Traffic Circle Surveyor is a tribute to the thousands of men who built the Alaska Highway. The figure points northwest, the direction the soldiers took in the 1940's. The statue is made of scrap metal found in the area.
Caution is advised when visiting this roadside attraction as this is a very busy traffic circle.
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SURVEYOR STATUE
North to Alaska! A tribute to the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians who arrived in Dawson Creek in the spring of 1942 to build the Alaska Highway, the Iron Surveyor statue stands as a reminder of the amazing feat and of those who lost their lives in the
effort.
Standing above the traffic circle that leads to the famous highway, the surveyor points northwest along the path that became first a mud track and finally the current paved Alaska Highway."
Created by local sculptor Karl Mattson, whose family has ranched in the region for generations, the statue is welded from scrap metal from local farms. The clothing and
surveyor’s transit are true to the style of the 1940s."
From Tourism Dawson Creek