Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Glacier Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Jumbo Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ Kennecott Mines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorUse |
roadbed reused for Copper River Highway
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roadbed reused for McCarthy Road ⓘ |
| terminus |
Cordova, Alaska
NERFINISHED
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Kennecott, Alaska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 4 ft 8.5 in ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
historic Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark
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transportLinkedBy
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Copper River and Northwestern Railway
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subject surface form:
Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark