The word Tanana means "trail river." The new Tanana River Bridge in Salcha, Alaska, a small community located south of Eielson Air Force Base, provides a trail across the river-a vital connection to 1 million acres of U.S. military training facilities in Alaska. Construction of the bridge marks the completion of the first phase of the Alaska Railroad Corp.'s (ARRC) Northern Rail Extension, a project that will create an 80-mile rail network between North Pole and Delta Junction, Alaska. The extension provides a safer, all-weather transportation option and gives the military improved, year-round access to training facilities south of the river that previously were accessible only by ice roads during winter.
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