NOME , Alaska - The iconic Burled Arch marking the end of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race collapsed in Nome Saturday evening.
Pieces of the Iditarod's iconic finish line marker Burled Arch in Nome Mayor John Handeland after collapse on Saturday, April 27, 2024.“It’s world-renowned in our sport — you talk about going under the Burled Arch,” race director Mark Nordman told Alaska’s News Source in 2023. “When we talk in our sport, worldwide, about the Burled Arch, this is the goal.”
That arch was damaged while being transported after the 1999 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, making room for a new one to be constructed in time for the 2000 edition of the race.
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