The Zimovia Highway is a highway located in

Wrangell, Alaska The City and Borough of Wrangell ( tli, Ḵaachx̱ana.áakʼw, russian: Врангель) is a borough in Alaska, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,127, down from 2,369 in 2010. Incorporated as a Unified Home Rule Bor ...

, United States.

Major intersections

History

On November 20, 2023, a

landslide Landslides, also known as landslips, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, deep-seated grade (slope), slope failures, mudflows, and debris flows. Landslides occur in a variety of ...

buried homes and a portion of the highway in a remote area south of Wrangell proper, killing two adults and a girl and leaving an adult and two children missing. The slide was wide when it crossed the highway. About 20 people were rescued from the area.

References

Transportation in Wrangell, Alaska State highways in Alaska {{Alaska-road-stub