Which statement about the Alaska Highway Day event is true?

• A. It honored the soldiers.
• B. It celebrated a new highway route.
• C. It marked the opening of a new bridge.
• D. It celebrated the discovery of gold along the highway.

Answer: (A)

Alaska Highway Day centers on honoring the people who built and opened the road connecting Alaska to the continental United States. In 1942, the Alaska Highway was completed as a wartime project by the U.S. Army to transport supplies, and the day was established to recognize the soldiers and workers who endured difficult conditions to finish it. That makes the statement about honoring the soldiers the correct one. The event isn’t about inaugurating a new route, opening a bridge, or celebrating gold discoveries along the highway, so those options don’t fit.