Why is there no Road or Railroad to Juneau?

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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).

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