Tofty is a

ghost town Ghost Town(s) or Ghosttown may refer to: * Ghost town, a town that has been abandoned Film and television * Ghost Town (1936 film), ''Ghost Town'' (1936 film), an American Western film by Harry L. Fraser * Ghost Town (1956 film), ''Ghost Town'' ...

in the Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area in the U.S. state of

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

. It was a gold-mining town known for its high production.

Location

Tofty is located at approximately . It is about 15 miles west of

Manley Hot Springs Manley Hot Springs (''Too Naaleł Denh '' in Koyukon) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 169, up from 89 in 2010. Geography Manley Hot Springs is locat ...

(25 miles by road), and approx. 91 miles West Northwest of

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, Alaska (175 miles by road). Tofty is located beyond the end of the

Elliot Highway The Elliott Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends 152 miles (245 km) from Fox, about 10 miles (16 km) north of Fairbanks, to Manley Hot Springs. It was completed in 1959 and is part of Alaska Route 2. Route de ...

(Alaska Highway 2) and at the end of Tofty Road.

Tofty Road

Tofty Road leaves the Elliot Highway to the North about 1/2 mile East of Manley Hot Springs. The State of Alaska has worked to maintain the road since the completion of the connecting Tanana Road. It is a one-lane dirt road with some recent improvements in the form of new culverts and the addition of gravel to areas that are very muddy during wet conditions. The road has a couple of fords over creeks that are not in culverts. The Tofty Road can be challenging in the spring and is plowed in winter but can be temporarily impassable due to snow or overflow.Manley Hot Springs and Tanana Road
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References

Geography of Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska Ghost towns in Alaska {{YukonKoyukukAK-geo-stub