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An ice road or ice bridge [1] [2] [3] [4] is a human-made structure that runs on a frozen water surface (a river, a lake or a sea water expanse). [5] [6] [7] Ice roads are typically part of a winter road, but they can also be simple stand-alone structures, connecting two shorelines.
- Canada
- Estonia and Finland
- United States
- Other Ice Roads
The first ice roads in Canada were built in 1930s, mostly in northern parts of the country, and were used by caterpillar sleds to pull heavy loads. These were convenient and used when loads were too heavy for air transport or when soils were too boggy. In Canada's Northwest Territories, there are only about 570 miles of paved roads, and therefore m...
The Estonian Road Administration and the Finnish Transport Agency manage and maintain ice roads in Estonia and Finland, respectively, during the winter season. In Estonia, there are various ice roads with varying lengths. The ice road between Rohukula and Heltermaa is 16.5 miles long and joins the mainland to Hiiumaa, while the Tarkma-Triigi ice ro...
The U.S. has a variety of ice roads, including one on Lake Superior which has a length of about two miles and links Bayfield, Wisconsin to La Pointe, Wisconsin. In Alaska, a 25-mile ice road serves an oil field on the Arctic Ocean and has a speed limit of 10 miles per hour. Another ice road in Alaska runs for a length of 68 miles on the Beaufort Se...
In Sweden, the Lulea Archipelago measures 9.3 miles long, and is the longest in the nation . The Swedish Road Administration manages and maintains the country's ice roads, and only opens them when the ice is more than 7.9 inches thick. These roads have restrictions in terms of gross weight, axle, bogie, as well as a speed limit of 19 miles per hour...
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Mar 15, 2018 · The Ice Highway: What It's Like to Drive Across the Top of Alaska. A trip to the northernmost tip of the United States, where the roads are frozen water and you sleep upright. When it’s 40...
Jan 28, 2023 · Unprecedented weather and warming from climate change are shortening the ice road’s season and hampering its reliability; warm winter storms can thaw rivers in places, making ice roads...
Constructing ice roads to reach Alaska’s otherwise inaccessible locations serves multiple purposes. The primary, and most important, is to provide a means of transporting large equipment and other materials that would be too expensive, or too unsafe, to move by other methods.
Driving the ice roads of the NWT is a unique and scenic way to see the stunning winter wonderland of the North. Find the best routes here.
Aug 23, 2019 · Ice roads in northern Canada appear each winter as if by magic, then melt away in spring. When lakes and rivers freeze, they offer temporary access to places that, the rest of the year, are ...
