Seward Highway

  • Seward
  • Moose Pass
  • Portage
  • Girdwood
  • Anchorage

The Seward Highway is a road in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends over a length of 201 kilometers ( 125 miles ) between Seward and Anchorage. It was completed in 1951 and performs on the Kenai Peninsula, through the Chugach National Forest, the Cook Inlet and the Kenai Mountains. The Seward Highway is characterized for the first 60 km (37 mi ) to the Sterling Highway as Alaska Route 9. About the rest of the way to Anchorage it is known as Alaska Route 1. At the junction with the Sterling Highway Alaska Route 1 turns to the west towards Sterling and Homer. Approximately 13 km (8 mi ) of highways located within the city limits of Anchorage, where he has developed as a freeway. In Anchorage, the highway ends at the intersection with 5th Avenue.

The first section of the Highways Steward was already finished in 1923; the construction of the entire road was completed on October 9, 1951. 1952, the entire route was paved. In 1989, the Highway from the United States Forest Service as a scenic byway was excellent.

Itineraries History

Alaska Route 9

Gallery

Overview of Seward and the surrounding area, including Bear Creek. The southern end of the highway runs through the center of the image

Seward Highway Chugach National Forest

Wintry view of the highway at kilometer 156 ( mile 97), north view, in the background the Chugach Mountains, left the road the rails of the Alaska Railroad

Overview of the highway. In the background is the Cook Inlet and the Kenai Mountains

Not far from Bird Point

Summit Lake

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