Way Up North: Screening for Significance on Alaska’s Roads

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Chad Moffett and Christina Slattery Preserving the Historic Road Conference Savannah, Georgia September 27, 2014 Way Up North: Screening for Significance on Alaska’s Roads

Transcript of Way Up North: Screening for Significance on Alaska’s Roads

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Chad Moffett and Christina SlatteryPreserving the Historic Road Conference

Savannah, Georgia

September 27, 2014

Way Up North:Screening for Significance on Alaska’s Roads

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Introduction

Limited National Register guidance

Lack of statewide historic context and evaluation framework

DOT&PF executed PA in 2010

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Historic Overview

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Historic Overview

Development of Alaska’s roads

Important state, regional, and national themes

Major trends in road history, construction, and engineering

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Historic Overview5

Source: Alaska Road Commission Annual Report, 1955

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Evaluation Methodology

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Screening Process

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Screening Process

Focuses efforts

Applies three simple filters

Uses readily available information

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Screening Process

Three filters: Connectivity

Age

Consultation

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Screening Process

Overall process showing filters

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Screening Process

Readily available information

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Screening Process

Filter 1: Connectivity Type and importance of the

access road historically provided

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Screening Process

Filter 1: Connectivity National, state, or

important regional access

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Screening Process

Filter 1: Connectivity Characteristics of low potential to individually possess significance

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Screening Process

Filter 2: Age Minimum age requirements (45 years)

Potential to possess exceptional importance

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Screening Process

Filter 3: Consultation Input from public and consulting parties

Information not available from readily available information

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Application of the Screening Process

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Elliott Highway

Includes 154 miles from Fox to Manley Hot Springs

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Elliott Highway

Provided important regional access

Constructed 1938-1959, earlier road segments

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Elliott Highway

Meets Filters 1 and 2

Assigned to Category 2

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Wilson Road

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Wilson Road

Provided access to an airport

Exhibits characteristics of road with low potential for significance

Moved to Filter 3

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Wilson Road

Information provided by City of Gustavus suggested road had potential local importance

Assigned to Category 2

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Next Steps

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Finalize Evaluation Methodology

Roads passing screening process require evaluation

Thresholds on how a road meets Criteria A or C

Integrity guidance

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Finalize Evaluation Methodology

Statements of significance for 12 roads

Evaluation of the Elliott Highway

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Conclusion


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