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Juneau is surrounded by high mountains, water, and glaciers, and it would be a huge challenge to build a road or railroad there. It would also be incredibly expensive, and Juneau’s population (about 30,000) does not justify the expense.
All the land-based passages into Juneau contain glaciers. You can‘t build roads or railroads on top of glaciers because glaciers are massive moving slabs of ice. Whenever the glacier would move, the road or railroad tracks would be ripped apart. So instead they have “marine highways” into the city which are basically ferries that are connected to the highway system (plus there’s an airport too).
All of this begs the question: why did they build the state capitol there to begin with?
ve they not built one yet?
Juneau is only accessible by boat or plane because it’s surrounded by rugged terrain and glaciers. Building a road or railroad would be incredibly difficult and expensive due to the challenging geography.
Juneau, Alaska, is surrounded by big mountains and water. It’s really hard to build roads through those tall mountains, and you can’t build a road over the water! That’s why there’s no road or railroad to Juneau. The only way to get there is by boat or plane, because it’s just too tricky to build a road through such rough land.
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