Iditarod says new burled arch will be in place for '25 race after current finish line arch collapses

FILE - In this March 16, 2015, volunteers help raise the Iditarod finishers banner at the burled arch finish line in Nome, Alaska . Nome Mayor John Handeland said the arch collapsed Saturday, April 27, 2024, likely from wood rot. FILE - Tourists pose under the famed burled arch, which serves as the finish line in the nearly thousand-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Nome, Alaska , on Friday, March 7, 2014.

“Race Director Mark Nordman has been working with Nome Mayor John Handeland on the commission of the reconstruction of the new arch to ensure we have a new arch for Iditarod 2025,” she said. Musher Red “Fox” Olson felt the finish line needed something more permanent and spent about 500 hours constructing the arch that weighed 5,000 pounds. It was in place for the 1975 race.Seavey now has the most Iditarod wins, but Alaska’s historic race is marred by 3 sled dog deathsOlson’s original arch was damaged in 1999 when it was being moved off Front Street, where the finish line lies a half block from the sea, after the race.

Noonan said the replacement arch used the posts from the original 1975 sign to keep it aloft. It’s not know what the condition of the support posts were after the collapse, and social media photos show one on the ground and the other still standing.

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