Yukon River Bridge crossing area

Project Details

Project ID:
1368
Nickname/Abbreviation:
Yukon Crossing
Parent Project:
Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami Hazards Program
Status:
Active
Description:
Geologic mapping, geohazards, and fault evaluation along the Dalton Highway near the Yukon River bridge; remote and field-based analysis of Quaternary faults to characterize their relative activity and potential hazards they pose; remote sensing data acquisition; funded by the Yukon River Crossing CIP
Project Date(s):
2013 - present
Primary Contact:
Salisbury, J. Barrett
DGGS section:
Geologic Hazards
Project Participants:
D. R. Reger, Karri R. Sicard, Ellie R. Spangler, R. D. Koehler
Stations/Samples:
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RDF 2025-22: Hubbard, T.D., Koehler, R.D., Twelker, Evan, Jose, Aleena Merin, Walser, S.L., Crawford, N.E., and Barefoot, J.D., 2025, Field station locations and magnetic susceptibility data for the Yukon River Crossing Project, Alaska, collected June-July 2016: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2025-22, 2 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/31726
RI 2020-4: Koehler, R.D., 2020, Assessment of potentially active faults in the northwestern Livengood Quadrangle, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Report of Investigation 2020-4, 35 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30435
RDF 2019-4: Wolken, G.J., and Wikstrom Jones, K.M., 2019, Photogrammetry-derived digital surface model and orthoimagery of areas near the Dalton Highway, Yukon River Crossing, Alaska: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Raw Data File 2019-4, 5 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/30183
PIR 2013-6: Koehler, R.D., Reger, R.D., Sicard, K.R., and Spangler, E.R., 2013, Yukon River bridge landslide: Preliminary geologic and geotechnical evaluation: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Preliminary Interpretive Report 2013-6, 69 p. https://doi.org/10.14509/25642

AR 2014-C: DGGS Staff, 2015, Engineering Geology FY15 project descriptions, in DGGS Staff, Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Annual Report 2014: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Annual Report 2014-C, p. 52-67. https://doi.org/10.14509/29182