Eklutna River - Eklutna Lake Road

Eklutna Lake Road

The winding and rolling road leading to Eklutna Lake from the Glenn Highway was recently paved as it was previously primarily dirt and gravel. The result of this has been a massive influx of motorcycle riders that treat the road as if it were their own racetrack. Many crashes and even a few fatalities have occurred since the amount of rubbish dragged onto the road by ATV towing trucks makes for very hazardous riding conditions. Additionally, the pavement quickly cracked and was repaired with numerous tar strips. This has also accounted for several accidents and destroyed motorcycles. Motorcycles aren't the only ones with mishaps on this particular stretch of asphalt as several automobiles have also driven off of the road into the woods feet below. At least one instance was a suicide.

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