State Route 1 North - Kenai Peninsula to Girdwood

SR 1 (Seward Highway) gains elevation north to Jerome Lake from the three wye intersection with SR 9 by Tern Lake.
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Portage Glacier Road stems east from SR 1 (Seward Highway) to Whittier in 40.6 miles. Whittier is 50 miles away.
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Seward Highway runs beside Jerome Lake north between mile marker 38 and 39.
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Barricades for snow closures are located along Seward Highway by mile marker 43.9.
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Summit Lake
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Hope Road stems 17.90 miles north from SR 1 (Seward Highway) at forthcoming Hope Junction.
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Hope Road leads north to Sunrise and west along Turnagain Arm to the community of Hope.
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SR 1 curves east from Hope Junction east across Canyon Creek and a section of old Seward Highway.
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SR 1 (Seward Highway) north at Turnagain Pass Area.
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SR 1 makes a sharp southeasterly curve across Ingram Creek to an area of wetlands along Turnagain Arm.
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Looking south toward the Placer Valley Valley.
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The Seward Highway Milepost 75-90 Rehabilitation Project underway from 2018 through 2023 straightens out some curves, replaces eight of nine bridges and adds five miles of new passing lanes along the Portage curve area on SR 1.¹
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The Placer River flows north from Bartlett Glacier and Spencer Lake into Turnagain Arm.
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Construction through 2023 realigns SR 1 southward onto a new span across the Placer River.
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Portage Glacier Road connects Seward Highway with Whittier Access Road 5.13 miles east of SR 1 by Portage Creek Number One.
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SR 1 north at Portage Creek Number Two.
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Seward Highway north leaves Chugach National Forest at mile marker 86.
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Forthcoming Alyeska Highway spurs 2.93 miles northeast from SR 1 at Girdwood to Arlberg Avenue in the community of Alyeska.
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Seward Highway spans Glacier Creek north into the community of Girdwood.
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The planned Alyeska Hwy and Seward Hwy Intersection Improvements project constructs a trumpet interchange between the two highways.
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Leaving Girdwood, SR 1 (Seward Highway) northbound enters Chugach State Park.
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SR 1 (Seward Highway) runs alongside the Alaska Railroad for the next 25 of the 36 miles to Anchorage.
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