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The Glenn Highway MP 34-42 Reconstruction Project planned for Summer 2023 to September 2025 expands SR 1 (Glenn Highway) northeast from SR 3 (Parks Highway) into a four lane, divided highway.
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SR 1 (Glenn Highway) runs between Echo Lake and Bradley Lake before curving northeast to Palmer.
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Outer Springer Loop encircles suburban and agricultural areas south of Palmer along a 5.04 mile long course north to Inner Springer Loop.
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SR 1 expands to four lanes at the intersection with Clair Street west and S Inner Springer Loop east.
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Inner Spring Loop circles 2.46 miles east from SR 1 (Glenn Highway).
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Inner Springer Loop returns to SR 1 on the north side of the Alaska State Fairgrounds.
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Colony Way branches northeast from SR 1 (Glenn Highway) to the Palmer city center.
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Palmer-Wasilla Highway leads 11.22 miles west from SR 1 (Glenn Highway) to Knik-Goose Bay Road in Wasilla.
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Palmer-Wasilla Highway represents the original alignment of SR 3 between the two cities.
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Evergreen Avenue extends 0.302 miles east from SR 1 and Palmer-Wasilla Highway to Valley Way in Downtown Palmer.
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Artic Avenue west and Bogard Road east come together at the last traffic light on SR 1 northbound.
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Artic Avenue is part of Old Glenn Highway (former SR 1) east to Matanuska River Park.
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The four lane section of SR 1 concludes just north of Artic Avenue ahead of this reassurance marker.
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Palmer-Fishhook Road travels 14.81 miles northwest to Willow Fishhook Road east of Hatcher Pass and Skyscraper Mountain.
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The first of several turn outs along SR 1 (Glenn Highway) follows Palmer-Fishhook Road overlooking the adjacent Matanuska River.
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Viewing the Matanuska River from the Glenn Highway turnout near mile marker 50.
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Lazy Mountain and Matanuska Peak
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SR 1 (Glenn Highway) travels 137 miles northeast to SR 4 (Richardson Highway) at Glenallen and 273 miles to SR 2 (Alaska Highway) at Tok.
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Continuing east through the Matanuska Valley, Glenn Highway navigates through a series of sharp curves across Tsadaka Canyon and Moose Creek.
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Angling southeast from Moose Creek, Matanuska Peak reappears.
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The Chugach Mountains spread to the south of the parallel Matanuska River.
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The Matanuska Valley from a turnout near Glenn Highway milepost 60.
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The first traveler services along Glenn Highway since Palmer are found within the community of Sutton.
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SR 1 (Glenn Highway) straddles the north side of the Matanuska River from mile marker 63 to 64.
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Glenn Highway curves south ahead of the Kings River. An abandoned alignment of the highway with a sharper curve precedes the crossing.
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Work on the Glenn Highway Rehabilitation Project MP 66.5-92 started in Spring 2023. Construction rehabilitates 25.5 miles of SR 1 from the Kings River Bridge to Cascade, adding climbing and passing lanes where necessary.1,2
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Kings Mountain appears to the east across the Matanuska River.
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Kings Highway northbound near milepost 70.
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The Matanuska River from a turnout near mile marker 74.5.
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Looking downstream along the Matanuska River at Kings Mountain within the census designation place of Chickaloon.
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More of the Chugach Mountains to the south of Chickaloon.
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Anthracite Ridge appears far to the northeast from Chickaloon.
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The Chickaloon River flows south from the Talkeetna Mountains into the Matanuska River near SR 1 at Glenn Highway milepost 78.
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Viewing Kings Mountain and the Matanuska River west from SR 1 (Glenn Highway) at Chickaloon.
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Coal Creek flows into the Matanuska River north from the Chugach Mountains.
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Sources:
- Glenn Highway Rehabilitation Project MP 66.5-92 - Kings River Bridge fact sheet. https://highways.dot.gov/sites/ fhwa.dot.gov/files/gh_kings -river-bridge-fact-sheet_spring-2022.pdf Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
- Glenn Highway - Project Overview. https://highways.dot.gov/federal -lands/projects/ak/dot-135-1 Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).
Photo Credits:
05/07/23, 05/09/23 by AARoads
Page Updated 06-10-2023.