Seward Highway

Alaska Route 1 marker
Alaska Route 9 marker
National Forest Scenic Byway marker
Seward Highway
Map
Seward Highway highlighted in red
Route information
Length125.336 mi[2] (201.709 km)
Existed1923[1]–present
Component
highways
Tourist
routes
Seward Highway
Major junctions
South endRailway Avenue in Seward
Major intersections
North endEast 5th Avenue in Anchorage
Location
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughsKenai Peninsula, Municipality of Anchorage
Highway system
AK-98AK-1 AK-2
AK-8AK-9 AK-10

The Seward Highway is a highway in the U.S. state of Alaska that extends 125 miles (201 km) from Seward to Anchorage. It was completed in 1951 and runs through the scenic Kenai Peninsula, Chugach National Forest, Turnagain Arm, and Kenai Mountains. The Seward Highway is numbered Alaska Route 9 (AK-9) for the first 37 miles (60 km) from Seward to the Sterling Highway and AK-1 for the remaining distance to Anchorage. At the junction with the Sterling Highway, AK-1 turns west towards Sterling and Homer. About eight miles (13 km) of the Seward Highway leading into Anchorage is built to freeway standards. In Anchorage, the Seward Highway terminates at an intersection with 5th Avenue, which AK-1 is routed to, and which then leads to the Glenn Highway freeway.

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