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Length | 125.336 mi[2] (201.709 km) | ||||||
Existed | 1923[1]–present | ||||||
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Tourist routes | Seward Highway | ||||||
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South end | Railway Avenue in Seward | ||||||
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North end | East 5th Avenue in Anchorage | ||||||
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Country | United States | ||||||
State | Alaska | ||||||
Boroughs | Kenai Peninsula, Municipality of Anchorage | ||||||
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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.