When Americans Built a Road Across Canada

The story behind one of Canada’s most famous how it was built by a foreign army. From the Rocky Mountain foothills, all the way to Alaska—we take a road trip finding clues to its origins: rusted old trucks, strange-looking buildings, and abandoned gravel roads. This is the tale of the largest American invasion into Canada since the Gold Rush. This is the Alaska Highway. SUPPORT THE CHANNEL W/ PATREON: CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE: DONATE ONCE W/ PAYPAL: TWITTER: INSTAGRAM: FACEBOOK: WEBSITE: MERCH: The first thing we want to mention is that the Alaska Highway originally had a far less American-centric name: the Alcan Highway (Alaska-Canada). In the same way Canol Road comes from “Canada-Oil.” We much