Stretching 1,500 miles from British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska, traversing difficult and hostile territory through the Canadian Rockies, raging rivers and dense forest land. This program uses the recollections of workmen and extensive photos and footage taken along the Alcan Highway to document how 11,000 soldiers--nearly 4,000 of them black--bulldozed their way into engineering history.

Title from disc label. Originally broadcast as an episode of Modern marvels on the History Channel. Title from end credits.